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Colleen Smith Armtrong photoThe winners of the EDC business contest: Tim Fry of Lopez

Economic Development Council crowns winners of business contest

Local entrepreneurs are one step closer to seeing their business dreams come true.

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Orcas High School teacher accused of sexual misconduct pleads not guilty

Gerald Grellet-Tinner, 59, an Orcas High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with his 18-year-old student,…

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Teacher charged with sexual misconduct | Update

After an investigation by the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and an outside investigator retained by the Orcas…

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Orcas High School teacher charged with sexual misconduct

After an investigation by the San Juan County Sheriff's Department and an outside investigator retained by the Orcas…

Victoria Shaner and her daughter Cora in the community garden.

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The next frontier of agriculture

Community farming group starts on Orcas. Many have the desire to grow their own food but lack the…

Opinion

The truth about domestic violence | Editorial

Every 9 seconds in the United States, a woman is assaulted or beaten.

News

Domestic violence in our communities

It takes a community to prevent, recognize and end violence in the home.

Life

Orcas Film Festival is back for second year

Orcas Island is on the cutting edge of cinema.During the second annual Orcas Island Film Festival, viewers will…

Above and left: Swim instructors from the YMCA program with Lorena’s Stankevich’s first and second grade class.

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The gift of swimming

Over the course of a week in the fall, Camp Orkila provides free swimming lessons for first through…

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Orcas Fire implements cost recovery program

Orcas Fire and Rescue is following in the footsteps of its counterparts on Lopez and San Juan by…

Andrew Nigretto and Keegan Cookston have just opened Sticks and Stones Outdoor Services on Orcas.

Business

Sticks and Stones Outdoor Services opens

The two, who are born and raised on Orcas, have opened Sticks and Stones Outdoor Services.

Opinion

Why local pharmacies are important | Editorial

According to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, when the first person expressed juice from a succulent leaf to apply to…

Orcas Center Box Office Manager Susannah Weaver (left) and Development Manager Artha Kass.

Life

Art for everyone: $5 tickets are now available at Orcas Center

Thanks to a grant from the Orcas Island Community Foundation, 20 seats for every Orcas Center-produced show will…