Site Logo
Contributed photo. Rebecca Hope and her family on Lopez Island.

Life

Tending the garden: San Juan Islanders choose community over chaos

By Darrell Kirk

Contributed photo. Local research project aims to prove nose work increases dog adoptions.

Life

Not just a “boop” — K9 Nose Work could increase adoption rates for shelter dogs

In collaboration with the Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor and the National Association of Canine Scent Work,…

Chloe Jones, Skylar Crosby and Izaiah Feitas.

Life

Eighth grade directors debut in ‘The Clearing and the Crossroads’

Friday Harbor Middle School Drama presents “The Clearing and the Crossroads” at the San Juan Community Theatre on…

Creative Commons photo.

News

Federal bill threatens local control over cell tower placement

By Darrell Kirk

Contributed photo. Community members use battery vacuums to clear the debris.

Life

Drifting dock highlights growing microplastic risk

By Asifa Pasin, Nancy Schafer and Bill Symes

Contributed photo

Life

The Ports gardener

Submitted by the Port of Friday Harbor

Eco Club students at Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Washington.

Life

Eco Club champion conservation and the environment

Submitted by Friends of the San Juans

Flock Safety photo. Automated license plate reader cameras record the license plates of passing vehicles and compile the information into a database.

News

House OKs regulations on license plate cameras

By Cassie Diamond

Annika Hauer photo. Madeline Johnson, who read the Declaration of Independence at the celebration, titled her painting “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” responding to the question, “What does America mean to you?”

News

Capitol celebration marks Declaration of Independence, America’s 250th birthday

By Annika Hauer

Contributed photo by Russel Barsh An adult Glaucous-winged Gull.

News

Preparing for the next avian flu outbreak

Submitted by Russell Barsh,

Darrell Kirk/staff photo. Mosquito Fleet.

News

Mosquito Fleet bill passes House 84–11, faces uncertain fate in Senate

By Darrell Kirk

Contributed photo. Tanja Williamson, outreach and volunteer coordinator for the Land Bank, welcomed the large crowd with a smile.

News

‘No trail’ no more: Beaverton Marsh trail open house shows community support

The Mullis Center buzzed with energy last Wednesday during the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank’s open house…

Heather Spaulding staff photos. Eighth graders writing out their answer.

Life

Knowledge Bowl pulls the community together for the schools

Supporting schools through laughter and learning is why the San Juan Schools Foundation’s annual Knowledge Bowl has been…