San Juan County is pleased to welcome a new director for the Department of Community Development, a fire marshal and a public ...

San Juan County residents are facing an unprecedented health care insurance crisis as LifeWise Health Plan of Washington announced its departure from the market, leaving the county as the only one in ...

The San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps has successfully concluded its 2025 summer program, providing youth ages 12-18 from Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands with hands-on conservation ...

• A deputy was contacted at the Sheriff’s Office about an assault. The deputy spoke with the person who was reporting two incidents that occurred last month. Follow-up is required. A report was taken.

This fall, County staff and officials, including the County’s new Director of Community Development, will attend land-use ...

Rotary International is a founding member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has reduced polio cases by 99.9% since its first project to vaccinate children. As there is no cure for ...

The story of addressing our library expansion needs is convoluted, beginning in earnest in 2015. There are enough twists and turns for the tale to qualify as a small-town saga. A public library is ...

According to Canadian earthworm taxonomist John Warren Reynolds, there are 161 earthworm species at present in the United States and Canada, of which 116 (72%) are native to North America. Non-native ...

Teresa Ward, RN, joined Village at Home’s team in August 2025 as the Community Care Coordinator. During September, she worked closely with Stephanie Zamora, Community Paramedicine EMT, to care for ...

Protect your family this fall and winter by bringing your child to one of our upcoming school-based immunization clinics. We ...

As we approach the upcoming mayoral election, we invite the Friday Harbor community and residents of San Juan Island to join ...