Business
Grieving father gives back to Nichols Brothers
FREELAND — Bruce Howard lost his only son, Ryan, to an automobile accident in March 2006. And in…
News
Commissioners approve tax increase for mental health spending
COUPEVILLE — It’s not often Island County commissioners get a standing ovation for voting for a tax increase.…
News
PSE’S PERFECT STORM Long-awaited study reviews utility’s response to December 2006 storm
Despite leaving people in the dark about when their power would come back on, Puget Sound Energy did…
News
Whidbey General Hospital celebrates an international delivery
Isaac Kershaw Payne was a world traveler before he was born in Coupeville on the weekend. The baby…
Life
To pipe, to Put, to Jig and Drum
Fancy a Scottish fling? Or perhaps you’d prefer the Australian Ladies. No worries, both can be found from…
Sports
Triathletes speed to the finish at Race the Rock
South Enders finish with personal bests LANGLEY — By any race standards, 2 minutes, 9 seconds is a…
Obituaries
Michael Wesley Simpson
Michael Wesley Simpson was born July 27, 1950 in Pittsburg, Texas and went home to be with the…
News
Long-awaited Bush Point boat launch ramp is open for business
FREELAND — Bush Point is good to go. At last. Thursday morning, workers for the Department of Fish…
News
Fallen sailors remembered through tearful ceremony
OAK HARBOR — Even the resolve of this seasoned commander was visibly challenged by the sight before him.…
News
Water connects islanders, is a focus in development
COUPEVILLE — A childhood rhyme tells rain, rain to go away. If that rhyme rang true and the…
News
Janie and Joe, Two new CDs from our modern-day minstrels
If anywhere in America there were minstrels, among the most likely places to find them would be Whidbey…
Business
Acupuncturists open shop at Bayview
A new health center in Bayview Center has opened its doors to a holistic approach to healing mind…