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Local news from the Journal of the San Juans, Islands' Sounder and Islands' Weekly community newspapers in San Juan County, Washington. Headlines from San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Island plus county-wide stories. Every episode will contain highlights from t

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    The Island Digest - May 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 19:37


    Headlines from the week of May 28, 2025    - International Indigenous leaders unite at Orcas Island's ‘Gathering of the Eagles'    - Orcas Island boys win second straight golf title; Malo places top 10    - Track and field is heading to state    - Sitting down with County Manager Jessica Hudson    - Lopez senior Lilli Nichols to play college soccer    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - May 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 14:39


    Headlines from the week of May 21, 2025    - Orcas ferry terminal contract to change hands    - Perrine named ED of Orcas Center    - Sawyer named new coroner    - New trial for man charged with rape    - Lopez track and field is in top form    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - May 14, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 14:28


    Headlines from the week of May 14, 2025    - Orcas dancer performs with New York troupe in Seattle    - Fifth annual Gathering of the Eagles     - Federal cuts cripple Island Conservation Corps    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - May 7, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 19:00


    Headlines from the week of May 7, 2025    - Honoring the mother orca    - Lindsey Saarie shares her adventures of motherhood    - New exhibit on 50 years of restaurants at Historical Museum    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - April 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 17:59


    Headlines from the week of April 23, 2025    - Girls Soccer may return to Orcas High School    - Health district levy lid lift approved    - Amazon to move out of Lot C - two months later - possibly to the port    - Lopez Golf headed to District play    - San Juan County Conservation Land Bank opens Watmough Head Trail on Lopez Island    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - April 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 17:41


    Headlines from the week of April 23, 2025    - Soroptomist award 11 island women    - SeaDoc's ‘Salish Sea Wild' earns EMMY nomination    - Wren's Berries and Native Plants is honoring the natural ecosystem    - Shooting Stars, harbingers of spring    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - April 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 17:35


    Headlines from the week of April 16, 2025    - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ballet to open    - Orcas Chamber shifting gears for July 4th    - Newest J Pod calf, the fourth Southern Resident killer whale born in the last 12 months    - Help support local grassroots efforts at Kenya orphanage     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - April 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 24:36


    Headlines from the week of April 9, 2025    - First annual Trans Visibility gathering draws a crowd    - Tipping his cap to passersby    - Islanders packed the courthouse lawn to say ‘Hands Off'    - Daily passenger-only boats, free emergency water taxis and barge services beginning soon for the San Juan Islands    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - April 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 18:24


    Headlines from the week of April 2, 2025    - Funhouse celebrates 25 years of nurturing island kids    - Lightning strikes the San Juans    - Wolverines' and Vikings' golf teams go head to head    - Lopez track shines at La Conner    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - March 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 18:57


    Headlines from the week of March 26, 2025    - Orcas Fire hires new chief; more staffing news    - The Whale Museum welcomes new executive director    - Raccoons: Crafty night burglars    - Lobos track is filled with expertise    - Old and new faces for golf    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - March 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 18:19


    Headlines from the week of March 19, 2025    - Orcas Shelter rescues pregnant dog from California    - Hospital district seeking levy increase on April ballot    - Islanders become ‘indivisible'    - Hybrid-electric conversion of ferries delayed    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - March 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 17:56


    Headlines from the week of March 12, 2025    - Orcas Island High School wins state chess competition    - Orcas Wrestlers play in State Tournament in Tacoma Dome    - Protect Our Parks national protest held at American Camp    - Annual Knowledge Bowl - Raising funds while having fun    - Lawmakers propose $50 million for passenger ferries    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - February 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 24:11


    Headlines from the week of February 26, 2025    - Amazon cuts UPS out of delivery on San Juan Island    - Armed Coast Guard performs routine ferry ride along    - Holly B's Bakery rolling pin passes to new owner    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - February 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 16:10


    Headlines from the week of February 19, 2025    - Legal actions targets Feds delay on Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska Chinook    - Joe Stephens reaches 1,000 point goal in HS career    - A partnership for school history    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - February 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 21:14


    Headlines from the week of February 12, 2025    - County Fair receives backlash over AI poster    - Thespians recognized at state level    - I got you, babe - Valentine's Day interview with the Kraushaars    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - February 5, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 19:49


    Headlines from the week of February 5, 2025    - A love that keeps getting sweeter - Valentine's Day interview with Bridget Meyer and Collen Newberry    - The Martins' love story    - First Island Baby of 2025: Sophia    - San Juan County Sheriff's Office statement on immigration issues    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - January 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 19:15


