A quick response by a local firefighter may have helped save a Langley family’s home this past week. South Whidbey Fire/EMS volunteer firefighter Marc Swenson,… Continue reading
A developer with plans to build a large housing development south of Oak Harbor wants the city of Oak Harbor on his side. During a… Continue reading
‘Queens of the Island’ reeling them in at Off the Hook lounge
A deputy was justified in fatally shooting Navy sailor Nicholas K. Perkins during a police standoff on North Whidbey Sept. 17, 2017, the Island County… Continue reading
The Coupeville Marshal and Island County Sheriff’s Office are warning residents of a phone scam that duped at least one local woman out of $750.… Continue reading
Both replacement levies for the Coupeville School District are passing by a landslide. The district’s Maintenance and Operations/Enrichment Levy is passing with 1,793 votes, or… Continue reading
Estimated cost for Oak Harbor’s sewage treatment plant under construction in Windjammer Park recently jumped by $20 million. The Oak Harbor mayor and city council… Continue reading
Bee Eaters to buzz Dancing Fish Vineyards
An Oak Harbor man was arrested for allegedly masturbating while looking at a girl in the Walmart women’s bathroom, according to a police report. Sean… Continue reading
A man faces a felony charge after getting caught pawning a telescope that had been stolen from a children’s underwater robotics club on South Whidbey.… Continue reading
Narcan used for first time by Langley Police Department
A local stained glass artist and avid volunteer was recently named the Jan Holmes Island County 2018 Coastal Volunteer of the Year. On Saturday Feb.… Continue reading
The hearing aid provider My Hearing Centers has acquired Connect Hearing Connect Hearing had offices on Midway Boulevard in Oak Harbor and Harbor Avenue in… Continue reading
Island County Planning Commission voted Monday to amend code related to forest practices in response to a settlement agreement filed with the Whidbey Island Environmental… Continue reading
Clients at Gifts at the Heart Food Bank will be in for a rare sweet treat to celebrate the coincidence of two holidays falling on… Continue reading
Last week, a miniature Albert Einstein, Sonia Sotomayor, Jane Goodall, Martin Luther King Jr. and other notable figures from the past and present could be… Continue reading
A new year meant new aircraft, a new home and a new beginning for the Golden Eagles of Patrol Squadron (VP) 9. After 54 years… Continue reading
Construction is slated to start on more than 50 new affordable housing units on Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor by the end of 2018. Some… Continue reading
A Level 2 sex offender will be living on the 700 block of Southwest Sixth Avenue in Oak Harbor, according to the Island County Sheriff’s… Continue reading
The Island County Conservation Futures Program is now accepting applications from eligible organizations for acquisition projects or maintenance and operations projects. However, Island County commissioners… Continue reading
