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Tourist facilities to receive ‘status quo’ funding for 2010
Some will get more. Others will get less. But for the most part, San Juan County’s tourist-related facilities…
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Council takes first step toward reducing business hours
Islanders would have a little less time to conduct business at various county departments under legislation that’s designed…
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Joseph Guiliano, U.S. Border Patrol’s former 2nd in command, gets four years in prison
A Whatcom County judge on Thursday rejected the recommendations of prosecutors and a defense attorney and sentenced the…
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Four public agencies share in 2260 funds
Some costly upgrades, repairs and renovations may prove somewhat easier for four public agencies thanks to San Juan…
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Styrofoam ban falls short
Supporters of a proposal that would ban the use of Styrofoam to-go containers and polystyrene food service products…
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Jobs at stake as county prepares $1 million in budget cuts
Four employees have been laid off at the county Community Development and Planning Department since the beginning of…
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Anti-litter group pursues ban on polystrene
The end could be near for Styrofoam to-go containers and other polystyrene food service products. Members of the…
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Tougher restrictions on travel abroad now in effect
By Scott Rasmussen County reporter Procrastinators, beware. You’ve already missed the deadline. On Monday, new federal rules went…
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Plans approved for Lopez Village UGA
Ding, dong, the ban is dead. Property owners in the heart of Lopez Village may now go forth…
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Tightening down rules on dangerous dogs
A few new wrinkles. A bit more teeth, and a lot more detail. There’s an assortment of changes…
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San Juan County Sheriff’s Department Log
May 1: Excessive speed prompted an early-evening traffic stop and arrest of an Orcas Island man for driving…
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Orcas Island’s Jonathan White to chair NWSC
Orcas Island’s Jonathan White is among a growing roster of islanders taking the reigns of a decade-long, federally-funded…
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Council Clerk Ann Larson to join Ranker’s staff
San Juan County Council Clerk Ann Larson is moving up, not just on. The 31-year-old Larson last week…