Site Logo
sheriff

News

Friday Harbor man pleads guilty to communication with a minor for immoral purposes

The following story contains information about the victim of a sexual assault. It has been included with the…

Participants in the Strengthening Families program in 2023.

Life

Island youth and families can keep busy this winter with Funhouse

The Funhouse Commons is offering a medley of new programming for island youth.

psych

Life

Learn about the clinical benefits of psychedelics

The use of psychedelics has been a long-standing part of cultures around the world.

Colleen Summers/staff photo.
Left to right: Michele Rodriguez, Ayn Gailey and Greg White.

News

Changes on the school board

Michele Rodriguez was sworn into her new position on the Orcas Island School District Board of Directors on…

Editorial

Opinion

Sobriety and the holidays | Editorial

The holidays can be a very challenging time for those with an addiction.

bread

Life

New co-op bakery to open in Eastound

Inspired by the belief that bread should be the foundation of every community, a team of enthusiastic islanders…

crime

News

Friday Harbor man sentenced to 34 months for controlled substance homicide

Warning: The following story contains details about drug use.

sheriff

News

Mattia pleads guilty to rape in the third degree

John S. Mattia, 30, of Sierra Leone, has changed his plea to guilty of rape in the third…

Doug Bechtel photo.
During a break in rehearsals, the cast of Women Playing Hamlet visits The Shakes-BEER Pub. Left to Right: Isabella Schermerhorn; Luann Pamatian; Liz Doane; Susan Hampel; Diane Craig; Valerie Buxbaum and Alyssa Burnett.

Life

To thine own self be true | ‘Women Playing Hamlet’ opens at the Grange

“Hamlet” is widely considered Shakespeare’s greatest work and the most famous English-language play ever written.

Shandra.

Life

QA with Shandra Augenstein of Doe Bay Resort

Interview with Shandra Augenstein of Doe Bay Resort and Retreat.

sheriff

News

Orcas woman charged with arson, attempted burglary

Margot Penny Mills, 32, of Eastsound has been charged with two felonies: arson in the first degree, attempted…

Noah and the bluefin tuna on Crescent Beach on July 11.

News

The tale of a tuna gone adrift | SeaDoc covers mysterious fish death in podcast episode

In early July, the body of a flawless, 250-pound, six-foot Pacific bluefin tuna washed ashore on Crescent Beach.

arson

News

Orcas man charged with arson

Tyson C. Royal, 35, of Eastsound has pleaded not guilty after being charged with arson in the second…