The title of her website was “Help Shawna Drive.” Mission accomplished.
The Whidbey Island Conservation District held its open house and awards event at the Coupeville Library on April 18. The focus of the event was to honor partners and collaborators for their outstanding work in cooperation with the Conservation District and to present the district’s budget for the July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 fiscal year.
A team of Whidbey Island law enforcement officers uncovered a large marijuana grow operation in the cramped attic of a home just outside Oak Harbor Thursday morning.
It will cost to use Whidbey Island’s state parks and other state recreational lands beginning this summer.
Gov. Christine Gregoire created a financial lifeline for Washington’s parks by signing the Discover Pass legislation into law May 12.
Voters have until Tuesday, May 17, to return their ballots on the $50 million bond proposed to fund expansion Whidbey General Hospital.
Hospital officials want to build a new wing comprised of 39 single-bed rooms along with space to expand existing hospital programs. The bond requires a 60 percent supermajority to pass.
The Oak Harbor Arts Commission will hold a special meeting Monday in the hopes of shoring up one of its Pioneer Way art recommendations before it’s vetted by the city council Tuesday night.
The group will meet with Clinton bronze artist Georgia Gerber in an attempt to hammer out an actual proposal for a piece on Ireland Street. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be held at City Hall.
An emergency vehicle from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue was involved in an accident north of Oak Harbor Friday morning.
Oak Harbor is looking at building its own solid waste transfer station.
The attorney for Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her husband is asking for at least 30 extra days before a judge hears a motion to throw out their lawsuit against the county.
Stephen Pidgeon, an Everett-based attorney, filed the motion for continuance May 5, along with a new declaration by Kenneth Emerson, the commissioner’s husband. The hearing on the motion for summary judgment is scheduled for May 18.
Coupeville’s Middle School and High School students presented video documentaries for the National History Day program to members of the PBY Memorial Foundation at the foundation’s April luncheon meeting at the CPO Club in Oak Harbor.
Apparently many people think that I wrote the recent letter attributed to Dr Richard Wagner.
I am Dr. ROBERT Wagner, MD, and I do support the bond proposal for Whidbey General Hospital
A 63-year-old Oak Harbor man admitted to raping two young children, but blamed his actions on the 4-year-old victim, according to a police report.
Island Scanner: Oak Harbor Police Department