News
South Whidbey School Board votes to extend budget
The need came from the addition of paraeducators and a transitional kindergarten program.
Life
Skates: Whidbey’s big, unsung bottom-dwellers
Some Whidbey Islanders have found skates hooked on their line or washed up on the beach this summer.
Life
Death doula helps Whidbey patients and families
Amy Briscoe helps the elderly and the ill peacefully transition to death.
News
School contruction projects receive DOD grants
Oak Harbor School District was recently awarded grants for new buildings.
News
Island County starts manual recount Monday
The Elections Office will count ballots by hand because of 3 very tight races from the primaries.
Life
Volunteers monitor bull kelp, a key ‘ecosystem engineer’
Beyond Whidbey’s southernmost beach lies a 90-acre underwater forest wrapping around Possession Point
News
Grone leaves as finance director
The Village by the Sea’s head of the Finance Department is resigning – this time, for certain.
News
Exotic early birds pay neighbors a visit
A couple of fluffy birds on South Whidbey escaped their enclosure to visit a neighbor Thursday.
Life
Knock on wood: Woodpalooza celebrates 20 years
Woodworkers are branching out with their creations for Whidbey’s biggest wood-related event.
News
Seagull influx is not out of the ordinary
Experts say that this is seagull season but no more than any other year.
News
Judge sets deadline for Growler impact study
A federal judge set a specific deadline or re-doing the Environmental Impact Statement.
Business
Walking on sunshine: Sunflower Stroll offers bright, shiny bliss
At Scenic Isle Farm on Central Whidbey, visitors can relax and take home a piece of sunshine.