Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Thursday, April 2….
A tense room full of passionate constituents was about evenly divided when it came to the subject of jet noise Tuesday night.
And while Navy jets on Whidbey Island were the most discussed topic, it wasn’t the only thing on the minds of constituents who packed the Coupeville Rec Hall and grilled U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen on the issue.
Until he was 8 years old, Frank Franssen only knew life under the Nazi occupation.
Then, in late 1944, all that changed.
American troops rolled into the small village of Heerlen, Holland, among them an ambulance driver named Pedro Vera.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment Northwest from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will conduct explosive demolition operations in Crescent Harbor…
Legitimizing dozens of UFO sightings over the years, an alien aircraft landed at the Navy’s Outlying Field in Coupeville late Monday night.
Some Whidbey residents have long insisted that UFOs have been visible in the night sky.
Well-known “rino” Commissioner Jill Johnson has finally switched parties and become a Democrat.
While some were surprised by the move, others said the change was long in coming.
“Duh,” said Jason McFadyen, president of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce and an infamous Democrat.
It started as just a bunch of gals who liked to quilt.
The E.B. Quilters, named in honor of Oak Harbor Soroptimist Elena Bainbridge, is a group of Whidbey residents who gather at the Cottage Hobby House in Anacortes to quilt.
When Brenda Merrick mentioned Days for Girls, an international program that sews reusable sanitary napkin kits for girls in underprivileged areas, the E.B. Quilters got to stitching.
The scenic acreage that surrounds Monroe Landing has been a home and refuge to many.
Initially one of three Salish villages located on the shores of Penn Cove, the beach made a perfect canoe landing area and temporary encampments cropped up around the cove.
After a heated meeting of around 18 members of Diking District 3, the future and purpose of the governing body remains uncertain.
Saving old-growth trees while still maximizing parking was one of the top concerns about Whidbey General Hospital’s expansion project, revealed for the first time this week.
Whidbey General Hospital is 45 years old. Staff gathered in front of the entrance Wednesday to take a group photo to commemorate “45 years of Neighbors Caring for Neighbors.”
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Admiral Nimitz Hall galley won the Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award in food service…
Island County commissioners don’t always agree on how to approach the Comprehensive Plan Update, due next year.
