News
Student charged with making threat
A North Whidbey Middle School student is accused of threatening classmates and a substitute teacher.
News
County awards $7 million for affordable housing
Three nonprofit organizations will receive funds from Island County to build affordable housing.
News
Man arrested for heist of pickle sign
A giant pickle-shaped sign was returned to a popular Clinton sandwich shop after a man stole it.
News
Game may have led to shooting death
The death of an Oak Harbor teenager may have been the result of a game that went horribly…
News
Child molester sent to prison after violating special sentence terms
A former Oak Harbor man was sent to prison after violating the terms of a sentencing alternative.
News
Woman with dead horses charged with animal cruelty
A woman accused of allowing two horses to starve is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges.
News
County eyes priorities for federal funds
Island County commissioners are seeking federal pork, possibly for a new trash compactor.
News
Concerns raised about county animal control
The sheriff said his department will be rebuilding an animal control program “from the ground up.”
Opinion
Top online stories are unexpected mix
What stories will pique the interest of the internet can be unpredictable, especially for small community newspapers.
News
Man dies in Greenbank garage fire
A Greenbank man died in a garage fire two days before Christmas.
Opinion
A look back at a year of Island Scanner
The Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record have published Island Scanner for many decades and it’s always been…