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County launches pilot program to expand plastic film recycling for San Juan Island

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San Juan County with Highest Survival Rate following Cardiac Arrest in Washington State

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The Funhouse Commons welcomes Ryan Carpenter

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Eastsound Planning Review Committee Holds Public Brainstorming Meeting to Discuss Parking Issues

San Juan County’s Eastsound Planning Review Committee is holding a public brainstorming meeting on Thursday, Aug. 3 from…

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Grace (Dolly) Washburn c. 1917. The King salmon weighed 108 pounds, Grace weighed 65 lbs, she was 11 years old. The fish was caught in one of the fish traps off South Beach, San Juan Island.

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Chinook: Managing to extinction

The original fishers of Chinook salmon, Southern Resident Orcas, coevolved with their prey hundreds of thousands of years…

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Council to meet on Decatur July 25

San Juan County Council will hold its next regularly scheduled July 25 meeting on Decatur Island. The public…

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A broken bus, crimeless criminal and mailbox mayhem | Sheriff’s Log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

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Ban on recreational fires in unincorporated areas of San Juan County

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Toni for Fire Commissioner!

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Orcas Board of Fire Commissioners Candidates, L to R: Leith Templin, Toni Knudson and Kate Hansen.

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Fire board and Port candidates face off in primary

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Begrudged buyer, premature pots, disappointed dragsters| San Juan County Sheriffs Log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

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Special in-person gathering at Lum Farm on Coffelt Farm Preserve

Experience a special in-person gathering at one of Orcas Island’s pride and joys, the beautiful Lum Farm on…

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Flawless, massive bluefin tuna washes ashore on Orcas beach

Dr. Joe Gaydos received unexpected news in the early morning hours of July 11.