Both ballot measures pass with 70 percent support
Imagine a day in which you help a couple whose baby died of SIDS, chase after a man who beat his wife and mediate a… Continue reading
By Madeline Coats WNPA Olympia News Bureau Lawmakers seek to celebrate public lands in Washington state by designating the fourth Saturday of September as Public… Continue reading
Rick Felici is not among the sheriffs in the state who are refusing to enforce a controversial new law on gun control. It’s not that… Continue reading
By Madeline Coats WNPA Olympia News Bureau A group of 11 Democratic lawmakers aims to address the rights of homeless people and their ability to… Continue reading
By Madeline Coats WNPA Olympia News Bureau The state attorney general has stepped in with a warning to more than half the state’s county law… Continue reading
By Emma Epperly WNPA Olympia News Bureau Media organization representatives from across Washington lambasted proposed legislation that exempts the legislature from portions of the Public… Continue reading
South Whidbey residents overwhelmingly approved the extension of two levies that pay for programs, technology and capital improvements for the South Whidbey School District. The… Continue reading
Measles outbreak slows as four new cases are confirmed in Oregon
Island Regional Transportation Planning Organization is taking comments on its draft 2019 Coordinated Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan through Feb. 20. The draft plan can be… Continue reading
A local environmental group is declaring victory against a prolific logger over county forestry regulations. Whidbey Environmental Action Network, known as WEAN, spent decades complaining… Continue reading
Deputies discovered stolen guns during an eviction on North Whidbey Jan. 18, according to court papers. They arrested Bryan R. Seiler, 33, of Oak Harbor,… Continue reading
A Freeland man is accused of beating a 23-year-old woman with a piece of firewood, cutting her with a knife and trying to rape her… Continue reading
If the county needle exchange program didn’t exist, there could have been more than 42,000 more used needles scattered about the community last year, and… Continue reading
Peter Lawlor and Roberta Brown find great love in golden years
Unexpected expenses, decline in surgeries reported to board
By Emma Epperly WNPA Olympia News Bureau Addressing the need for a new airport and encouraging the growth of the aviation profession was the topic… Continue reading
