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    Articles by Kristina Stucki
    Two bodies found in San Juan County waters
    Two bodies found in San Juan County waters
    By Kristina Stucki • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter confirmed that two bodies, a male and a female, were pulled from the water…

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    Kristina Stucki photo.
    Avian Influenza confirmed in San Juan County birds...
    By Kristina Stucki • December 10, 2025 1:30 am

    A backyard flock and a wild gull tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in San Juan County in November,…

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    Orcas Food Access Resource Guide.
    SNAP Benefits’ limbo impacts islanders
    By Kristina Stucki • November 11, 2025 10:30 am

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Mayor Raymont Jackson.
    Mayor Jackson exonerated from animal abuse charges
    By Kristina Stucki • November 11, 2025 1:30 am

    Mayor Raymont Jackson, 59, was found not guilty of animal cruelty on Oct. 24 in San Juan County District Court…

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    Gui Silva and his wife Rachel Leidig with their newborn.
    Friday Harbor man detained by ICE has criminal...
    By Kristina Stucki • November 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Guilherme Silva, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement near his home in Friday Harbor in July and later…

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    Editorial
    Small town newspaper is an antidote to the...
    By Kristina Stucki • October 8, 2025 1:30 am

    I know I’m not alone in feeling untethered recently.

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    The Mack Family
    Baby born on ferry celebrates first birthday on...
    By Kristina Stucki • August 23, 2025 1:30 am

    “Baby boy born!” came the announcement over the intercom on the Washington State Ferry, Samish, on Aug. 6, 2024. Cars…

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    The branch on White Point Road where Leslie DeGasparis says she saw a mountain lion
Photo contributed by Leslie DeGasparis
    Multiple cougar sightings on San Juan
    By Kristina Stucki • August 10, 2025 1:30 am

    Mountain lions have been the talk of the island this week after two unverified sightings were reported near Roche Harbor and one near Snug Harbor. Local and state agencies responded with safety guidelines for hikers and residents while more information is being sought in order to verify whether it was, in fact, a cougar. A study conducted in 2022 following a mountain lion traversing the Salish Sea in order to visit islands suggests it’s possible for cougars to swim to San Juan Island.

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    Whatcom County Courthouse from their Wikipedia page
    San Juan Island man detained by ICE has...
    By Kristina Stucki • July 31, 2025 5:21 pm

    Guilherme Silva, a 35-year-old Friday Harbor man detained by ICE on July 11, has been arrested by Homeland Security on…

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Antonio the Capybara with Lynnette Cabrera.
    The Capybara BARK Ranger
    By Kristina Stucki • July 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Local celebrity Antonio the Capybara became the island’s newest BARK ranger on June 28 during the Animal Protection Society of…

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    Emmett Beadnall, a junior at SSIS, speaks at the fundraiser.
    Spring Street International School saved
    By Kristina Stucki • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Spring Street International School has raised enough money to open in the fall and is on track to meet its…

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    Local organic eggs
    Federal upheaval rocks the islands (Part 2)
    By Kristina Stucki • May 14, 2025 1:30 am

    President Donald Trump’s executive orders and funding freezes continue to impact the islands through various departments and organizations. The back-and-forth…

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    San Juan County Courthouse
    Federal upheaval rocks the islands | Part 1
    By Kristina Stucki • May 9, 2025 1:30 am

    San Juan County is experiencing the effects of the federal administration’s sweeping changes, both directly through funding freezes and indirectly…

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