Two visiting pre-med students discovered a human jawbone on a beach in Coupeville.
The Island County commissioners will hold their first regular nighttime meeting this month and one of the first items on the agenda will be the repeal of a controversial curbside recycling ordinance.
Work on a new kitchen for the historic Pole Building at the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds in Langley may begin as soon as next month.
Health Department Director Keith Higman will fill in as the Island County’s appointed interim planning chief.
To ensure that outgoing Planning Chief Bob Pederson won’t sue Island County, the commissioners have agreed to pay him more than $21,000 and provide him with a letter of recommendation.
More than a year of debate was settled when Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson was appointed chairperson of the board.
The age-old question of “are we alone in the universe” may have been answered for a South Whidbey couple last weekend.
The long wait for Island County to take legal action against a Greenbank property owner and reclaim a disputed public beach access has finally come to an end.
A proposed ban on fin-fish net pens is sunk at the state Legislature.
Island County Planning Director Bob Pederson is leaving.
Pederson, hired in 2009, submitted a letter of resignation to the Board of Commissioners on Monday morning.
A controversial proposal that would have paved the way for no-shooting areas in Island County was struck down this week.
As soon as this month, one of Island County’s weekly board meetings will be held during the evening.
Two months ago, Commissioner Kelly Emerson received 60 days to settle her issues with the Island County Planning Department or face the possibility of once again being passed over for chairmanship of the board.
The matters have yet to be resolved, but Emerson will likely serve as county commission chairwoman.
Newly-elected Commissioner Jill Johnson is supporting her fellow Republican’s bid to serve as chairwoman.