The regular meeting of Island County Diking District 1 commissioners scheduled for Thursday, June 2 in Freeland has been cancelled.
Langley Planning Director Larry Kwarsick is running for mayor in the Village by the Sea. Kwarsick announced his candidacy for the mayor’s job in Langley on Wednesday. He said he would run as a part-time mayor, for part-time pay.
It was proud yet personal. Historical but heartfelt.
Washington State Rep. Norma Smith stepped into the empty place where, six years ago, her late husband had humbly stood: a patch of grass between graves near the entrance of the Clinton Cemetery, before a crowd gathered to mark Memorial Day.
With the search for a new district superintendent over, the South Whidbey School Board will turn its attention back to its controversial consolidation effort.
She’s taking a practice run in the pole vault — eyes straight ahead, pole raised, legs churning — then suddenly, she stops.
She bends over, gingerly picking up a bug on the path and placing it out of harm’s way, then continues her vaulting.
It’s a small example of Emily Martin’s reverence for all of life, say her grandparents, Stella and Chuck Martin.
Several South Whidbey High School students took awards at the annual Showcase of the Arts held this year on Saturday, April 30 at the Coupeville Recreation Center.
The family of Erin Flynn is very happy to announce her marriage to Sam Larson on April 23, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County expanded its Bowl For Kids’ Sake to Coupeville on a recent Saturday, and about 50 bowlers came out to support local kids and the mentoring agency, including teams from South Whidbey.
It’s déjà vu for Rev. Mary Boyd, who will have a homecoming of sorts when she becomes new pastor of Langley United Methodist Church in July.
Some whales apparently travel as far dead as they do alive, according to reports compiled by the local Orca Network sea mammal-monitoring organization.
Ferry service between Clinton and Mukilteo was disrupted Saturday afternoon by a locked vehicle its owner couldn’t open.
An Island County District Court judge remained in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Tuesday morning after being injured when his motorcycle collided with a deer on Highway 20 north of Coupeville early Sunday morning.
Donations are coming in at a fast clip from all island towns for the Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation’s eighth annual “Spring Fling” auction. The fundraiser is Saturday, June 4 at the Useless Bay Country Club.