Environmentally conscious folks in Coupeville will soon have a new way to recycle.
The town is several weeks away from finalizing an agreement with Island Disposal for a curbside recycling program.
A traditional summertime food drive on North Whidbey brought in less food and donations than anticipated during a time when the need remains high.
The standby wait at Coupeville reached two hours one Friday this month while other drivers with the foresight to make a reservation for the ferry that crosses Admiralty Inlet scooted onto the boat.
To lessen such waits in the future, ferry officials are hoping more people will make a reservation. To encourage that, plans are in the works to increase the reservation space on ferries serving the Port Townsend-to-Coupeville ferry route.
Pastor Garrett Arnold is spending his wedding anniversary in Harborview Medical Center recovering from injuries he sustained in a serious fall Friday afternoon.
The respected pastor of Living Hope Foursquare Church in Coupeville broke his back after falling about 25 feet down an embankment Friday morning in Ledgewood.
Arnold is currently in stable condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit, said Suzanne Zetter, treasurer at Living Hope Foursquare Church. She said Arnold suffered several broken vertebrae which surgeons had to fuse together during surgery Friday. She said its expected he will be hospitalized for about a month.
Two families are spending the summer growing closer together, learning about their faith and discovering the continental United States.
Thousands of people flowed into downtown Coupeville to enjoy one of the biggest festivals on Whidbey Island.
For several hours Saturday, everybody visiting the Greenbank Farm turned a bit Scottish.
Caber tossing, bagpiping and dancing were some of the events that drew hundreds of people to the Whidbey Island Highland Games.
Residents living on the edge of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve are concerned proposed changes to an intersection will make driving conditions on Highway 20 even more dangerous.
About 20 people, including local residents, state and county transportation officials and State Rep. Norma Smith, met Monday afternoon near the intersection of Highway 20 and Parker Road.
Island Transit is planning to alter the triangle-shaped property surrounded by Old Smith Prairie Road, Parker Road and Highway 20. The agency plans to close the two separate intersections and build a new road that bisects the triangle.
Nearly 200 artists will descend upon Coupeville this weekend to participate in one of the most popular festivals on Whidbey Island.
The Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival takes place Aug. 11 and 12. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
A group of Whidbey’s best barbecuers will be busy this weekend cooking 2,000 pounds of pork to hand out free to hungry islanders.
A group of Canada geese caused the closure of a popular swimming hole on North Whidbey Island.
Island County Public Health announced this week that the western part of Cranberry Lake, located on the Whidbey Island side of Deception Pass State Park, is closed to swimming until further notice.
Health officials closed the popular swim site because of persistently high levels of E. coli bacteria that has been recorded in that part of the lake, according to the Island County Public Health.
Red advisory signs and caution tape are posted at the swimming area to discourage swimmers from taking a dip.
At one time the Greenbank Farm was home to more than 100 acres of loganberries, which made it the largest grower of the raspberry / blackberry hybrid in the country.
Two spots of congestion that took place in Coupeville during a popular relay race are prompting concerns about runner safety.
The Ragnar Relay, which starts in Blaine and finishes in Langley each year, winds its way through Coupeville as one of the last legs of the race. However, the number of racers, combined with the traffic associated with the farmers market, caused a deal of congestion last weekend around the area of N. Seventh Street near the Coupeville United Methodist Church.
