For the last three years, we have had the honor of hosting a Native American Canoe Journey on Orcas, and we have this special opportunity again this year. There will be a welcoming ceremony when ...

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Island Life on Orcas is presenting a Film Festival of Shorts at Sea View Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $12.

San Juan County Sheriff’s is looking for any information on the whereabouts of the missing Lopez community member. One of our detectives is working this case and has sent out a law enforcement ...

Discover the joy of drumming with the Spirit of Drumming Group on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. This beginner-friendly group focuses on ...

The “wealth tax” that the House and Senate are attempting to pass would allow Washington state to tax stocks, bonds and other ...

Primula refers to Shooting Stars being among the “very first” spring flowers. Pauciflora is derived from the Latin paucus, ...

2024 was a year of significant change and growth for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue. Personnel resignations and new hirings reshaped the department. Financial procedures for payments and reporting were ...

Most of us who live here start as visitors but then are captivated by the islands’ magic, inspired to create an island life.

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• An Orcas Island deputy conducted a traffic stop for a driver speeding 49 mph in a posted 25 mph speed zone on Crow Valley ...

Orcas Island voters overwhelmingly approved the hospital district levy lift. A total of 61.05 percent of voters said yes to ...