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Unvaccinated WSF Employees Fired, Staff Shortage Causing Ferry Delays
More than 100 ferry workers have been let go after failing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Community swim center attracts local experts
With building permits in final review and 73% of the fundraising goal achieved, nonprofit Friends of Lopez Island…
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Appreciating the front line
Even as late departures and cancellations continue to plague the state’s ferry system, on Tuesday, Oct. 19 islanders…
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Man who survived Rwanda genocide speaks to islanders
A world without empathy is a dangerous one. Carl Wilkens learned that firsthand when he became the only…
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Cluttering cars; stranger screams; barking bowser | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.
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Twenty new COVID cases this week
Since the last update on Friday, Oct. 8, there have been 20 new confirmed or probable cases in…
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State ferry temporary schedule changes starting Saturday, Oct. 16
Service on most routes to be reduced due to severe staff shortages
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Learn about wild plants of the field, forest and sea
On Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 10:30 a.m., the Orcas Island and Lopez Island Garden Clubs present Kristy Bredin…