This fall, County staff and officials, including the County’s new Director of Community Development, will attend land-use ...

San Juan County residents are facing an unprecedented health care insurance crisis as LifeWise Health Plan of Washington announced its departure from the market, leaving the county as the only one in ...

• A deputy was contacted at the Sheriff’s Office about an assault. The deputy spoke with the person who was reporting two incidents that occurred last month. Follow-up is required. A report was taken.

The San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps has successfully concluded its 2025 summer program, providing youth ages 12-18 from Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands with hands-on conservation ...

Rotary International is a founding member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has reduced polio cases by 99.9% since its first project to vaccinate children. As there is no cure for ...

On Saturday, October 18, at noon, islanders will gather once again for a “NO KINGS” protest on the San Juan County Courthouse ...

Protect your family this fall and winter by bringing your child to one of our upcoming school-based immunization clinics. We ...

Town Streets and Parks Supervisor Justin Nibler was recognized by District 3 Fire Chief Noel Monin at a recent Town Council meeting for taking quick action to extinguish a hotel fire. “That fire had ...

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As we approach the upcoming mayoral election, we invite the Friday Harbor community and residents of San Juan Island to join ...

In the San Juan Islands, we measure time by ferry horns, sunset light, and the sound of a rooster’s proprietary morning call.

Submitted by Russel Barsh, director of Kwiaht. Ask any extension program or gardening blogger, and they will probably assure you that worms are good for soil health. Check online, and there are ...