Headlines from the week of July 23, 2025 - Gov. Bob Fergusnon visits Orcas to talk about ferries - LWV notes on local meetings - San Juan County responds to recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the islands - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of July 9, 2025 - County investment in affordable housing on Orcas is coming to fruition - Updated County Fairgrounds ready to welcome summer picnickers, fairgoers, campers and more - Sister island celebration to unite Orcas and Salt Spring Island through marine flotilla - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of July 2, 2025 - Orcas Island resident detained by Coast Guard, Border Patrol - Spring Street International School saved - The unlikely king of the Salish Sea - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of June 25, 2025 - Islanders rally for democracy - Historic meeting between Lummi and Haida - Friday Harbor’s Jon Smith named Northwest 2B/1B Baseball coach of the year - Ethan Patrick to play semi-pro basketball in Italy - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of June 18, 2025 - It takes an island - Class of 2025 graduates from OIHS - Voices for democracy - Lopez track team celebrates record-breaking season - Orcas Island and Friday Harbor athletes honored with league spring sports awards - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of June 11, 2025 - A deeper shade of Dad - Islanders celebrate the graduating class of 2025 - Lopez Center announces Spirit Award recipients - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of June 4, 2025 - Giant Pacific Octopus along Eastsound waterfront - Lady Vikings soccer is back - New life for the lavender farm - Lobos golfers ending strong - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of May 28, 2025 - International Indigenous leaders unite at Orcas Island’s ‘Gathering of the Eagles’ - Orcas Island boys win second straight golf title; Malo places top 10 - Track and field is heading to state - Sitting down with County Manager Jessica Hudson - Lopez senior Lilli Nichols to play college soccer - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of May 21, 2025 - Orcas ferry terminal contract to change hands - Perrine named ED of Orcas Center - Sawyer named new coroner - New trial for man charged with rape - Lopez track and field is in top form - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of May 14, 2025 - Orcas dancer performs with New York troupe in Seattle - Fifth annual Gathering of the Eagles - Federal cuts cripple Island Conservation Corps - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of May 7, 2025 - Honoring the mother orca - Lindsey Saarie shares her adventures of motherhood - New exhibit on 50 years of restaurants at Historical Museum - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of April 23, 2025 - Girls Soccer may return to Orcas High School - Health district levy lid lift approved - Amazon to move out of Lot C - two months later - possibly to the port - Lopez Golf headed to District play - San Juan County Conservation Land Bank opens Watmough Head Trail on Lopez Island - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of April 23, 2025 - Soroptomist award 11 island women - SeaDoc’s ‘Salish Sea Wild’ earns EMMY nomination - Wren’s Berries and Native Plants is honoring the natural ecosystem - Shooting Stars, harbingers of spring - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of April 16, 2025 - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ballet to open - Orcas Chamber shifting gears for July 4th - Newest J Pod calf, the fourth Southern Resident killer whale born in the last 12 months - Help support local grassroots efforts at Kenya orphanage - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of April 9, 2025 - First annual Trans Visibility gathering draws a crowd - Tipping his cap to passersby - Islanders packed the courthouse lawn to say ‘Hands Off’ - Daily passenger-only boats, free emergency water taxis and barge services beginning soon for the San Juan Islands - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of April 2, 2025 - Funhouse celebrates 25 years of nurturing island kids - Lightning strikes the San Juans - Wolverines’ and Vikings’ golf teams go head to head - Lopez track shines at La Conner - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of March 26, 2025 - Orcas Fire hires new chief; more staffing news - The Whale Museum welcomes new executive director - Raccoons: Crafty night burglars - Lobos track is filled with expertise - Old and new faces for golf - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of March 19, 2025 - Orcas Shelter rescues pregnant dog from California - Hospital district seeking levy increase on April ballot - Islanders become ‘indivisible’ - Hybrid-electric conversion of ferries delayed - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of March 12, 2025 - Orcas Island High School wins state chess competition - Orcas Wrestlers play in State Tournament in Tacoma Dome - Protect Our Parks national protest held at American Camp - Annual Knowledge Bowl - Raising funds while having fun - Lawmakers propose $50 million for passenger ferries - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of February 26, 2025 - Amazon cuts UPS out of delivery on San Juan Island - Armed Coast Guard performs routine ferry ride along - Holly B’s Bakery rolling pin passes to new owner - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of February 19, 2025 - Legal actions targets Feds delay on Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska Chinook - Joe Stephens reaches 1,000 point goal in HS career - A partnership for school history - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of February 12, 2025 - County Fair receives backlash over AI poster - Thespians recognized at state level - I got you, babe - Valentine’s Day interview with the Kraushaars - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of February 5, 2025 - A love that keeps getting sweeter - Valentine’s Day interview with Bridget Meyer and Collen Newberry - The Martins’ love story - First Island Baby of 2025: Sophia - San Juan County Sheriff’s Office statement on immigration issues - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of January 29, 2025 - Businesses come together at job fair - County crime coverage - Washington state takes the lead on blocking Trump’s birthright citizenship ban - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of January 22, 2025 - Chess Champs - Orcas Chess Club is off to state finals in February - Community Treasures reopens as Treasure Chest - Friday Harbor swimmers make waves - The humble shrew hiding in your island garden - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of January 15, 2025 - Washington state makes history: First in the world to permanently ban commercial net pens - Friday Harbor Minecraft Club brings kids online gaming to life for island kids - County publishes 2024 Year in Review - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of January 8, 2025 - Washington State Ferries cracking down on pet policy - San Juan County swears in new elected officials - Nail-biter Wins for Lobos Basketball - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of December 18, 2024 - Island kids and seniors share in the joy of community - SWISH girls’ team finishes season undefeated - Help name Kwiaht’s snakes - Lopez boys team is packed with seniors - Continuity for Lobos girls’ basketball team - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of December 18, 2024 - Orcas Preschoolers are first participants in WSU study on outdoor time, childhood obesity and stress - Friends take Mullis Center seniors for a swim with salmon! - A fast start for Lobos basketball - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
Headlines from the week of December 11, 2024 - New Rosario Resort owners announce sweeping plans for 2025 - Vikings gear up for 2B challenge in new b-ball season - Vessel sinks at Shipyard Cove Marina - Artwork to last a lifetime: Tattoo shop opens on Lopez Island - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log
