Two brothers from Greenbank are peddling and pedaling philanthropy in a big way. They’re setting off early next month on a two-year, 25,000-mile bicycle trip through 25 countries.
Woof, Mr. DeMille. She’s ready for her close-up.
Little Miss, a 9-year-old miniature American Eskimo dog, took the folding seat of honor in the balcony Saturday after being selected from among 116 entries to become The Clyde Theatre’s 2009 Top Dog.
After a seven-month delay, the South Whidbey School District may be within a couple of weeks of bringing water fountains back to its buildings.
It’s back to the beach at South Whidbey State Park north of Freeland, thanks to a few community volunteers who took tools in hand and fixed the stairs waylaid by a winter storm two years ago.
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is on the verge of a $25 million barge-building contract that would provide jobs for as many as 75 new employees in the next two to three months, Len York, chief executive officer, said Thursday.
That’s if the company can borrow the money.
The air may be about to go out of the bagpipes.
The annual Whidbey Island Highland Games, sponsored by the Whidbey Island Celtic Society, is in danger of being cancelled after
10 years for lack of volunteers.
Police staffing for the Island County Fair and other South Whidbey community events may dwindle as county officials look for ways to combat a huge budget deficit.
The battle goes on to reduce pollution threatening shellfish in Holmes Harbor as county officials kick off a series of public information meetings on the subject this week.
Ferries and schools will get a little piece of the federal stimulus pie, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen said Friday.
When it comes to timely whale-spotting, Langley’s reputation may be saved by the bell. An early-warning system was erected in the nick of time this past weekend for this year’s gray whale migration.
Embattled Island County Diking District 1 has a new commissioner — one of its critics.
John Shepard, a retired professor of medicine, was appointed to the three-man commission this week by Island County Commissioners.
An important chunk of South Whidbey history wound up in an appropriate place this week.
Files documenting the six-year battle to preserve Saratoga Woods north of Langley were presented Wednesday to the South Whidbey Historical Society.
Tougher penalties for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol are being pushed by state Rep. Norma Smith of Clinton.
