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

Submitted by Lopez Island Fire and EMS. On Aug. 11, Lopez Island Fire and EMS responded at 8:45 p.m. to a fire on Center Island under the countywide Interagency Wildland Response Plan and in ...

Submitted by Russel Barsh, Director of Kwiaht. Kwiaht and the Fruit Genetics Program at Washington State University are unraveling the identity and parentage of apples from the island’s oldest ...

Submitted by the San Juan Preservation Trust. The San Juan Preservation Trust is thrilled to announce a major new conservation initiative on the west side of San Juan Island: the future Mt. Ben West ...

Submitted by Alchemy Art Center Alchemy Art Center presents: Up Up Up Crane Truck Circus Show in the Lavender Fields at the Alchemy Art Farm on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 6 p.m., at Alchemy Art Farm, 45 ...

On Saturday, Aug. 9, there is an excitement in the air at the usually peaceful Heaven on Earth animal sanctuary. A famous new resident is moving in. The two resident brown Swiss cows, Daphne and ...

Submitted by Saint David’s Episcopal Church. Saint David’s Episcopal Church is pleased to announce the call of the Rev. Abby d’Ambruoso as priest-in-charge. D’Ambruoso begins work at St. David’s on ...

Multiple cougar sightings on San Juan Mountain lions have been the talk of the island this week after two unverified sightings were reported near Roche Harbor and one near Snug Harbor. Local and state ...

Submitted by the San Juan Island Conservation District. “I believe that Patos Island is called ‘Penawen’ in Coast Salish and means Moon of the Camas Harvest,” explains Given Eisenhardt, a member of ...

The Washington State Transportation Commission has approved changes to state ferry fares, which will begin to go into effect this fall. Commissioners also implemented direction from the Legislature to ...

During the recent Orcas Island Fly-in event, I caught up with the dedicated team at Island Air Ambulance to learn about their critical mission serving the San Juan Islands. Remarkably, they were ...

TheDouglas/Bailer Hill Road Improvements Project is progressing ahead of schedule and crews are working diligently to prepare the road for pavement. Crews anticipate chip sealing the road near the end ...