San Juan County News

Let's see, on Sunday it was just a good old fashioned wind storm. Then when the second one came Monday night, it was a "1-2 punch". When a third barreled in Wednesday night, it was a "stormy hat trick". Now, we better come up with what to call four -- and while we're at it, a title for a fifth might not be a bad idea either -- as two more wind ...

SEATTLE The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snowfall for the Cascades, in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday.

Soroptimists International of Friday Harbor have provided ferry tickets for cancer patients on San Juan Island under their Cancer Treatment Support Mission since May 2005.

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a high-wind warning for portions of the Northwest interior and Admiralty Inlet.

While the Nichols Street site is commonly referred to as the a permanent farmers market site,a TM a farmers market is only one component.

An incoming system is expected to bring heavy rain and wind to Western Washington later tonight through Tuesday.

The San Juan County Land Bank Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting and Annual Retreat at 8 a.m. in the Port Stanley Schoolhouse, 2970 Port Stanley Rd, Lopez Island.

Congratulations to Mayor-elect Carrie Lacher. As the first woman elected mayor of Friday Harbor, she completes an important chapter in the town's history.

A perceived one-size-fits-all approach to land use regulations in San Juan County is meeting stiff resistance from two growing groups in the islands a ' the Common Sense Alliance, headed by Planning Commissioner Mike Carlson, and the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights, directed by Frank Penwell.

Voters ponied up in a big way on Nov. 3 to spare an assortment of popular county-funded programs from the chopping block.

An Orcas Island man who four months ago held a gun to his head and threatened to shoot himself on the front lawn of his in-laws home was sentenced to a total of 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to a series of criminal charges, including felony stalking.

Orcas Islanders came out in high numbers to support the formation of an Orcas Parks and Rec District.

Kevin Carlton said it was the worst fire he's seen at Roche Harbor in his 29 years as harbormaster.

UPDATES 2:47 P.M.: Sheriff's boat Guardian has arrived at Roche Harbor. Sheriff Bill Cumming reports one boat fully engulfed.

An 11th-hour reprieve stood between some of the more popular publicly-funded programs in San Juan County and the chopping block.

Most San Juan Island ballots have been received, the county elections office reported at 12:30 p.m. Ballots were expected to be received from Orcas Island later this afternoon, and from Lopez Island on Wednesday.

David Moseley, the chief of Washington State Ferries, will hold four meetings for ferry communities in Skagit and Island counties to reach out to customers and businesses affected by the state agency.

San Juan County health officials say the H1N1 flu is now considered widespread on San Juan Island and the incidence of the flu is increasing on Orcas Island.

The building and land that's home to Ace Hardware in Friday Harbor is back under local ownership.

The San Juan County Sheriffa s boat Guardian has been recognized by the State of Washington as a licensed ambulance, following aA three-year process of fund-raising, planning, modification and training.