The Council was introduced to the new corrections officer and courthouse security, John Stanford, during their July 12 meeting. Sheriff Eric Peter also provided updates from the Sheriff’s Office, including information about multiple officer and dispatch training, crime, arrest and call statistics.
An epidemic of fentanyl overdoses has been raging across North America for years. The waves of that epidemic are lapping at the shores of San Juan County.
Maintaining areas around power lines not only prevents outages, but also keeps electrical crews safe and keeps wildfires at bay. Orcas Power and Light Cooperative has begun what they are calling maintaining their right-of-way maintenance project for those very reasons.