Dorothy Bell’s recovery from a serious car crash many years ago gave her an adventurous spirit and an appreciation for life.
And in keeping with that spirit, Bell lived out a dream Saturday when she jumped out of an airplane on her birthday.
A man who forged signatures so he could divorce his wife and marry his girlfriend was sentenced this week, according to court documents.
Island Transit Chief Martha Rose was aware of the transportation agency’s building fiscal crisis for years, and ignored repeated warnings, according to the department’s former finance manager.
Where did the money go and what is Island Transit going to do about it?
This was the main question repeated by an angry and confused room full of people at the Island Transit board meeting Friday in the wake of financial mismanagement, service reductions and staffing cuts.
Nudist Democrat David Olinger, who ran as a write-in candidate for Island County Sheriff, won’t be going on to the general election.
Treasurer’s race to start recount Monday with Hannold, Jacks, Nuñez and Grone in the running.
More than 200 ballots were rejected Monday at the Island County Auditor’s office due to late postmarks and other issues.
In the next couple of weeks many parents of Whidbey students will receive letters indicating their elementary schools are failing them.
According to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, they are.
Island County has been identified as one of several Washington counties that are at imminent or critical risk of losing their chemical dependency programs.
Tansy ragwort, which appears as a daisy-like bunch of yellow flowers atop a tall stalk, remains one of the county’s most pervasive noxious weeds.
The winners of two hotly contested county races will move onto the general election by a nose.
Democrat Karla Jacks led the vote count in the race for District 3 Island County commissioner with 3,103 votes, or 48.79 percent at the last count Thursday.
Numbers released by the Island County Planning Department indicate that wait times for building permits are decreasing for some — but not all — projects.
At about pullup number 2,100 this past Saturday, Navy Petty Officer Michael McCastle began to experience muscle tears in his forearms and capillaries were bursting on his skin.
He decided then to do 1,000 more.
