||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| Due to weather conditions, the crew at Port of Orcas is shutting down operations, and we are taking a weather day. This delay will push the

Testing will take place on October 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Elections Office will be holding a “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used

All 10 Supreme Courts candidates, provide vital — nonpartisan — information for voters ||| FROM AMY PELOFF for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| With a majority of state Supreme Court seats in play on the

||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| September has been another busy month working on the issues that matter to people across Northwest Washington. Here are a few highlights from the month:

The San Juan County Council Chair and District 2 Representative will hold a meeting with the community to discuss the County budget and related fiscal challenges at the Lopez Island Library Community Room from 5:30-7:00

||| FROM BARBARA SHARP for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The County Council approved a Joint Letter to Washington State Ferries supporting the System’s long-range planning. The council appointed applicants to the Solid Waste Advisory

||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, September 28th at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the

||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND PRIDE ||| So much of what we do as a Pride organization is centered around joy - but even we must sometimes contend with the reality that our rights are being

The fifth ‘Coffee with Kari’ of the year will take place on September 26 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Lopez Library ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| District 1 Council representative Kari McVeigh is