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WSF ferry terminals to close for 48 hours in spring of 2027: What timing is best for you?

Submitted by San Juan County.

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Prop. 1 seeks to preserve local health care

The San Juan County Hospital District 1 has placed a levy lid lift on the Nov. 4 election…

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Sev Jones.

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Building the team: SJC welcomes new DCD director, fire marshal and public defender

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YCC in action.

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Youth Conservation Corps wraps up a successful 2025 summer season

Submitted by the San Juan Islands Conservation District.

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Help Rotary end Polio

Submitted by the Rotary Club of the San Juan Islands.

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Town Streets and Parks Supervisor Justin Nibler, Fire District 3 Battalion Chief Mike Hartzell, and Fire District 3 Chief Noel Monin at the Oct. 2 Town Council meeting.

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Nibler recognized by fire department for extinguishing hotel fire

Submitted by the Town of Friday Harbor.

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Arctiostrotus vancouverensis, a native endemic worm of the Salish Sea region discovered by Dorothy McKey-Fender as described in the essay.

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The not-so-humble earthworm

Submitted by Russel Barsh, director of Kwiaht.

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Stephanie Zamora (left) and Teresa Ward (right).

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Warm welcome to Teresa Ward, Community Care Coordinator

Submitted by the San Juan County Hospital District #1

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 Left to right, mayoral candidates Emilio Santiago and Evan Perrollaz, and moderator Steve Bowman.

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School board and mayoral candidate forums

Though the crowd was smaller than the previous mayoral forum held by the League of Women Voters, it…

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New Library Digital Collections celebrate Alchemy Artists-in-Residence

Submitted by the San Juan Island Library.

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Bumblebee on Goldenrod – Native Wildflowers Supporting Pollinators in the San Juan Islands

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‘Building Ecosystem Resilience with Native Plants.’ with Eliza Habegger

Submitted by the San Juan Island Grange.

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Great Island Clean-Up participants at Jackson Beach

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Fall 2025 Great Islands Clean-Up collects over 1,300 pounds of litter across San Juan County

Submitted by San Juan County

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Blakely Island.

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San Juan County Conservation Land Bank acquires 225-acre school trust land parcel on Blakely Island

Submitted by San Juan County.