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Spring has sprung – and so have noxious weeds! What to look out for this spring

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Spring 2025 Great Islands Clean-Up: Think Global, Act Local

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Annual student art exhibit

Submitted by Art for Orcas Kids.

Food Bank customers get eggs from this refrigerated case.

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What is the price of eggs at the food bank?

by the Orcas Island Food Bank Communications Committee

Cienna Richardson photo.
Pitcher Joe Stephens.

Sports

Vikings keep rolling

by Declan O’Malley

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Funhouse celebrates 25 years of nurturing island kids

For 25 years, a special place on Orcas has strived to help every child feel included.

Jefferson Freeman, second from left. Contributed photo.

Sports

OIHS alum Jefferson Freeman takes his American football journey to Ireland

By Declan O’Malley

Rental Housing Association of Washington members gather in opposition of HB 1217 at the Senate Housing committee on March 19. Contributed photo.

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Rent cap law continues to move despite objections

By Mary Feusner

Dee Anne Finken, volunteer with the League of Women Voters of Washington, left, interviewed by the Centralia Daily Chronicle after a public hearing. Contributed photo.

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Debate continues on fund to aid journalism

By Mary Feusner

Haley Cruz Winchell.

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Orcas Island High School’s Haley Cruz Winchell named ‘Coach of the Year’

by Declan O’Malley

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Trespassing transgressions; suspected skeleton | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

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

Teen delegates at the Know Your Government Conference. Contributed photo.

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San Juan County 4-H teen delegates excel at Know Your Government Conference

by Clinton Gauthier

Colleen Smith Summers photo.
Ingrid Mattson in her office at the Orcas Library.

Life

From lawyer to librarian | Ingrid Mattson and her love for systems

With her thirst for knowledge and insatiable curiosity, Ingrid Mattson has had an unusual career path.