The San Juan County Council and sheriff are jointly responding to recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions taken in San Juan County. These raids have generated fear within our community and ...

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What if the principle underlying Trump’s tariffs is erroneous and fundamentally flawed? What if trade deficits are normal and actually are NOT a problem that needs to get solved – especially through ...

Mayor Candidate Evan Perrollaz sees what the issues are in Friday Harbor and plans to use his 30 years of management experience to create effective solutions. His background in the private and public ...

Most of us who live here start as visitors but then are captivated by the islands’ magic, inspired to create an island life.

Island, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom counties formed the Northwest Air Pollution Authority (now NWCAA) in 1967 under ...

An upcoming Regular Board Meeting of the San Juan County Public Hospital District No. 1 is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, at 4 p.m. Documents for the meeting can be found on our website at Meetings ...

Though not Shakespeare, “The Drawer Boy” by Michael Healey, has been called one of the greatest Canadian plays ever written, opens Thursday, July 24 at Island Stage Left on Wold Road.

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Effective immediately, San Juan County’s fire danger is upgraded to VERY HIGH.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan organization, encourages informed participation in government. The Observer Corps ...

Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson, who touted ferries as a significant issue in his election campaign, visited Orcas Island ...