At its Sept. 14 meeting, the San Juan County Ferry Advisory Committee pressed Washington State Ferries for clearer, plain-language public guidance on medical priority boarding — two distinct programs ...

A Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter touched down at Orcas Island Airport Thursday, Sept. 17, kicking off the first of what ...

On Sept. 10, Island Health notified the Orcas Island Health Care District and announced to the larger community that its current Chief Executive Officer, Elise Cutter, would be stepping down in the ...

Now in its fifth year, Orcas Money Smart offers a welcoming space for participants to strengthen everyday financial skills ...

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center is currently having issues with the business line (360-378-4151 and ...

Orcas Center will host a rare pairing: a live concert by folk duo Bob Reid and Judi Jaeger, followed by a screening of “No ...

At Doe Bay, ancient ritual, radical kindness and collective catharsis turn a weekend gathering into a laboratory for personal ...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has released a new report modeling a tsunami scenario for an ...

In partnership with the Orcas Island Community Foundation, OCRC and San Juan County Health & Community Services, OIHCD supports access to dental care for people on Medicaid, those without dental ...

The Islands’ Sounder and the Journal of the San Juan Islands earned recognition in 19 categories in the 2026 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest, and both papers ...

This September and October, Orcas Senior Center hosts “Portraits in Pencil,” a captivating exhibition featuring the work of ...

We proudly endorse Katherine Bryant Ingman for San Juan County Council District 3 this November. Katherine has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to our island communities through her work in ...