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Alaska fugitive apprehened in Eastsound
Just what he was doing on Orcas Island has yet to be determined.
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Council agrees to consider smaller noxious weed-fee increase
Rejection may be difficult for most people to handle.
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San Juans awarded $341K for salmon restoration work
Three groups will share a total of $341,412 to further the cause of salmon restoration work in San…
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County Council approves ‘09 budget, $51.5 million
A sense of satisfaction was nowhere in sight.
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County Council reconsiders earlier budget cuts
But it’s a risk that the San Juan County Council appears willing to take.
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Council approves mental health sales tax
The number of people willing to stop in their tracks and pick up a penny may be getting…
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Loss of orcas raises alarm over Sound’s health
More money for enforcement, education, research, oil-spill prevention and – more specifically – the Soundwatch program.
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Auditor says county coffers full – for now
San Juan County will have a little more cash at the end of the year than was expected…
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Island man to serve three years for theft
A San Juan Island man with an extensive criminal history was ordered to serve three years in prison…
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County looks at rules for public facilities
Change might be just around the corner for San Juan County’s hotly debated rules governing essential public facilities.
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Tree-cutter must get permit
An Orcas Island property owner who cut down and removed about 65 mature trees from a lot near…
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County will ‘get by’ with smaller stormwater fees
Bowing to the stress of tough economic times, the San Juan County Council on Tuesday approved a new…
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Council tips its hand on mental health tax
It would appear local mental health services and a notoriously under-insured population of islanders could get a sizable…