Candidates vying for state and county elected positions faced off in two back-to-back League of Women Voters forums last week.
Candidates vying for state and county elected positions faced off in two back-to-back League of Women Voters forums last week.
“The Weed Cream Guy” was not a title Byron Burns of North Whidbey ever aspired to, but after the army veteran and former fire protection engineer tried a topical cannabis product several years ago for his own back pain, he immediately decided he wanted to make similar products available to the public.
Island County did not meet the June 30 deadline for completing its 2016 periodic review of the Comprehensive Plan, but planners are moving forward with a phased approach to subsequent updates.
Island County commissioners responded to a state board’s order to improve regulations meant to protect fish and wildlife late last month, but the environmental group that originally objected to the county’s rules says the proposed fix still isn’t enough.
As the demand for housing continues to rise, property owners in Island County are seeing big increases in home and land values this year.
The scratching of sandpaper and a mechanical buzz hum throughout Chris Oatley’s small garage turned woodshop.
Lack of affordable housing continues to be a problem.
For Island County Sheriff Mark Brown and the county commissioners, it simply doesn’t make sense to allow people to shoot off fireworks when dry weather conditions are dangerous enough to permit a burn ban.
Members of the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, or COER, were left disappointed Tuesday afternoon when the Island County Board of Health’s monthly meeting was cancelled on short notice.
The group previously asked the board to address potential health hazards of noise produced by the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s EA-18G Growler aircraft training flight at the Outlying Field near Coupeville. The members planned to address their concerns for the third time with the health board.
Bill Oakes has been building things for as long as he can remember.
In college, radio-controlled airplanes held his fascination, and the act of bringing many pieces together to form a functioning whole fueled his passion for something greater — engineering.
For Island County Sheriff Mark Brown and the county commissioners, it simply doesn’t make sense to allow people to shoot off fireworks when dry weather conditions are dangerous enough to permit a burn ban.
