News
Crosswind on South Whidbey
The Whidbey Crosswind is now available on South Whidbey Island.
News
PUD explores turbines
Snohomish Public Utility District is exploring whether undersea turbines near Fort Casey could someday generate electricity for Puget…
News
Freeland sidewalk in the works
Island County Public Works Department will hold an open house from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 17,…
News
Island County tax statements surprise some
Island County property owners may be surprised when they see an extra charge listed on their property tax…
Opinion
USS Utah survivors need help | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
My name is Cecil Calavan, I am the president of the USS Utah Association.
Opinion
Stories that need doing | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
1. It’s now barely a month until first-half property taxes are due, yet Island County has yet to…
Opinion
Marina expansion welcomed | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I just came back from meeting with the Assistant Harbormaster Duncan McPhee today. It is a pleasure to…
Sports
Whidbey Crabs sweep Mountlake Terrace team
The Whidbey Crabs defeated the Terrace "G-Man" 10-0 and 12-1 in a double header Sunday, March 25.
Obituaries
Eugenia Hoertkorn
Eugenia Ella Hoertkorn, 87, passed away March 26, 2012 at her home in Greenbank, Wash. She was born…
Obituaries
William Maesner
William “Bill” Edward Maesner, Jr., was born in Tacoma, Washington on Feb. 22, 1937 to William and Winifred…
News
Big Brothers Big Sisters needs bowlers for its Bowling for Kids’ Sake event
Bowling may not be the weekly community event it once was, but Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island…
News
‘Evolution and American Culture’
Scientific understandings that led Charles Darwin to formulate his theory of natural selection, commonly known as “evolution,” are…
Opinion
Unsung heroes: Rod and Rich
I have always suspected that pharmacies hold the unsung heroes of the medical profession. Twice in the last…