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The Herda Clan, Jennifer, Syd, Gabe and Sam.
    Father’s Day is every day for Gabe Herda
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • June 18, 2023 1:30 am

    Gabe Herda says being a father was something he always wanted to be.

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    Editorial
    Congratulations Class of 2023 | Editorial
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • June 13, 2023 1:30 am

    To the graduating class of 2023.

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ASB President Ayana Berube takes a ‘selfie’ with friend and classmate Meg Carrier in the high school library minutes before entering Turnbull Gym for the 111th Commencement of Friday Harbor High School.
    Graduation marks beginning of next chapter for 2023...
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • June 12, 2023 1:30 am

    Friday Harbor was a busy place this weekend with three seperate high school graduation ceremonies occuring either Friday, June 9…

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The WSF Suquamish, one of four ferries connecting the islands to the mainland, loads vehicles bound for Anacortes.
    Over 100 vehicles stranded in Friday Harbor Memorial...
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • June 6, 2023 1:30 am

    Sobbing mothers. Screaming infants. An angry mob.

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Paul Hart, president of the Hannah Heights Homeowners Association has been working through the water crises.
    Hannah Heights continues struggling with water contamination
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • May 31, 2023 1:30 am

    ‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.’

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40 Spring Street, the building most recently associated with Crystal Seas Kayaking, has a solid foundation built, walls and floors in place, and designs on returning to nearly the same look the building had prior to the blaze.
    Spring Street buildings to rise from the ashes...
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • May 17, 2023 1:30 am

    Speaking of rising from the ashes.

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San Juan County has three newly trained Animal Control Officers now stationed on three of the ferry-served islands. From left to right, Deputy Jason Gross (Orcas), Deputy Walker Vandenhazel (Lopez), and Deputy Nicholas Wainwright (San Juan) all were recently certified at the Criminal Justice Training Academy in Burien.
    Three San Juan County deputies trained as animal...
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • May 8, 2023 1:30 am

    Animal cruelty is a crime.

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    Kelley Balcomb-Bartok Staff photo
    Hannah Heights water system highly contaminated
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • May 1, 2023 1:30 am

    San Juan County Department of Health and Community Services has issued a Water Quality Advisory for the Hannah Heights region…

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by Island Community Home Trust.
    County Council moves forward with Home Trust on...
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • April 19, 2023 1:30 am

    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok

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    Heather Spaulding staff photo
Three historic buildings on the corner of Spring and First Street in downtown Friday Harbor were destroyed in an arson fire in the early morning hours of April 7, 2022.
    A year after downtown fire, progress comes slowly
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • April 6, 2023 1:30 am

    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok

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San Juan County Sheriff Deputy Isaac Norton prepares to demonstrate the department’s new drone as Deputy Ron Krebs looks on. Norton, along with two other deputies, have earned their FAA licenses to legally operate the new drones for the Sheriff’s office.
    Sheriff’s Office demonstrates new drone technology to County...
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • March 29, 2023 1:30 am

    Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! …

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    The Town of Sidney will have to explore all options for its waterfront property currently leased by Washington State Ferries for the Sidney terminus of the Anacortes, Wash. to Sidney ferry route, which they announced Tuesday (Feb. 28) will not resume until 2030. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
    Sidney ferry run unlikely to return until 2030
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • March 20, 2023 1:30 am

    The Anacortes/Sidney, B.C. ferry run is unlikely to return to service until 2030, according to Washington State Ferries.

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As a young journalist, Frank Leeming Jr. was instrumental in unearthing a photo of the murderer of Martin Luther King.
    For Frank Leeming, journalism was a calling
    By Kelley Balcomb-Bartok • March 14, 2023 1:30 am

    For some, journalism is calling. It’s an inner desire to tell stories and share facts with a wider community. Whether…

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