Sports
Five Falcon grapplers headed to state
Five South Whidbey wrestlers will head to state finals in Tacoma this weekend, based on their performance Saturday…
News
Inmate files $10.2 million claim against county jail
A former inmate of the Island County Jail has filed a $10.2 million claim against the county, alleging…
News
Ace Leather Goods celebrates 25th anniversary
A business built on a passion for working with leather is turning 25. When Andrew Gilkerson started Ace…
News
Hone your craft, finish that manuscript, sell it!
Do you wake up each morning to have that blank sheet of paper haunting you? Does your heart…
Sports
Height rules as Knights outgun Falcons
It came as quite a shock to Kings Coach Eric Rasmussen when Lady Falcon Cayla Calderwood picked up…
News
Freeland cityhood may be on November ballot
The boundaries for the proposed city of Freeland are almost ready for public review, committee members said this…
News
Water hook-ups charges to double in Freeland water district
Getting access to Freeland water will cost double what it did last year for new customers. The Freeland…
Opinion
Valentine’s Day “sonnets” for the humor-deprived
Top of the morning, mates. Or, if you are Down Under, where “mate” is more commonly used, bottom…
News
Nichols Brothers to build second tug for Baydelta Maritime
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders got a shot in the arm for business through 2007 with a second contract…
Obituaries
Harold Eugene Hughes
Harold Eugene Hughes, age 64, peacefully left this earth on Feb. 8, 2007, after a courageous two year…
Obituaries
DoraLee Buchanan
DoraLee Buchanan, longtime resident of Whidbey Island, passed away Feb. 8, 2007. DoraLee was born Feb. 26, 1931…
News
Soroptimist ‘red dress’ program to raise awareness of heart disease in women
Imagine having two heart attacks at the age of 44. It happened to island resident Lynn Tippery, who…
News
Students tackle issue of fresh produce
Eating healthy on South Whidbey is big. Produce departments in South End grocery stores have an array of…