Langley Middle School won’t close its doors come September 2012. The South Whidbey School Board voted 4-1 Wednesday to rescind its earlier decision to close the iconic facility by the start of the next school year.
The new contract to help build Washington state’s next ferry will mean new jobs — and rehires for laid-off workers — at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, an official with the Freeland shipyard said Wednesday.
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland has been hired as one of the subcontractors to build a new 144-car ferry for Washington state, officials from US Fab announced Wednesday.
Congressman Rick Larsen will host a telephone town hall tonight with residents in the 2nd District.
Two days after a man jumped from the stern of the ferry M/V Cathlamet during the 10 p.m. sailing Sunday, investigators are still trying to sort out who the man was and why he apparently leapt to his death in the frigid waters of Puget Sound.
South Whidbey School Board directors will vote on a memorandum to rescind the closure of Langley Middle School at tonight’s meeting.
A single portable toilet at Freeland Park was set on fire in the early morning hours Saturday, Dec. 10.
The Island County Public Works Department is urging motorists to plan now for winter road driving, and is warning that some roads won’t be plowed when bad weather hits.
Highly-publicized national abuse allegations have led South Whidbey School District directors to look at adopting a policy governing student and staff boundaries.
South Whidbey’s youngest philanthropists have been busy gathering food for Good Cheer Food Bank this month.
She’s 107 years old and her bottom is bowing. It’s not as if she’s going to fall down…
A car fire near Race Road at Highway 20/Highway 525 has left traffic at a standstill just after 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Volunteers are needed to help pick up beach litter at Double Bluff County Park from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.