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Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, speaks in support of Senate Bill 6147 during a public hearing on Jan. 27. Conway is the prime sponsor of the bill.
    Senate bill addresses grocery closures in food deserts
    February 2, 2026 1:30 am

    By Cassie Diamond

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Rep. Rick Larsen.
    Larsen supports impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem
    February 2, 2026 1:30 am

    On Wednesday, Jan. 28, Rep. Rick Larsen released the following statement:

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In 1951, Bonneville Power Administration engineers completed the installation of a 7.5-mile, 25,000-volt submarine power cable connecting Anacortes to Decatur Island, which was the world’s longest underwater power line at that time. Approximately 500 spectators gathered along the shoreline, and boats paused their travel to observe the final five miles of high-voltage cable being laid across the bottom of Rosario Strait. Photo courtesy of Bonneville Power Administration.
    Decatur solar expansion exposes tensions over energy future
    February 2, 2026 1:30 am

    By Darrell Kirk

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June 3-4, 2025: IOSA hosted a two-day multi-agency drill involving the U.S. Coast Guard, WA Department of Ecology, SJC Department of Emergency Management, Lummi and Swinomish nations, and other industry partners to simulate a response to a large slick coming ashore near Jackson Beach, San Juan Island. Fifty-two participants and 15 organizations worked together over two days to plan and practice response, deploy boom, fly drones, and review wildlife deterrence and protection procedures. The drill provided invaluable experience in working within San Juan County with equipment, strategies, and partners essential in an actual spill response scenario.
    Honoring four decades of spill response in San...
    February 1, 2026 1:30 am

    Submitted by Bill Symes and Elaina Thompson.

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Jennifer Swanson.
    Jennifer Swanson announces County Council candidacy
    February 1, 2026 1:30 am

    Jennifer Swanson is excited to announce her candidacy for the San Juan County Council, District 3. A longtime resident of…

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Gov. Bob Ferguson answers a question during a joint press conference with Attorney General Nick Brown on Jan. 26.
    Ferguson denounces recent actions by ICE as ‘un-American’
    February 1, 2026 1:30 am

    By Cassie Diamond

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    Poster
    Film screening and community discussion: ‘We Feed People’
    February 1, 2026 1:30 am

    Submitted by San Juan Islands PREPARE.

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Gene Neery
    Bellingham’s Devin Champlin and Orcas Gene Nery featured...
    January 31, 2026 1:30 am

    San Juan Golf &Tennis Club’s Winter Music Series continues Feb. 7 with Devin Champlin from Bellingham. Devin is a songwriter,…

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    San Juan Island Library awarded Youth Book Group...
    January 31, 2026 1:30 am

    Submitted by the San Juan Island Library

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    Letters.
    OPALCO is building without consent | Letter
    January 31, 2026 1:30 am

    OPALCO’s posting on Jan. 20, 2026, of the December 2025 Member Survey ‘Materials’ Results” is a building Materials list. “Materials”…

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    Letters.
    Singers seeking director
    January 31, 2026 1:30 am

    Singers seeking director

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The Boreal Voyager sits at the ALA Energy terminal on Sept. 9. The vessel is a 59,206​-deadweight​-ton, very large gas carrier​, 227 meters ​long and 36 meters wide.
    AltaGas poses high risk
    January 30, 2026 1:30 am

    By Eva Schulte and Carl Weimer

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    Final report available for County’s Marine Transport Services...
    January 30, 2026 1:30 am

    Submitted by San Juan County.

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