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The bell tolls for back to school | San Juan School District
The bell tolls for the first day of class, Aug. 28 (that’s right, a pre-Labor Day start of…
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CenturyLink faces $173K in fines for November outage
Following an eight-month investigation, staff of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission cited 15,935 violations of UTC…
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Decade of Dominance
Whether Island Towing returns next season, either as a shadow of itself, or at all, remains to be…
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Convicted sex offender back behind bars 24 hours after release
On Aug. 6, Troy Fitzgerald Niebling was taken into custody by the San Juan County Sheriff’s Department on…
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Boston couple make good on wedding gift, finish first in annual Loop Run
While Lexi Abel completed the 5.4-mile course in 36 minutes, 47 seconds, and well ahead of her closest…
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Featured at the Fair: Egg Roll Booth revival
A six-year hiatus comes to an end with the revival of the much-beloved, long-esteemed, uniquely inspired and unquestionably…
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Shaw Island struck by postal budget blues
In a Aug. 7 letter to Post Master General Patrick Donaho, Larsen called on the Postal Service to…
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The Good Lovelies return to San Juan
The Good Lovelies burst onto the musical scene with a self-titled album in 2009, which garnered the group…
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Town gives thumbs up; Spring Street Landing project good to go
The Town Council, prompted by concerns of the buildings height and impact on waterfront views, requested late last…
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On guard over greenhouse rules
A total of 18 “marijuana producer” license applications from San Juan County are on file with the state…
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Another new patrol boat? Sheriff gets green light on purchase
The final cost of the newly acquired "Sentinel" was about $96,000 less than had been allotted for by…
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Friday Harbor’s only commercial laundry shutdown by fire
The blaze either destroyed or significantly damaged numerous items of equipment, parts of the Web Street building, left…
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B & B owner pays $100K for shoreline clearcut; Preservation Trust drops lawsuit
Accused in a Skagit County court of "timber trespass" and of illegally clear-cutting a portion of a waterfront…