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Whale watch boat runs aground; two suffer minor injuries
A total of 12 people, ten passengers and two crew members, were onboard the Western Prince II when…
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Candidate fundraising slows, not so for PAC
With roughly 4,400 ballots returned to the elections office for the April 23 election, fundraising and spending has…
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PeaceHealth suspend negotiations
PeaceHealth, the parent organization of Peace Island Medical Center, has suspended joint venture negotiations with health care giant…
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Court rejects request to halt April 23 council elections
Ballots are in the mail and the April 23 election will proceed. The Washington state Supreme Court April…
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County council weighs new charter amendment, 5 instead of 3
If you thought the question about County Council numbers had been put to rest, then think again.
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Nation’s newest national monument? The San Juan Islands
Second Congressional District Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Everett), U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and the White House announced March 21…
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County clears ‘Growth Management Act’ hurdle
Twenty-one years after it all began, San Juan County received a letter of congratulations from Washington State Growth…
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State’s U.S. delegation renews ‘Conservation Area’ designation quest
Washington state's congressional delegation joined forces this week in reintroducing legislation that would designate 1,000 acres of land…
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End of era proves bittersweet for ‘Hazardous Helen’
Helen Venada received the thanks of county officials at the Feb. 26 county council meeting for 24 years…
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Judge rules against challenge to charter changes
On the key issue of the disproportionate populations of the three legislative districts, Meyer wrote, "residency districts, as…
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Arguments aired in duel over charter changes
In 2012, that question was asked again and again by critics as the Charter Review Commission fashioned its…
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CAO update challenged from both the right, and the left
On Jan. 30, Friends of the San Juans filed Petitions for Review against four elements of the updated…