President, OPAL Board of Trustees. As president of OPAL’s board of trustees, I am excited to announce $1,875,000 in new ...

The Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound is soon to be open for the season! We invite you to step through our doors ...

From off-grid cabins to the regional grid, one island company is redefining what solar can do Most people don’t think about ...

The House Community Safety Committee held a public hearing for a Senate bill mandating one year of community custody for ...

When OPALCO, the Orcas Power & Light Cooperative, announced plans for a second solar farm on Decatur Island, it reignited a ...

Though former versions of HB 1795 banned isolation completely and a wider set of restraints, the bill currently bans solely ...

One of the food hub’s most direct partnerships is with Mama Bird Farm on San Juan Island. Mulvaney drives to the farm twice a ...

The Orcas Community Resource Center is hosting a free financial literacy workshop, “Raise Your Score,” on Tuesday, March 17, ...

• A San Juan deputy responded to a report of a hit-and-run collision of an unattended vehicle. The incident was investigated ...

Following in their big brother’s footsteps, two Orcas siblings are traveling to Japan for a month this summer.

As a twenty plus year, full time, Shaw resident I would like to express my support for San Juan County’s efforts to establish ...

In 2025, the count had identified 69 unhoused and 55 at risk of being unhoused. The 2024 count surveyed 59 people who were ...