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Suicide suspected in case of missing Marysville man; abandoned dinghy was found near Stuart Island
A Marysville man is believed to have taken his own life after authorities recovered a dinghy that was…
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Council rejects blanket prohibition on removing water from farmland
To discourage appears to be about as far as the San Juan County Council is willing to go.…
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Loose pigs; stolen firearms; late-night intrusion | San Juan County Sheriff’s log
April 14: A wandering band of pigs took its toll on a Lopez Island woman’s garden after they…
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Friday Harbor softball sweeps Orcas
The Wolverines got off to a shaky start by giving up three runs in the first inning of…
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San Juan Council makes move that could improve cell phone coverage
The Lady Vikes notched up a league win against Darrington this week, with non-league losses to Lynden Christian…
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San Juan County repeals sidewalk vending rules, but some say new rules are worse
San Juan County's eight-month-old rules on selling products on the street corner are dead and gone. They've been…
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County Council poised to raise garbage rates by 14 percent
The cost to dispose of garbage is about to climb. On Tuesday, the San Juan County Council opted…
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More land could be available for residential use with new ruling
More land could become available for residential use in San Juan County’s rural areas in the wake of…
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It’s official: San Juan County garbage fees to go up, but not as much as previously thought
An across-the-board rate-hike and an increase in the minimum fee are just part of latest solution. But that's…
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Cost of dumping garbage at solid-waste stations likely to double
Nearly twice as much. That's how much it could cost to dispose of a single can of garbage…
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Council considers closing San Juan, Lopez transfers to alleviate budget troubles
The search for a stable source of funding for the cash-strapped county solid-waste operation is headed backwards. The…
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Land-use switch could help San Juan County Fair profit from currently prohibited activities
The San Juan County Fair will have about $5,000 from the county general fund to help it get…
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San Juan tops the state’s 39 counties in health rankings
Chalk up another claim to fame for the San Juan Islands. A recently released survey of Washington state’s…