Our hearts sank when the election results filtered in on Nov. 5.…
Vote yes for Proposition 2 The county has put forth a levy…
Thanks to tourism dollars, San Juan County projects are receiving a financial…
In the back of Orcas Christian School’s brick building is an inviting,…
San Juan County District Court has filed four charges against Stuart Gray…
Councilmember Rick Hughes says San Juan County has long been at the…
Our local domestic violence and sexual assault agency has seen a surge…
The Washington State Legislature starts its 2020 session the first week in…
Our communities have breathed a collective sigh of relief now that the…
We received a flurry of complaints from islanders after a carnival game…
Two animals highlighted in the July 31 Sounder story “Dogs rescued from…
Two intoxicated juveniles heading home from Friday Harbor to Orcas Island were…
Mark Andrew MacDonald, 55, of Friday Harbor, has been charged with assault…
It’s time to get a little dust on your boots, hay in…
For Tracy Harachi, a desire to help elephants in Asia led to…
After two hours of testimony, the San Juan County Council voted unanimously…
Humberto Melendez-Lopez, 41, of San Juan Island, has been charged with residential…
A longtime Orcas family is breathing life back into a beloved island…
Tish Knapp awoke on Thursday, June 27 to find her two 1-year-old…
Stuart Gray Piff, 35, of Friday Harbor, has been charged with assault…
For residents of the San Juan Islands, the state-run ferry system is…
[WARNING: The following story contains graphic details.] A San Juan Island man…
Mental health issues have long lived in the shadows of shame. Stigmatized…
It’s easy to take for granted the storefronts that line our quaint…
Data on global warming is plentiful. What isn’t well understood by the…
Every 92 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. Who are the people…
Overcoming alcohol addiction may feel like a Herculean task, but it can…
For three days in early April, dozens of writers will gather together…
The sweet smell of freshly mowed grass and the warm sun on…
State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas, has resigned from his position effective immediately.…
I take immense delight in giving to others. That’s not to say…
A driver reportedly struck a 10-year-old boy and drove away from the…
Tucker Samms Abdon, 33, of Eastsound, has been charged with one count…
Eastound resident Christian Hogle, 53, has been charged with one count of…
Without awareness and action, there cannot be social change. Nationally and locally,…
Lance Armstrong believes in always moving forward – whether he’s facing a…
Editor’s note: The following was updated to include the final results. For…
(Warning: The following story contains explicit details about sexual violence.) Eastound resident…
For decades, when the county fair ends, Lopez and Orcas participants pack…
San Juan County is one of many communities in Washington state facing…
