U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen visited Olympic View Elementary School Friday to announce he is introducing legislation to improve a federal funding program that brings millions of dollars to the Oak Harbor School District.
Larsen, currently in his seventh term, said he is co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill next week to continue funding Impact Aid, which is a federal program that accounts for approximately $4 million of the Oak Harbor School District’s nearly $50 million budget.
Heni Barnes spent months throughout the school year researching a project that earned her some national attention.
The Coupeville High School junior performed well enough at regional and state competitions to earn a spot at the National History Day competition that takes place next month in College Park, Md.
Riding state ferries is likely to become a bit more expensive.
In an attempt to meet revenue goals set by the state Legislature, officials from Washington State Ferries are proposing fare increases over the next two years.
Officials are considering two rounds of fare increases. The first would be a 3 percent increase in vehicle fares and a 2 percent increase in passenger fares that would take effect Oct. 1, 2013. The second would be 2.5 percent increase in vehicle fares and a 2 percent increase in passenger fares that would take effect May 1, 2014.
Pearl Harbor survivors, along with other World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans joined active duty personnel and Whidbey Island residents to remember and honor the men and women who have sacrificed their lives to protect the United States.
Coupeville is home of an annual Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony that took place Saturday. Thousands of people lined the streets of Coupeville and filled Coupeville Town Park to participate in a festive day of events.
Around 40 Coupeville business leaders came to Christopher’s on Whidbey Monday evening to hear the mayor give a report on the town’s business environment.
Owners of lodging establishments in and around Coupeville aren’t seeing a large loss of Memorial Day weekend business in the wake of the Skagit River Bridge collapse Thursday evening on Interstate 5 in Mount Vernon.
Coupeville’s annual Memorial Day Parade is 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25 in downtown Coupeville. Parade includes, military personnel, bands, Pearl…
With both the Coupeville Wharf and the Greenbank Farm in need of some TLC, leaders for the Port of Coupeville are prioritizing potential maintenance projects.
The Coupeville Town Council Tuesday will continue discussions about the future of law enforcement in the historic town.
The conclusion of filing week saw nobody filing for candidacy for 14 offices throughout Island County.
With a ballot mostly filled with uncontested races on Central Whidbey Island, the Port of Coupeville is one of two contested races in the November general election.
Two of three seats are up for election this year and both have two people vying to fill the spot.
Five Pearl Harbor survivors will visit Central Whidbey Island this weekend as an integral part of the Town of Coupeville’s remembrance of Memorial Day.
Hillcrest Elementary School sixth-grader Elsian Atienze brought his team of six Pokémon to Vancouver, B.C., last month and won a regional tournament.
The Oak Harbor video gamer earned the title “Pokemon Regional Champion” after competing in a two-day tournament.
