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Welcome to Medicare
Turning 65? Been on Social Security Disability for two years? Then you are about to join Medicare. Medicare…
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OPAL Rebids April’s Grove Townhome Project
OPAL is holding a full rebid of the April’s Grove townhome project for a general contractor as well…
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Jamie Stephens state-bound
Jamie Stephens, San Juan County Council member District 3 – Lopez, announced he is hoping to fill the…
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Property owner files a legal complaint about vacation rentals
An Orcas man is intending to sue the county, a state agency and his neighbors over vacation rentals.
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Discover the story behind ‘Mist-chi-mas’
The Orcas Island Historical Museum presents “Kanakas, Pickett, and the Royal Marines of English Camp: The Story Behind…
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Inquiries into county candidate’s campaigns
The Public Disclosure Commission is looking into accusations that Nick Power violated finance and disclosure laws during his…
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Nearly 25 million set sail on state ferries in 2018
Annual ferry ridership up 10 percent from five years ago
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San Juan County partners with DOE to monitor air quality
The Washington State Department of Ecology installed a mobile air quality monitoring station near the San Juan County…
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State’s New Report Shows Salmon Still Declining: Recovery Projects Funded at Only 16 Percent of Estimated Need
From the Washington State Recreation and Conservation office.
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The Better Way to Shop for Medical Alert Devices
Joe Thoron, author of “Find the Right Alert” website, will present at the Orcas Senior Center on Tuesday,…
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Thank you, Orcas | Letters
Right after Christmas, my appendix burst. I was rushed into emergency surgery at Island Hospital.
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Islanders prepare for disaster
With a fault-line capable of doing more damage to the islands than the infamous Cascadia subduction zone running…
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Orca task force is briefed on state budget
Gov. Jay Inslee is committed to saving the Southern resident orca population and has requested more than $1…