Recruited by boat owner Audrey Benedict, Smith’s Tanbark Marine Services is managing a retrofit that borders on audacious: turning an aging 38-foot Linssen steel motor vessel named Murrelet into one ...

The Friday Harbor Wolverines Basketball teams played the LaConner Braves on Jan. 20 at Turnbull Gym. The boys were neck and neck for the first half with Friday Harbor slightly ahead at the half. The ...

Stephanie Anne Johnson has opened for The Indigo Girls, Macy Gray, Mavis Staples, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Steve Earle, Cedric Burnside and Mason Jennings, among other ...

The regular monthly meeting of the San Juan Island Library Board of Trustees will be held in person in the Library meeting room and via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m.

The County Sheriff is the only directly elected law-enforcement officer directly chosen by the people of Washington. Direct ...

One concern brought up by Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, and Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, was whether the tax would cause a ...

In a recent update to the GoFundMe, James expressed deep graditude for the outpouring of support from the community, saying, “I am LIVING my life! I have all of you to thank for that. Thank you to ...

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the New Democrat Coalition in mourning the killing of Alex Pretti, carried out by federal ...

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Join us for a powerful evening of documentary film and conversation! Friday Harbor Film Festival’s 2026 Best of the Fest Series kicks off with a free double feature screening of “Checkpoint Zoo,” ...

While locally organized by Indivisible San Juan, the Free America Walk Out protest Jan. 20 was part of a nation wide Woman;s ...

Callahan Argene Hargrove isn’t just the first San Juan Island baby of 2026; he’s also the firstborn of Jenna and Jess Hargrove and the first grandbaby on both sides.