Ebey’s Forever funds $66K in grants

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Ebey’s Forever funds $66K in grants

Nearly a dozen historic properties in Central Whidbey will receive a total of $66,000 in grants from the…

Renowned bagel factory sets up shop in Oak Harbor

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Renowned bagel factory sets up shop in Oak Harbor

Whidbey Island’s increasingly famous namesake bagels are now available in Oak Harbor.

Oak Harbor High School art students seek votes in national competition

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Oak Harbor High School art students seek votes in national competition

Oak Harbor High School art students are using their skills and creativity to elevate awareness and potentially funding…

Whidbey woman’s murder trial set to begin Tuesday

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Whidbey woman’s murder trial set to begin Tuesday

Clinton resident Linda Thomas paid for her own obituary, packed a gun and zip ties, traveled to California…

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Windjammer Park will be closed for work this summer

Much of Windjammer Park will be closed this summer while crews do restoration and improvement work.

Photo by Andy Bronson / The Herald)                                Former Island County corrections officer Mark Moffit cries as he apologizes to the family of Keaton Farris during sentencing at the Whatcom County Courthouse in Bellingham on Tuesday. Farris died of dehydration and malnutrition in the Island County Jail in 2015. Moffit and fellow former corrections officer David Lind were sentenced for forging their safety logs to make it seem like they’d been checking on Farris more often than they did.

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Former jail guards sentenced in dehydration death of inmate

During a mental health crisis in 2015, Keaton Farris, 25, wasted away in the Island County Jail.

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Commissioner rejects prosecutor’s request

Last week, Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson said she would vote against an amendment to a contract between…

Congrats, concerns over detox facility

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Congrats, concerns over detox facility

Representatives from Island County were met with kudos, concerns and complaints during a meeting Monday to discuss plans…

Crossing guard inducted into school safety patrol hall of fame

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Crossing guard inducted into school safety patrol hall of fame

Logan Eash used to look out the window on his way to kindergarten and watch the older elementary…

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High court won’t hear double-murder case

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court won’t be looking into Joshua Lambert’s case.

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Hundreds of newspapers burn in car fire, delivery delayed

A car fire delayed the delivery of hundreds of copies of the South Whidbey Record Saturday.

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Man tracks down stolen bicycles

A little detective work by a Clinton resident led to the return of custom-made bicycles that were stolen…

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Highway 20 clear after 2-vehicle traffic accident

Highway 20 has been cleared after a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident occurred around noon today near the Kettles…