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Innovated solutions needed for county’s longtime affordable housing crisis
Some say vacation rentals are responsible for the county’s lack of affordable housing; others say second homes or…
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Amendments to vacation rental permit ordinance proposed
County officials have questioned the correlation between vacation rentals and affordable housing since at least 2015. At the…
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Free trades training available for islanders
There was a time when potential employees would line up outside an island business looking for a job.
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Study says seals eat more Chinook than Southern residents
Seals are eating more Chinook than Southern resident killer whales.
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State and local governments address public record requests
Electronic public records requests are free, so the public has been requesting more.
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IRS scammers call islanders
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, an Internal Revenue Service agent called Leah McConnell, demanding she pay back taxes, immediately,…
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Rock Island representatives want proof of CenturyLink’s 911 backup
If a CenturyLink cable breaks and causes a long-term outage, Rock Island Communications representatives want proof that 911…
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Clash about tides and land use
Living on an island doesn’t always mean you have access to a beach.
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Drones are added to orca protection zone
Most San Juan Islanders know vessels and aircraft can’t be within 200 yards of the Southern resident orcas,…
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Councilmen sworn in, CT, submarine cables and orcas discussed at SJC Council
The first San Juan County Council meeting of the year, on Jan. 10, included about five hours of…
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San Juan Island honors orcas passed in 2016
As the sun set on Dec. 27, around 40 people gathered at Lime Kiln State Park to say…