Well, at least one thing is certain: Airplane owners want the Port of Coupeville to get involved with the airport near Oak Harbor.
They want it badly enough that self-professed airport owner Joel Eisenberg said pilots are willing to pony up the dough to pay for the port’s share of a feasibility study examining whether the port should purchase the airport.
A community radio station in Coupeville reached a hallmark this week. Gwen Sam’s “Whidbey Chat” marked the first live broadcast from the radio station’s studio located on the Coupeville Wharf.
More than 20 people descended upon a routine Island County Board of Health meeting Monday to hear arguments against the county’s new septic system inspection program, which the top health official admits has problems.
More Whidbey-produced beef is staying on the island.
A new advertising campaign is under way to promote where residents can buy natural, pasture-raised beef that is produced on Whidbey Island.
The Goose Community Grocer, which is located on Highway 525 in Bayview, startted selling beef produced under a new brand on Saturday, kicking off the campaign.
Deception Pass State Park rangers recovered the body of a woman who jumped from the bridge Tuesday afternoon.
Ranger Jack Hartt described her as a “middle-aged” woman from Everett. He did not provide the identity of the woman but said it appears she left a note in her car parked near the bridge.
More than 60 people crammed into the Commissioners Hearing Room in Coupeville Thursday afternoon to voice their opinions about a proposed event center located in the heart of Ebey’s Landing National Historic Reserve.
With the Greenbank Farm Spring Garden Faire ready to celebrate the return of warmer days, there will be a political aspect to the late-March event.
Gretchen Sand, a resident of Kennewick, said she will be traveling all the way to the Greenbank Farm to pass out anti-Initiative 1053 posters to people.
While the Penn Cove MusselFest kicked off the first major festival of the year in Coupeville, it provided a finale for a popular whale-watching attraction.
The Mystic Sea, the charter vessel that offered gray whale watching tours from the Coupeville Wharf each spring, decided not to offer the service this year from the Central Whidbey town.
“It’s Agatha Christie meets Tennessee Williams meets Robin Williams,” said organizer Juila Locke as she set up the scene for the play “Murder in Magnolias.”
Laughter spilled from the nearly sold-out audience.
A different kind of Olympics took place for some students at Coupeville High School.
Using brain power instead of muscle power, more than a dozen high schoolers recently competed in the Science Olympiad for the first time. They earned a respectable ninth-place finish out of 25 teams, which was just one place short of being able to move on to the state competition.
Central Whidbey resident Paula Spina wants to hear her neighbors’ opinions about a county permit she’s trying to obtain that would allow her to continue holding events on her property, located near the Keystone ferry terminal in the heart of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve.
Coupeville was jam-packed with people Saturday. Throngs of festival-goers descended upon the historic town to enjoy an unseasonably warm day and celebrate the town’s famous shellfish.
The Penn Cove MusselFest took place last weekend throughout the town. The festival features the renowned Penn Cove mussel, complete with cooking demonstrations, a chowder contest and a mussel eating contest.
Soon-to-be Eagle Scout Zach McCormick was caught helping people in the community, improving a park and volunteering at church.
He earned a “Caught in the Act” award presented by the Island County Children’s Commission during a recent Coupeville Town Council meeting.