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Final call for county 911 dispatcher
Behind the screened counter at San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, in a darkened nook, Chuck McCarty has been…
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What’s your vision for the county?
Islanders with a vision for the county can express those soon.
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Amendments to vacation rental permit ordinance proposed
County officials have questioned the correlation between vacation rentals and affordable housing since at least 2015. At the…
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County comprehensive plan back under review
Some things in the San Juans always seem to remain the same — rapidly changing weather, orca sightings…
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San Juans snowpocalypse
They say the impossible has happened when hell — or the San Juan Islands — freezes over. During…
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IRS scammers call islanders
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, an Internal Revenue Service agent called Leah McConnell, demanding she paid back taxes, immediately,…
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Rock Island representatives want proof of CenturyLink’s 911 backup
If a CenturyLink cable breaks and causes a long-term outage, Rock Island Communications representatives want proof that 911…
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OPALCO raises concerns over CenturyLink cable break
A CenturyLink underwater fiber cable could break, anytime, because the cable is fraying.