After nearly six months of searching, the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District has found a new director.
A notorious sunken boat didn’t stop a popular festival from enjoying a successful weekend.
The Penn Cove Water Festival drew thousands of people to Coupeville Saturday.
Noteworthy for the annual canoe races, competitors noted the conditions Saturday were perfect and they didn’t appear to notice any adverse effects from the sinking of the Deep Sea, which took place the previous weekend.
A community celebration this Saturday offers a chance to remember those who have given their lives for the United States.
Memorial Day weekend on Central Whidbey is highlighted by a community parade and remembrance ceremony that takes place Saturday in Coupeville.
“It’s a great day of celebrating and acknowledging our men and women in the service,” said Lynda Eccles, executive director of the Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the Memorial Day events in Coupeville.
The North Whidbey Park and Recreation District is moving forward with hiring a new executive director if a financial agreement can be reached.
Days of interviews, campus tours and public forums didn’t bear any fruit for the Coupeville School District. The school board unanimously decided Thursday evening not to offer the district’s superintendent position to any of the finalists who were paraded around the schools.
With a new slew of volunteer board members, work continues on organizing a popular celebration of Native American culture.
Due to some errors in the search process, the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District is back to considering approximately 20 candidates for the vacant executive director position.
Scott Vogt, vice-chairman for the parks and recreation district, said several “procedural errors” took place throughout the process to find a replacement.
Thanks to the enthusiastic help of dedicated volunteers, several homes throughout Central Whidbey are safer and nicer than they were before.
More than 100 volunteers participated in the annual Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers workday Saturday. They spent the day clearing bushes, repairing decks, removing rotted wood and fixing plumbing on more than 20 homes located within the boundaries of the Coupeville School District.
An oily sheen suspected of coming from a boat that has caused a headache for Port of Coupeville officials prompted a response from port staff and Central Whidbey firefighters.
Three Washingtonians are vying to be the next superintendent of the Coupeville School District.
After meeting in executive session Monday night, the Coupeville School Board winnowed the 13 applicants down to three who will go through day-long interviews next week.
Nearly 100 people in Coupeville took time out Thursday afternoon to pray on a wet and breezy Whidbey Island day.
They spent their lunch time praying and singing at the Island County campus in Coupeville to participate in the National Day of Prayer.
The days of Fido begging for a tasty snippet of bread are ending as small-scale commercial bakers producing out of their homes will have to develop a plan to limit kitchen access of pets as well as young children.
A campaign kickoff for a race that some think could alter the majority in the state Legislature drew hundreds of Republican party members, elected officials and community leaders to the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge Tuesday morning.
State Rep. Barbara Bailey wants to unseat Mary Margaret Haugen in the State Senate and she formally announced her campaign at a May Day breakfast.