    Headlines from the week of January 29, 2025    - Businesses come together at job fair    - County crime coverage    - Washington state takes the lead on blocking Trump's birthright citizenship ban    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - January 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 18:19


    Headlines from the week of January 22, 2025    - Chess Champs - Orcas Chess Club is off to state finals in February    - Community Treasures reopens as Treasure Chest    - Friday Harbor swimmers make waves    - The humble shrew hiding in your island garden    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - January 15, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 21:28


    Headlines from the week of January 15, 2025    - Washington state makes history: First in the world to permanently ban commercial net pens    - Friday Harbor Minecraft Club brings kids online gaming to life for island kids    - County publishes 2024 Year in Review    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - January 8, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 19:47


    Headlines from the week of January 8, 2025    - Washington State Ferries cracking down on pet policy    - San Juan County swears in new elected officials    - Nail-biter Wins for Lobos Basketball    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - December 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 17:56


    Headlines from the week of December 18, 2024    - Island kids and seniors share in the joy of community    - SWISH girls' team finishes season undefeated    - Help name Kwiaht's snakes     - Lopez boys team is packed with seniors    - Continuity for Lobos girls' basketball team    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - December 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 18:52


    Headlines from the week of December 18, 2024    - Orcas Preschoolers are first participants in WSU study on outdoor time, childhood obesity and stress    - Friends take Mullis Center seniors for a swim with salmon!     - A fast start for Lobos basketball    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

    The Island Digest - December 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 22:27


    Headlines from the week of December 11, 2024    - New Rosario Resort owners announce sweeping plans for 2025    - Vikings gear up for 2B challenge in new b-ball season    - Vessel sinks at Shipyard Cove Marina    - Artwork to last a lifetime: Tattoo shop opens on Lopez Island    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - December 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 13:24


    Headlines from the week of December 4, 2024    - Orcas Vikings win soccer state championship; Lopez Lobos earn second place    - SJC celebrates completion of Lopez Skate Park and calls for inaugural skaters    - Lions Spree benefits winners and students    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - November 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 19:39


    Headlines from the week of November 27, 2024    - The pesticide footprint    - Immigration: the nuts and bolts of a complex issue    - County recognizes Native American Heritage Month with proclamation and new Tribal Engagement Framework    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - November 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 16:57


    Headlines from the week of November 20, 2024    - Vikings soccer poised for final four match at state    - Elementary school holds its first annual Fun Run    - Legion sues Town of Friday Harbor    - The Hamlet of Lopez Island: Preserving a legacy of supporting seniors    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - November 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 25:46


    Headlines from the week of November 13, 2024    - Orcas Vikings, Lopez Lobos, and Friday Harbor Wolverines all head to state soccer tournament    - Preparing for the Trump era    - McVeigh, Paulsen win council races, REET approved    - Catching up with Lopez graduates: Isara Greacen     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - November 6, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 21:08


    Headlines from the week of November 6, 2024    - New OICF director on ‘discovery tour'    - Viking Joaguin Shanks-Morales named WIAA soccer player of the week    - Wolverines head to playoffs    - DCD leadership provides fall update     - Youth conservation corps: A growing legacy in San Juan County    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - October 30, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 19:07


    Headlines from the week of October 30, 2024    - LopezDeVictoria is top speller    - Homecoming brings school spirit and sports    - The future of Community Treasures is up in the air    - Lopez girls soccer in a heartbreaker    - Film on landmark tribal fishing rights    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - October 23, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 21:08


    Headlines from the week of October 23, 2024    - Helping produce be affordable for all    - Soccer continues winning streak    - Council candidates in home stretch - Forum coverage    - Volleyball notches 5th win    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - October 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 17:15


    Headlines from the week of October 16, 2024    - Vikings' soccer on eight-game winning streak    - Awareness starts with asking ‘Are you safe?'    - Lobos' Boys soccer go to 4-0    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - October 9, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 17:55


    Headlines from the week of October 9, 2024    - Carla Shanks Morales named ‘School Employee of the Year' by Washington state    - Pegi Groundwater honored for volunteer work with seniors    - LIMESTONE An Island Smoke Stack Industry    - Whettens receive Spirit Award    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - October 2, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 19:38


    Headlines from the week of October 2, 2024    - Celebrating 10 years of ground-breaking films on Orcas    - North Shore Preserve opens for public access    - ‘Our Town' - the story of rural America    - Lopex Soccer History!     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - September 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 20:47


