An overnight windstorm toppled trees and knocked out power in neighborhoods across Whidbey Island early Tuesday.
Children, children, children and children.
That’s who Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County cares about most.
The Occupy movement settled into the Village by the Sea last week.
A couple dozen people occupied the corner of Second Street and Anthes Avenue on Thursday afternoon at a rally that lasted two hours. Their reasons for holding signs in the bitter cold ranged from strengthening community ties to expressing freedom of speech.
FREELAND — Energy was abundant in Robert Bruce Knight.
Whether he used it to break out a 30-yard touchdown run or break out in song, it didn’t matter to those who knew him. They just liked to watch Knight shine.
They also liked his hugs.
More than 400 friends and family filled the sanctuary at Trinity Lutheran Church on Friday night for one more chance to share those experiences at Knight’s memorial.
Island County Commissioner Angie Homola will run for re-election.
The city’s acting police chief may get a permanent promotion to the job.
Langley’s next mayor should make less than what the city pays an office assistant.
The all-volunteer Mobile Turkey Unit is once again accepting requests for free, home-delivered Thanksgiving dinners to people on south and central Whidbey.
The Paint Escape has teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County to offer fun for children during parent-teacher conferences this month.
They were friends, brothers and sons.
They were students, athletes and South Whidbey High School graduates.
They had hopes and aspirations that will never be actualized — cut short by tragedy.
Marcel “Mick” Poynter, Charles “Mack” Porter and Robert Bruce Knight are missed by those who knew them.
LANGLEY — One smile did it all. Getting into trouble; getting out of trouble. Making new friends, keeping old ones.
Island County Fire District 3, facing an impending budget crisis in the coming years, took another step toward seeking a levy lid lift.
St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church will hold its grand and festive holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the church’s new parish hall at 5217 Honeymoon Bay Road in Freeland.