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    Maintaining health, safety and community services: Council places...
    February 11, 2026 1:30 am

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Sen. Emily Alvarado, D-Seattle, speaks during a Senate floor session Feb. 6.
    Senate OKs bill to cap medical debt interest...
    February 11, 2026 1:30 am

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    LWV Observer Corps notes on public meetings
    February 9, 2026 1:30 am

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

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George Lamb holds up solar research
    Decatur residents warn solar expansion sets precedent for...
    February 9, 2026 1:30 am

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    Friday Harbor Arts Commission positions available
    February 8, 2026 1:30 am

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    A strayed stroller and a tipped truck |...
    February 6, 2026 1:30 am

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

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    San Juan County brings mobile passport services to...
    February 6, 2026 1:30 am

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    Concrete batch plant approved with conditions
    Concrete batch plant approved with conditions
    By Heather Spaulding • February 4, 2026 1:30 am

    The hearings examiner denied an appeal of West Valley Holdings’ concrete batch plant, Jan. 16. The mobile plant is located…

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    Notice of special Town meeting
    February 4, 2026 1:30 am

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Prime sponsor Sen. Jesse Salomon speaks in support of Senate Bill 6296 during a public hearing Feb. 2.
    Bill seeks to update state’s involuntary treatment law
    February 4, 2026 1:30 am

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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

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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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