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Viking senior safety Taylor Diepenbrock (r) picks off one of two Orcas interceptions and returns it 31 yards.

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Vikings come up just short in Island Cup

With the outcome still in doubt and the trophy up for grabs, the Friday Harbor football team and…

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Sheriff’s Log | Sept. 9 edition

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Department reported responding to these calls: Aug. 19: A two-ton wrecking ball vanished…

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Thirty days in jail, four months of work crew for shotgun-wielding Lopez man

A Lopez Island man who upped the ante during an alcohol-fueled argument by firing off two rounds from…

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Peterson ‘encouraged’ by prospect of tailoring shoreline, wetland setbacks

San Juan County Council Chairman Rich Peterson came away encouraged from the council-sponsored workshop on possible changes to…

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Property-tax hike to be on November ballot

12 cents for each $1,000 of assessed value. That’s how much more local landowners would pay in annual…

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Experts: County should focus regulatory energies on upland areas rather than shorelines

An estimated 300 islanders crowded into Friday Harbor High School’s Hall Gym on Tuesday to hear a panel…

Top photo: Land use attorney Dennis Reynolds talks about the 'Legal Obligations and Limitations of Government' at the public forum hosted by the Common Sense Alliance. The forum

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Experts: County should focus regulatory energies on upland areas rather than shorelines

An estimated 300 islanders crowded into Friday Harbor High School's Hall Gym on Tuesday to hear a panel…

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One dead after vehicle hits jogger on Lopez

A man from British Columbia was struck and killed, and a Lopez Island teen remains in a Seattle…

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Support for parks, senior services and 4-H eliminated in preliminary 2010 budget proposal

The casualty list continues to grow as the San Juan County Council readies for a second wave of…

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County Council prepped to impose second 1/4-percent REET

The San Juan County Council set the stage to cash in on an additional 1/4 of 1-percent tax…

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County Council prepped to impose second 1/4-percent REET

The San Juan County Council set the stage to cash in on an additional 1/4 of 1-percent tax…

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Council strikes down surcharge on permits for beefy homes

Bigger might not necessarily be better when it comes to the size of a home. But it won’t…

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Much more than CAO in store on county’s ‘09 docket

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