San Juan County is once again reviewing the Public Works Department’s Transportation Improvement Program and the Annual ...

The Whale Museum will host its second annual Global Orca Workshop on Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT. The theme of the ...

Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, witches and warlocks, the season is here to be scary and get scared. Here are just some Halloween ...

Local filmmakers Amy Herdy and Cali Bagby are on a mission, through their newly founded company Covetower, to tell people’s ...

San Juan Island Fire & Rescue would like to invite the community to an upcoming retirement celebration honoring Lt. Tom Eades ...

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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit supporting Planned Parenthood in ...

Washington State Ferries will upgrade equipment at the Lopez and Orcas Island ferry terminals in spring 2027. A portion of ...

I recently attended a presentation about civic engagement in libraries. The presenter, a librarian who had been a pastor before he changed careers, talked passionately about how in churches and in ...

The San Juan Island Library is excited to announce a new partnership with The Whale Museum to offer patrons free access to the Salish Sea Explorer Kit Pass. The Salish Sea Explorer Pass is joining our ...

Property tax payments received in person, via our secure payment box or postmarked after the Oct. 31 deadline are automatically charged 1% interest on outstanding balances. Please plan ahead to avoid ...

The San Juan County Hospital District 1 has placed a levy lid lift on the Nov. 4 election ballot, called Prop 1. On Oct. 12, Rick Frazer, Hospital District commissioner, gave a presentation about the ...