The Island Digest - News from San Juan County, Washington

Headlines from the week of April 8, 2026

    - Kulper launches Uber business on Orcas 

    - A legacy in every note - Strings director Pamela Wright to retire  

    - Can swimming, barges and forage fish coexist? 

    -  Lopez High basketball players earn league recognition

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of April 1, 2026

    - Middle School b-ball shows growth, grit

    - Conservation donor fills funding gap  

    - Cancer patients fly free with the San Juan Eagles 

    - Lobos spring sports

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of March 18, 2026

    - Wright among four college journalists selected for Seattle Times ‘Best of the Pacific Northwest’

    - Citizens ask Washington court to restore long-serving Sidney-Anacortes ferry  

    - Tending the garden: San Juan Islanders choose community over chaos 

    - Councilperson Fuller not seeking re-election 

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of March 11, 2026

    - Orcas High School chess team wins 2B state championship again

    - Exploring a world far away from home  

    - Mosquito Fleet bill passes House 84-11, faces uncertain fate in Senate 

    - 2026 San Juan County Point-in-Time Unhoused Count

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of March 4, 2026

    - OIFR responds to fully involved structure fire

    - Girls basketball caps memorable season with state tournament 

    - Housing and waste disposal costs spill into code enforcement 

    - Coming home to Decatur

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of February 25, 2026

    - Landlines are back for the kids of SJI

    - Sheriff Eric Peter not seeking re-election

    - Red foxes on San Juan test positive for avian influenza

    - All-Islands Club Volleyball team launches

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of February 11, 2026

    - A perfect match from the start - Valentine’s profile with Carey and Christina

    - The Obregons - love, family, and community

    - An undeniable love

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of January 28, 2026

    - Exchange starts multiyear effort to bring composting to Orcas

    - Orcas turns out for Jan 20 march

    - First baby of the year: Callahan Hargrove

    - Islanders walk out with noise

    - SAFE San Juans launches support group for survivors of intimate partner violence

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of January 14, 2026

    - Local food heroes: David and Geri Turnoy

    - Locals voice concern over Venezuela

    - Lopez couple charged with land use violations

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log  

Headlines from the week of January 7, 2026

    - Update on Con’s - call for proposals

    - Islanders brace for decade of ferry uncertainty with aging vessels despite billion-dollar investment

    - Natural history essay for January 2026 - Iridescent dancers

    - plus excerpts from the Sheriff's Log