As of Friday morning there isn’t a store in Coupeville where movie-goers can rent a video.
Videoville, located on South Main Street, is selling its collection in preparation of closing at the end of the month.
A festive atmosphere Sunday highlighted a hallmark home completed by Habitat for Humanity of Island County.
Volunteers wrapped up Habitat for Humanities’ 20th home built on Whidbey Island. The new house was built in the Northgate area and will be the home of Laurie Butler and her two children, Dion and Aaron.
In less then two years, the Greenbank Farm Management Group could receive a bump in the fee they receive from the Port of Coupeville.
The port commissioners approved a “cost of living” increase to the fee it pays the management group to manage the farm property. The fee increase would take place in 2011.
Concerns are rising over how new historical regulations will affect Coupeville property owners.
Town officials proposed expanding the historic overlay zone, which will increase the number of buildings that are protected from 52 to 137.
A dilapidated building near historic Front Street will soon be demolished.
The Coupeville Town Council unanimously approved a contract during a recent meeting with Sullivan Constructioin to demolish the Johnson Building. The demolition will cost the town nearly $48,000.
Recycling in Coupeville could soon take place a lot closer to home.
Town officials are considering a contract with Island Disposal to provide curbside recycling. Many people currently dump their recyclables at the Island County solid waste facility south of town.
Mayor Nancy Conard described aspects to the new plan during a recent Town Council meeting.
Scott Fraser and an army of volunteers learned how far a thousand pounds of pork can stretch: It lasts about four hours, especially since thousands of hungry people arrived looking to enjoy a fabulous barbecue on a quiet August afternoon.
Congressman Rick Larsen was confronted by a boisterous crowd of veterans this morning at the American Legion Hall in Oak Harbor.
Rather than the planned talk about veteran services, the event quickly dissolved into a Q and A about healthcare reform. Many people in the standing-room-only crowd Aug. 6 appeared agitated after a speech by Deputy Director DeAnne Dietrick of the VA Puget Sound Healthcare.
After a stray crab pot knocked out ferry service on the Keystone to Port Townsend ferry run, the Steilacoom II is back in service. Sailings started Monday morning with the 11:15 a.m. sailing from Port Townsend.
In the midst of boaters leaving Coupeville to catch crab, dozens of canoeists paddled ashore for a visit.
They were members of various tribes scattered throughout Northwest Washington and British Columbia that were participating in the Tribal Canoe Journey 2009. This year Native Americans were paddling their way to the Suquamish Indian Reservation near Poulsbo.
Volunteers are working through sweltering heat to make sure a piece of Whidbey Island history is preserved.
With no finalists left to consider for Whidbey General Hospital CEO, officials decided to put a familiar face in the position.
The Whidbey General Hospital Board unanimously named Tom Tomasino hospital CEO during a special meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Au Sable Institute. The former chief operating officer has been serving as interim CEO since Scott Rhine resigned in October of 2008.
Since the Au Sable Institute announced last November the cancellation of classes, the staff has been desperately trying to figure out a way to keep the Coupeville campus open, thus preventing the property from possibly being sold.