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Justin Burnett / The Record Callahan McVay entertains a crowd as he works in his Second Street studio and gallery in Langley. McVay has turned his shop into a success by selling lessons

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Langley glass artist ‘experiences’ success

Waiting at the register in a little Langley art studio on Second Street, 11-year-old Ellie Bloom stands within…

Rob McCarthy

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Cats take heat as dog license costs increase in Island County

Owning a dog in Island County became a little more expensive this week.

Justin Burnett / The Record Paulette Becker

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Citizens ignite Island County support on 2-1 vote

The grassroots group that’s dubbed itself Citizens Ignited is celebrating another victory this week. In a 2-1 decision…

Bernardo Malfitano

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Whidbey neighbors help pilot out of crashed plane

A Lynnwood man crash landed his small two-seater airplane in a marshy grassland on South Whidbey Thursday. The…

A massive hole now occupies what used to be Langley residents Roy and Rosalie Ballinger’s back yard. They began losing ground about a week ago and have lost up to 90 feet of property. An underground spring may be responsible.

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Langley couple suddenly losing cliffside property to erosion

A Langley husband and wife made national headlines this week when their back yard began to collapse down…

Seattle resident and two-year reigning pie-eating contest champ Madden Gillespie works on her third consecutive victory at the Loganberry Festival at Greenbank Farm this past weekend.

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Annual Loganberry Festival goes ‘berry’ well

Live music, healthy participation, and plenty of fun events and activities appear to have once again proved to…

Helen Price Johnson

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Island County commissioner candidates butt heads at final forum

Island County District 1 commissioner hopefuls squared off Thursday at one of the last political forums before the…

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Law and justice levy finds support is waning in Island County

It’s looking more and more as though voters this year will not be deciding on a special sales…

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Langley allows residential parking permits

The Langley City Council has approved rules that allow residential areas to set up zones that require parking…

Beverly Rose makes sure that just about everyone at the Clinton Thursday Market walks away with a credit union survey in their hands.

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Credit rising: Whidbey credit union fans strike again

Hobbled by funding problems, the effort to establish a credit union on South Whidbey has taken a new…

Paul Fuesel

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Langley looks at Second Street redesign concepts

Two months into the design phase, Langley decision-makers and the public got their first real look at early…

South Whidbey artist Georgia Gerber (front left) and Oak Harbor Senior Planner Cac Kamak (front right) work with others to set the third duck in Gerber’s “Stumbly Ducklings” piece in downtown Oak Harbor.

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Clinton sculptor stumbles into Oak Harbor | NOTABLE

Famed Clinton sculptor Georgia Gerber has moved to Oak Harbor — or at least a piece of her…

Newly appointed Whidbey General Hospital Commissioner Georgia Gardner

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Gardner takes seat on Whidbey General board

Whidbey General Hospital’s newest commissioner was sworn into office at the start of her first board meeting Monday.