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Celebrate farming – Editorial

The San Juan County Fair, Aug. 17 – 20, is not only a fun event, but a celebration…

Bernie K. Day: 1944 – 2016 | Obituary

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Bernie K. Day: 1944 – 2016 | Obituary

Bernie Day 71, a resident of Friday Harbor for 26 years, passed unexpectedly on July 3, 2016 during…

Lessons from Goose Island

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Lessons from Goose Island

(Editor's note: A grass fire allegedly caused by a homemade firecracker started on Goose Island June 26 and…

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Medicare 101: Your Questions Answered

Are you confused by Medicare?

Staff photo/ Cali BagbyClimber Cat Fabian watches the clouds lift as she descends Mt. Adams.

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Beyond the summit | Editorial

This past weekend I climbed Mt. Adams, a peak I aspired to summit more than seven years ago.

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Six figure embezzlement case reaches superior court

A civil case in San Juan Superior Court alleges that Sarah and John Coffelt of Orcas Island embezzled…

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Friday Harbor student given academic honors

William Blackmon, of Friday Harbor, made the dean's list for the spring 2016 quarter (which ended June 10…

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Yes for EMS levy | Editorial

Imagine your 80-year-old great grandmother awoke one night with chest pains and was worried it was a heart…

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Library Board of Trustees meeting cancelled

The special work session of the San Juan Island Library Board of Trustees scheduled for July 19 has…

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Get involved – Letter

We all look forward to summer, but it's easy to forget that it can be a time of…

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Tucker Avenue Reconstruction Project – Phase 1 – Construction Update

Tucker Avenue Reconstruction Project – Phase 1

Sheriff responds to Dallas shootings

By Sheriff Ron Krebs

Basking shark seen in West Coast waters

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Basking shark seen in West Coast waters

A basking shark has been spotted near British Columbia's Central Coast, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.