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    Orcas man charged with felony harassment
    By Colleen Smith Summers • July 8, 2022 1:30 am

    The following story contains details of violence.

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Back row: Jim Connell of Recovery in Community, Megan Neal of Recovery Rides and Anthony Terndrup, Compass Health Outpatient Program Manager for San Juan County. Front row: Claire Nollman of the Orcas Community Resource Center and Janine Heimerich of Recovery in Community.
    New program to help islanders receive transportation to...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • July 7, 2022 1:30 am

    When an addict makes the decision to seek help, “what comes next?” is a big question.

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Left to right: Sam Fowler, Raymond Harvey, Bryce Peterson, Dave Alexander and Jason Gross.
    Sheriff’s deputies sport beards, raise $1,000
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 25, 2022 1:30 am

    For four months last winter, deputies and detectives were decidedly more scruffy.

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    The ethics of crime reporting | Editorial
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 24, 2022 1:30 am

    We cover a variety of crime stories. From burglary to possession of drugs to domestic violence, if it’s an active…

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    Friday Harbor man charged with rape of a...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 21, 2022 1:30 am

    The following story contains graphic details about sexual assault.

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    Orcas man charged with residential burglary, taking a...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 10, 2022 1:30 am

    An Orcas man has been accused of stealing a car from a rental company and breaking into a home.

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    Friday Harbor man charged with sexual misconduct with...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • June 9, 2022 1:30 am

    The following story contains graphic details about sexual assault.

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    Editorial
    My body, my choice | Editorial
    By Colleen Smith Summers • May 10, 2022 1:30 am

    It was in disbelief that I read of the leaked United States Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe. V….

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    Orcas man charged with harassment to kill
    By Colleen Smith Summers • April 29, 2022 1:30 am

    The following story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers.

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    Moving through the fear and into the light...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • April 29, 2022 1:30 am

    In the dynamics of abuse between intimate partners, one emotion rises above the rest: fear.

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    Jason Buehler arrested for most recent Orcas burglaries
    By Colleen Smith Summers • April 28, 2022 1:30 am

    Jason Allen Buehler, 35, has been arrested in connection to a string of burglaries on Orcas.

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    Three men charged in connection to bar fight...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • April 27, 2022 1:30 am

    Three men who were visiting San Juan Island to go duck hunting have been charged with assault after a bar…

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The display at Darvill’s Bookstore.
    I got the music in me | March...
    By Colleen Smith Summers • March 27, 2022 1:30 am

    It is difficult for me to imagine who I would be without the presence of music in my life.

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