This week, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office’s substation on Lopez Island is getting a new home. Now located at 2467 C ...

The Islands’ Sounder and The Islands’ Weekly — will be combined into a single publication beginning with the May 6 issue.

Dear Lopez School community, This is not a mid-April update, as technically mid-April was April 15. Tax Day. And the day the power went out on Lopez. By the time we discovered it, ...

• An Orcas Island deputy responded to a fraud incident in the Eastsound area. The deputy learned that the victim purchased a ...

Climate resilience work touches every corner of island life, including how we power our homes, move through our community, steward our forests and waters, and grow our food. Dozens of organizations ...

Washington State Ferries has terminated its contract with Anchor Operating System, the vendor hired in January 2025 to ...

• April 28: April special election day. It’s easy and secure to register online, by mail with a paper form or at the county ...

Please join me in voting down the proposed county levy. The County Council must balance its own budget just as every ...

Force 6 winds were felt almost weekly along island shores this past winter. In addition, storms often blew from the ...

The Low-Income Subsidy Program (also called Extra Help or LIS). If your total income from all sources is less than $1,995 per ...

When a seemingly innocuous flyer came in the mail promoting yet another levy lid lift (tax increase), I dismissed it as coming from some organization desiring added funding. Looking closer, I noticed ...

The first half of property taxes and personal property taxes are due and payable to the San Juan County Treasurer on or ...