A voter-approved initiative proved to be the death knell for a small Coupeville business.
Nearly two years after a voter initiative privatized liquor sales in Washington state, Coupeville Liquor Store will shut its doors in the coming months.
What started as an attempt to promote a book became a decades-long journey for a group of Central Whidbey-based singers.
That journey included trips to the British Isles, Scandinavia and former Eastern Bloc countries.
Nathaniel Talbot and Annie Jesperson started from square one.
The pair of farmers spent the past couple of years gaining the skills and finding the land to get their farm, Deep Harvest Farm, off the ground.
The commissioners for Whidbey General Hospital Monday night approved a proposal to replace computers for the facility’s fire suppression system.
After more two months of searching, leaders at Whidbey General Hospital have a candidate for a vacancy on its five-member elected board.
More than a dozen Whidbey-based equestrians are spending their free time fine-tuning their skills to compete in a three-day competition that draws hundreds of riders from throughout the Pacific Northwest, Canada and Alaska.
Warm, summer days on Whidbey mean berry patches are waiting to be picked clean of sweet succulent treats.
Several U-pick berry patches scattered throughout the island are up and running and people are rushing to pick the ripest and freshest strawberries and raspberries on Whidbey Island.
Warm, summer days on Whidbey mean berry patches are waiting to be picked clean of sweet succulent treats.
The Whidbey Island Conservation District is coordinating a new program to provide residents on the north end of the island with the area’s freshest produce.
The conservation district, based in Coupeville, is working with five Whidbey Island farms to provide a community supported agriculture program for residents in Oak Harbor and surrounding areas.
The bus service connecting three counties in the area has been gaining popularity in recent years and will continue.
Washington State University Extension is starting to examine possibilities to establish a presence at the Greenbank Farm.
A small group of students hoping to cultivate a career in agriculture are busy harvesting crops at Greenbank Farm.
For his years of service, Roger Case received a standing ovation June 10 during a Whidbey General Hospital board meeting.
But his resignation leaves hospital officials with a problem. They’re having to scramble to find a replacement.
