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AG Brown files brief urging Supreme Court to stay restrictions on Mifepristone

Submitted by the Washington State Office of Attorney General Nick Brown.

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Dept. of Health confirms all SJC shellfish growing areas meet public health water quality standards

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson.

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Gov. Ferguson, Attorney General Brown seek court order to permit health inspections at Northwest ICE Processing Center

Submitted by the Washington State Office of Attorney General Nick Brown.

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Voters reject levy lid lift: County faces hard choices ahead

San Juan County voters delivered a decisive verdict on April 28, rejecting the County’s property tax levy lid…

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SJC sheriff’s log

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

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Special Election results

Results are in for the countywide special election held Tuesday, April 28. At issue was Proposition 1, a…

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Be ‘plastic-free in the Salish Sea’ this boating season

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Odlin County Park to celebrate 100 years as a public park

The San Juan County Parks and Fair Department is planning a handful of events this summer to mark…

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County Council approves funding to 2026 Senior & Disabled Rental Subsidy Program

Submitted by San Juan County.

Directors review a table showing the utilization of Rural Energy Savings Program loan funds, used to fund the Switch It Up program.

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OPALCO schedules special vote on Decatur solar expansion as community members urge delay

With more than 30 Decatur Island community members demanding they stop, and a board election still open until…

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Decatur solar expansion project continues with modification to site plan

Submitted by the Orcas Power &Light Cooperative.

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Islands’ Weekly to be included inside the Islands’ Sounder beginning May 6

Two of our community publications — The Islands’ Sounder and The Islands’ Weekly — will be combined into…

The new Sheriff’s Office substation.

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Sheriff’s Office moves into new substation on Lopez Island

Submitted by San Juan County.