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Memorial service Aug. 7 for Betty J. Hood | Passages

Long-time Friday Harbor resident Betty J. Hood, 88, died July 28, 2010, in Orem, Utah, after suffering a…

The San Juan County Marine Resources Committee is proposing two rain gardens at First and Spring streets — on the corner of Herb’s Tavern and Coldwell Banker — and a tree well at Spring and Front streets to filter stormwater before it reaches the harbor. The Friday Harbor Town Council will reconsider the proposal Thursday at noon.

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Friday Harbor Town Council gives green light for pollution-filtering rain gardens on Spring Street

The Friday Harbor Town Council gave the green light Thursday for the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee's…

Letters to the Editor

Supports Brad Fincher for San Juan County sheriff

Brad Fincher has my vote for sheriff. I think Brad has what it takes to become sheriff and…

Letters to the Editor

Reflections of a wannabe islander

My wife and I bought a home on the island in 2007. We grew up in Seattle and…

Letters to the Editor

Supports Jeff Asher for San Juan County sheriff

We would like to express our support for Jeff Asher for sheriff of San Juan County. Several years…

Letters to the Editor

Congressman Larsen votes to pay for wars

Ballots have arrived in the mail. Please, before you vote for U.S. representative, be aware that the incumbent,…

Letters to the Editor

Supports Felix Menjivar for San Juan County sheriff

He knows how to balance a budget and has experience being on the Town Council and running his…

Letters to the Editor

Asher: Candidacy is about improving the safety and quality of life of our communities

There are 30 employees in the department, and only a few are engaged in these attacks. For the…

Letters to the Editor

Supports Brad Fincher for San Juan County sheriff

I find these qualities in Brad Fincher. When I was working in the courthouse, I never doubted that…

Top photo: A small plane crashed into trees shortly after takeoff from Roche Harbor Airport

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Small plane crashes near Roche Harbor disc golf course; three injured

A small plane carrying three people crashed near the Roche Harbor disc golf course shortly after 5 p.m.…

Dana Richard Kempton of Friday Harbor will be arraigned on a charge of vehicular homicide Aug. 13 in San Juan County Superior Court. The charge stems from a crash on Memorial Day in which Kempton's passenger was killed.

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Driver in Memorial Day fatal crash will be arraigned on vehicular homicide charge Aug. 13

Dana Richard Kempton of Friday Harbor will be arraigned on a charge of vehicular homicide Aug. 13 in…

Opinion

Stormwater issues: The case for rain gardens | Mike Kaill

This document was written to speak to two concerns: — Do rain gardens work? How do we know…

Rebuilding Spruce Street — with new surface and storm drainage — would cost about $471

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Spruce Street residents may pay for road improvements with a neighborhood improvement district

Rebuilding Spruce Street — with new surface and storm drainage — would cost about $471,400. And it might…