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County Council approves funding to 2026 Senior & Disabled Rental Subsidy Program

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The Islands’ Sounder and The Islands’ Weekly will be combined

Two of our community publications — The Islands’ Sounder and The Islands’ Weekly — will be combined into…

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Community Accelerator Grant returns in 2026 with $10M in unrestricted funding for Washington arts and cultural nonprofits

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Fleeing fugitive; criminal comments | SJC sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

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How a free app is uniting San Juan County in the fight against marine debris

On a rocky stretch of private shoreline in the San Juan Islands, a heavy industrial boom had been…

Part of the presentation OPALCO staff and board presented to Council April 20.

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OPALCO schedules special vote on Decatur solar expansion

With more than 30 Decatur Island community members demanding they stop a solar expansion, and a board election…

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LWV’s Observer Corps notes on public meetings

Submitted by the League of Women Voters Observer Corps, a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed participation in government.…

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Department of Environmental Stewardship interns educate the community.

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Plastic Film Recycling program expands through new partnership

San Juan County’s Department of Environmental Stewardship, the Town of Friday Harbor, Valmark (Friday Harbor Marketplace) and community…

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Hospital District No. 1 board meeting April 22

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Spring cleaning? Protect yourself against hantavirus

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Candidate Filing Week May 4-8

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Due April 30: Real and personal property taxes

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SJC sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.