    Headlines from the week of September 25, 2024    - La Belle Sauvage - Orcas teen builds boat with her dad    - All elementary students to receive free meals this year    - New baby born in L pod    - County receives $1.5 million from Governor for transportation    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - September 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 14:19


    Headlines from the week of September 18, 2024    - Education is a passport to the future    - PSA from Sheriff for Orcas community about child safety    - Remembering former Mayor Boothman    - Farm tours of the San Juans begin on Sep 27     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - September 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 21:21


    Headlines from the week of September 11, 2024    - OPAL to build new rentals with supportive services    - The best prop: Gratitude    - Savor the San Juans    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - September 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 20:32


    Headlines from the week of September 4, 2024    - ‘Black Dancing Bodies Project' to perform hip hop on main stage    - The fluid, transformative identities of Genesis P-Orridge - Film Showing    - Farewell Elwha, thanks for the headlines    - Construction begins on the Lopez Swim Center    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - August 28, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 20:23


    Headlines from the week of August 28, 2024    - Hilary Canty leaves OICF after nearly two decades    - Judge Loring rules in favor of Eastsound Water Users Association    - Love is in the Fair    - Boxes of drugs seized from local business    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - August 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 19:50


    Headlines from the week of August 14, 2024    - Every farm has a story - Order food online from local growers    - Update from Superintendent Fred Woods    - San Juan County welcomes new County Manager and thanks interim team    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - August 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 18:38


    Headlines from the week of August 14, 2024    - Samish ferry crew welcomes newborn    - Primary election results    - Orcas family welcomes surprise foal    - A rare art opportunity    - WSF commits additional crews to inter island route to ensure service during County Fair Week    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - August 7, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 23:32


    Headlines from the week of August 7, 2024    - Former Orcas woman charged with fraud    - FH man charged with four counts of possessing explicit images of minors    - Injured, entangled Humpback sighted off Lopez Island    - Eligible electricity customers can receive $200 energy credit through the state    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - July 31, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 19:41


    Headlines from the week of July 31, 2024    - State Rep. Ramel learns the wonders of Orcas transfer station    - Council talks to Inslee policy advisor about ferries    - All Islands Read unites San Juans    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - July 24, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 23:18


    Headlines from the week of July 24, 2024    - Dental clinic brings smiles to community    - Salmon caught in Southeast Alaska no longer ‘ocean wise'    - Mr. Garson goes to Brazil    - Where it goes when it ‘goes away'    - CWMA student scholarship awards    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - July 17, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 17:09


    Headlines from the week of July 17, 2024    - Salish Sea Wild continues to delight    - Carbon removal startup to work at Friday Harbor labs    - ‘Renew Land Bank' campaign    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - July 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 16:32


    Headlines from the week of July 10, 2024    - Chad Kimple appointed Acting Fire Chief    - July 4th Festivities Recap    - Island Stage Left celebrates 25 years    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - July 3, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 23:44


    Headlines from the week of July 3, 2024    - Pea Patch to be community services hub and provide supportive housing    - Orcas Teens return from 750-mile boat race to Alaska    - County purchases Shaw property    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - June 26, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 24:07


    Headlines from the week of June 26, 2024    - Caps off to the graduating class of 2024    - Fire chief and two commisioners resign    - New trail open on Cady Mountain Preservation    - Community Scholarship Foundation makes three academic awards    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - June 12, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 14:45


    Headlines from the week of June 12, 2024    - Astronaut Bill Anders dies in plane crash off Jones Island    - Graduation 2024    - Jesse Visciglia reflects on the adventure of fatherhood    - Nationwide shipbuilder search begins for five hybrid-electric ferries    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - June 5, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 17:49


    Headlines from the week of June 5, 2024    - Vikings make history at state track meet    - Orcas Pride events this weekend    - Wolverines place in state tournament    - Students graduate from 2024 EMT course    - Calling Lopez food growers     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - May 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 15:36


      - OIHS golf team wins state title    - Do you believe in magic? The incredible tale of a local dog's rescue after all hope was lost    - Celebrating twenty years of welcoming    - San Juan County hires new manager     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

    The Island Digest - May 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 14:45


    Headlines from the week of May 22, 2024    - Library continues to shine - Adult programs expanding    - Students for Peace hold walk-out protest    - Golfers Jack Hess and Akira Tokunaka head to State    - Infamous Post Office pot hole temporarily repaired    - Lobos Girls are district golf champions!     - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log

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