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Vessel shuffle for ferries this weekend
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ll need to cancel sailings and adjust the Anacortes/San Juan Islands schedule this weekend due to vessel moves. Saturday, Feb. 28 In the afternoon, the 124-vehicle Chelan will replace the 144-vehicle Yakima as the #2 vessel.
WSF Weekly Report | Apprenticeship graduates; charging vessels
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON StATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Today marks a proud and meaningful moment in my career. I had the honor of celebrating the first graduates of our licensed
News Brief | Lawmakers address aging ferries, but leave out governor’s borrowing pitch
||| FROM KOMO-TV SEATTLE ||| Both the state House and Senate have acknowledged a need to address the Washington State Ferries' (WSF) aging fleet. As part of a bigger $2.1 billion transportation plan, the governor
WSF card payment recovery fee of 3 percent begins Sunday, March 1, 2026
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Starting Sunday, March 1, 2026, a card payment recovery fee of 3% will be applied to all card transactions. Fares, no-show fees, and carpool and vanpool permits will be
Excused from jury duty for March 2-6
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, March 2nd through Friday, March 6th, 2026, are excused.
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue responds to fully involved residential structure fire
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| At 2:55 a.m. on Monday, February 23, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) was dispatched to a residential structure fire on Thimbleberry Lane. Crews
Larsen applauds SCOTUS slapping down Trump’s tariffs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “I am glad that the Supreme Court has taken action to strike down President Trump's tariffs and lower prices for Americans since
Larsen joins entire WA delegation in supporting governor’s request for major disaster declaration to unlock individual assistance for WA flooding victims
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Washington state’s entire congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve Governor Bob Ferguson’s request for
Sheriff’s Report | February 11 – 17, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 26-000841 Welfare Check 05:27:58 02/11/26 Lopez Island Deputies were dispatched to a Welfare Check. An individual was transported to PIMC for further evaluation. The
Latest from Lekanoff | How your stories shape my work
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| I want to be clear and transparent with you. At House Policy Cutoff, every Tribal-focused bill I sponsored or led has died. These bills addressed public
Rep. Ramel | Facts Over Fear: Strengthening communities, advancing solutions, upcoming town halls
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. ALEX RAMEL ||| With four weeks remaining in this 60-day legislative session, I want to share an update on several priorities I’ve been working on at the Capitol –
Port will meet on Monday
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, February 23rd at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
WSF Weekly Report | John Vezina stands in for Steve Nevey
||| FROM JOHN VEZINA for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from John Steve’s out this week, delegating his authority, including the WSF Weekly Update, to me. I appreciate his trust and his modeling good leadership
Letter to Editor | Open letter to Legislature about WSF card surcharge
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| Washington State Ferries has announced that, beginning March 1, it will add a 3% surcharge to “all card transactions.” The so-called Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Open letter to community from Sheriff Eric Peter
||| FROM SHERIFF ERIC PETER ||| Fellow community members, It is with a heavy heart that I share this message. Throughout my career and life, I have faced numerous injuries and health challenges that have
Jurors excused February 23-27
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 23-27, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, February 23rd through Friday, February 27th, 2026, are excused. Thank you!
