The Veterans of Foreign Wars Motorcycle Riders are looking to help veterans who have fallen on hard times. Through the…
Island County secured a $225,000 grant to purchase a new all-weather patrol vessel.
Funding for the boat was issued through the Homeland Security Grant Program under Operation Stonegarden.
A preliminary plan for the restoration of Ala Spit County Park was approved Monday with the aim of making the area more hospitable to salmon.
While the initiative has been applauded by conservationists, some say the work has created a safety hazard for park visitors.
Island County removed 800 feet of rock and crushed concrete from a center portion of the spit in 2012 in order to restore it to its original state.
Aircrew of Electronic Attack Squadron 130 Zappers were welcomed home with open arms Thursday following a nine-month deployment.
“He’s gonna see his daddy today,” said Katelin Grant of her 16-month-old son, Benjamin.
When making beer, Flyers Restaurant and Brewery co-owner Tony Savoy, who doubles as a brewer, said he enjoys the creativity he can use in the process.
“I’ve always liked cooking and it’s similar,” Savoy said Tuesday. “I appreciate the science side of it but I love the creative side.”
Reversing a decision made last month, Island County commissioners moved forward Monday with grant applications to acquire beach access properties adjacent to Glendale.
Commissioner Jill Johnson originally opposed the grant applications saying that she did not want the county to be responsible for the maintenance of any additional properties.
Top members of the Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to lobby against the Navy’s EA-18G Growlers.
Members of the group said they met with both legislators and staffers from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Pentagon, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
They’ll worry about the PBY Catalina later. For now, leaders of the PBY Memorial Foundation PBY-Naval Air Museum are relieved…
The fate of historic farmhouses on federal property is up in the air as the Navy considers what to do…
Those struggling financially on the island can find a free meal or groceries almost every day of the week on Whidbey Island.
Those working closely with the island’s growing homeless population offer a resounding “yes” when asked if the island needs a homeless shelter.
They will also tell you that Whidbey Island will likely never have one.
And that is forcing the county to think outside the box.
The Trust Board of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve said that farmers should be able to grow and process recreational marijuana within the area if they wish.
The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Replacement Squadron for the Electronic Attack Wing, the Vikings of Electronic Attack Squadron 129 flew their…