Puget Sound Energy is hosting its annual Emergency Preparedness and Safety Fair 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 at its Freeland Office. “I… Continue reading
Collective bargaining set to resume Labor Day
Whidbey Island Fair has released its list of 2018 4-H winners. They are: KNIGHT ARNDT – Kool Kritters, Reserve Champion Intermediate Public Presentations; Grand Champion… Continue reading
Gemkow Construction has changed its name to McClure Custom Homes, LLC nearly two years after purchase. Owners Smokey and Leilani McClure are renaming their custom… Continue reading
Under smoky skies, nearly 50 Whidbey Island residents, dignitaries and fire department staff and volunteers gathered last week to celebrate the groundbreaking at the site… Continue reading
Unique shelters part of proposal
While there are no official winners in Langley’s annual Soup Box Derby, 96-year-old Peter Lawlor retires in victory piloting his “Red Hot Chili” car. Lawlor,… Continue reading
Sept. 1 application deadline set
Now that smoke has mostly cleared from the skies over Whidbey, Island County’s burn ban has reverted back to Type I. The Northwest Clean Air… Continue reading
Government leaders outlined goals Wednesday to improve local economic development, with focuses on the island’s “gateways,” parking, facility improvements and affordable housing. Island County Commissioner… Continue reading
South Whidbey teachers distressed about contract negotiations with the district are taking their argument to the school board Wednesday. “We will make our presence known,”… Continue reading
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Citizens debate temporary tenants: Guests or pests?
A Clinton woman could face jail time for allegedly impersonating a golf course employee and collecting money, according to court documents. Prosecutors recently charged Tamara… Continue reading
Jim Christensen’s summer vacation means getting away to the remote woodlands of northern Minnesota, making his way into Ontario’s Quetico Park and back with only… Continue reading
Eat your vegetables. Don’t drink a lot. Don’t party a lot. And just live your life. Those are the secrets to Edythe Swanson’s long life.… Continue reading
Appointments needed before classroom items distributed
Whidbey Telecom has announced the winner of its 2018-19 Directory Cover Art Competition. The directory, published in November, will feature “Island Bound,” an original photograph… Continue reading
The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, July 17 At 11:02 a.m., a caller reported fishermen were… Continue reading
Island County punctuated its current ban on burning because of fire danger with an additional warning Monday that a ban is needed because of unhealthy… Continue reading
