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OIFR & SJCSO respond to high-risk motor vehicle crash
||| FROM ACTING CHIEF CHAD KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County Sheriff’s Office (SJCSO) received a 911 call for suspicious circumstances in the Massacre Bay area on 8/8/2024. The reporting party
Sheriff’s Report | July 31 – August 7, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 24-004873 Accident-NonInj 12:48:49 07/31/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to an Accident Non-Injury. The incident was documented. 24-004874 Agency Assistance 13:17:26 07/31/24 A
Update on WSF crew negotiations with the state
Poor management and low pay are hobbling engine room workforce, resulting in canceled sailings, backlog of repairs and maintenance ||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE for MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION ||| Seattle, WA – Members of the
WSF Weekly Report | New baby on board, customer kudo, recruiting veterans, a look at new ferries
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve When I started at Washington State Ferries it was clear we had a major challenge with workforce development. It took years to
LWVSJ Observer Corps: County Council August 6, 2024
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Three new county employees were introduced, a new dispatcher and a new deputy in the Sheriff’s Office and a new public health social worker. During public
WSF commits additional crews to interisland route to ensure service during County Fair week
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is thrilled to announce that Washington State Ferry (WSF) officials are taking concrete steps to ensure consistent interisland service during the week of the County Fair.
Woman gives birth on Washington ferry
Captain's second birth while at the helm ||| FROM YAHOO NEWS ||| Baby Arlo was born aboard the Samish on Tuesday, Aug. 6, weighing 7 lbs. and 1 oz. at birth, according to Washington State
August 6, 2024 primary election results / updated count
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| August 6, 2024 Primary Last updated on 08/07/2024 4:25 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,761 Total Ballots Counted 4,444 Estimated Ballots Left to Count
What democracy is, and why it’s worth preserving
||| FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES ||| Our political environment has become marked by claims about a particular party being for or against democracy. How do we tell who is telling the truth? Why does it
Rep. Rick Larsen statement on Tuesday’s results
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| Representative Rick Larsen has issued the following statement in response to tonight's preliminary election results: I am humbled and energized by the preliminary results of this primary election.
August 6, 2024 primary election results
||| ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| August 6, 2024 Primary Last updated on 08/06/2024 8:03 PM Number of Precincts 23 Number of Registered Voters 14,761 Total Ballots Counted 4,157 Estimated Ballots Left to
‘We don’t have enough people’: Ferry workers express struggles with crew shortages
||| FROM KOMO-TV SEATTLE ||| From cancellations to aging vessels, Washington State Ferries (WSF) continues to face these issues. Engineers working on those ferries said crew shortages are to blame. “It’s the lack of qualified
State’s refusal to pay industry-competitive wages worsening Washington ferry crisis
Engine room crew say poor management and low pay are hobbling workforce, resulting in canceled sailings, backlog of repairs and maintenance ||| FROM KRISTIN HYDE from MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION ||| Seattle, WA – Today
Lekanoff and Ramel grateful for opportunity to serve
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF ALEX RAMEL and DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Both running unopposed, Representatives Debra Lekanoff (she/her) and Alex Ramel (he/him) from the 40th Legislative District released the following statement on primary election day:
Larsen statement on Gov. Walz selection as Harris’ VP running mate
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| I am very excited that Governor Tim Walz has been selected as Vice President Harris' running mate. Tim is a National Guard veteran, a former teacher,
Orcas Fire and Rescue receives gift
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) received a gift of $250,000 from an anonymous donor for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue. The Board of Fire Commissioners
