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Next State Parks ‘free day’ is Aug. 25

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Next State Parks ‘free day’ is Aug. 25

In recognition of the National Park System’s 103rd birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering…

Two Orcas teens arrested for alcohol possession

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Two Orcas teens arrested for alcohol possession

Two intoxicated juveniles heading home from Friday Harbor to Orcas Island were arrested at the ferry terminal, causing…

Inter Island Healthcare Foundation’s long-term care survey

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Inter Island Healthcare Foundation’s long-term care survey

Long-term care needs continue to be studied and the Inter Island Healthcare Foundation has sponsored a feasibility study…

News from Orcas Senior Center

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News from Orcas Senior Center

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Orcas Fire and Rescue handles increased call volume during summer season

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Orcas Fire and Rescue handles increased call volume during summer season

In a 48-hour shift last week at Orcas Fire and Rescue, responders handled 15 calls that included a…

Auditor looking for writers to pen arguments against seven local measures

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Auditor looking for writers to pen arguments against seven local measures

Submitted by F. Milene Henley

Three Southern resident orcas missing, presumed dead

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Three Southern resident orcas missing, presumed dead

From 76 to 73, the Southern resident orca population officially dropped by nearly 4 percent in the last…

Special three-day candidate filing period

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Special three-day candidate filing period

Submitted by SJC Elections Office.

Funiture fiasco, noisy neighbors and missing mud flaps | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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Funiture fiasco, noisy neighbors and missing mud flaps | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

San Juan Island is the only place in the world that the Island Marble Butterfly is known to exist. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services/contributed photo)

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State and federal agencies work to save endangered butterfly

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is announcing the start of open enrollment for San Juan…

SJC wastewater plants win awards

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SJC wastewater plants win awards

Submitted by the Washington Department of Ecology.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Contributed photo                                McNarry Dam is one of the hydropower projects in the Columbia River Basin that could spill more water to help with juvenile salmon migration.

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Proposed changes aim to help increase salmon migration in the Snake and Columbia rivers, support orca and salmon recovery

Submitted by Washington Department of Ecology.

Ferry fare changes coming this fall

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Ferry fare changes coming this fall

Submitted by The Washington State Transportation Commission.