“They still fall well short of meeting the state writing standard, but South Whidbey students are doing about as well or slightly better than their peers throughout the state.”
“As Falcon sports teams enter the winter season, the athletic department, school administrators and students are still evaluating the effectiveness of the new athletic code, while some parents object to the disciplinary system.”
Five South Whidbey High School students were injured Thursday night when the Jeep Wrangler they were riding in crashed into another car and rolled into a ditch.
New babies born to island families.
South Whidbey American Legion Post 141 is making sure nobody — including shut-ins at home — goes without a Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Three Whidbey Island men and one Edmonds woman held for the murder of Clinton resident Ed Ross on Oct. 10 will face a Cowlitz County judge and jury in January.
The popular Nancy Pearl will review books in a performance on stage at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Dec. 1
“Charlie and Shauna Davies of Freeland weren’t expecting their baby early Thursday morning, Nov. 17, but the baby had other ideas.”
“After placing sixth as a team in the state cross country championships, the lady Falcons were invited to stand atop the podium as the state’s academic cross country championship for the second year in a row.”
An abbreviated schedule to levy a new lodging tax in Langley combined with several sharp-edged comments from local tourism officials may have set the city’s elected officials against an ambitious plan for Island County tourism marketing.
“Whidbey General Hospital’s Freeland building is finished, and will welcome its new doctor and patients Dec. 1.”
Woman narrowly escapes trailer fire.
“Island County wants more money to promote tourism on Whidbey Island, and on Wednesday it is going to ask the city of Langley and South Whidbey to provide a large chunk of it.”
