Nearly half a century later, the fight for Lolita continues. Starting 11 a.m. Saturday, about 20 people gathered at the intersection of Main Street and… Continue reading
Island County commissioners have sent Oak Harbor’s mayor a number of options for long-term water solutions for the residents of Wagon Wheel Mobile Home Park.… Continue reading
Dottie Sanders was known as a prolific artist, acclaimed cook and popular entertainer. She died unexpectedly last summer, but her fellow Whidbey Allied Artists members… Continue reading
Freeland development regulations don’t make for catchy, sensational headlines— yet the topic has come up in almost 10 articles in the Whidbey News-Times in just… Continue reading
Changes to the Oak Harbor Senior Center’s travel program are leaving people feeling confused and, in some cases, stranded. Just over a month ago, the… Continue reading
U.S. Coast Guard officials say there were no injuries and no pollution reported after a Canadian whale watching boat began taking on water Thursday afternoon.… Continue reading
An elderly man was transported to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a traffic accident caused his vehicle to drop off a steep cliff near Jones… Continue reading
The local island-hopping black bear has made another swim. Reported sightings of the lumbering loner have tracked his movements from Central Whidbey north along the… Continue reading
Garden celebrates 40 years of rhodies, providing beauty to Whidbey
Members of the last of 20 original guilds to support Whidbey’s only hospital are still doing what they can to help — and they’re having… Continue reading
Oak Harbor’s school district represents perhaps the most diverse on the island, and the administration is aiming to recruit teachers who better reflect its students.… Continue reading
A popular, yet somewhat hidden, Central Whidbey trail system will get bigger, and easier to get to. Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Island County and the… Continue reading
Some students find prom overwhelming or too difficult to go to, but that doesn’t mean these students don’t appreciate a night out with friends. When… Continue reading
It will be a queer thing, to be sure. “Curiouser and Curioser,” the Alice in Wonderland-themed “more-than-prom” is happening 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at… Continue reading
It was clear the group of third and fourth graders really knew what they were talking about. The students’ knowledge of the school rain barrel,… Continue reading
Whidbey Island has a hungry new visitor. Coupeville resident Glenn Hoffman awoke Tuesday morning to find his bird feeders in disarray at his home near… Continue reading
Under the pressure of increasing call volume and incrementally increasing minimum wage, North and Central Whidbey fire districts are hoping to receive more funding to… Continue reading
To be fit. To think. To be able to eat more food. To be able to drink more beer. These are the reasons members of… Continue reading
Coupeville Town Council Tuesday reviewed proposed regulations and amendments to deal with an increasing number of short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and VRBO. Council members… Continue reading
The magical, mythical, super and monstrous converged in one, free and family-friendly celebration of fandom last weekend. Oak Harbor Library this past Saturday hosted its… Continue reading
