Four swimmers from the North Whidbey Aquatic Club placed in the top eight at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Divisional Championships March 26 and 27 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.
Former Island County Commissioner Gordon Koetje of Oak Harbor died Wednesday, March 30, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Koetje held office in the days when Republicans dominated county politics. In 1992, for example, he served on a board that also included Republicans Dick Caldwell, who represented District 1 on South and Central Whidbey; and Dwain Colby, who represented Camano Island and North Whidbey.
Pioneer Way may not be a rainbow, especially in its current state, but it’s not stopping an Oak Harbor business woman from trying to turn a vacant downtown storefront into her very own pot of gold.
North Whidbey Park and Recreation District “strongly disputes” a lawsuit’s contention that the district was negligent in hiring or supervising a swim coach who allegedly sexually abused a young swimmer 14 years ago, according to the district’s attorney.
A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man facing trial for allegedly choking a woman last fall was recently arrested again on suspicion of choking a different girlfriend, court documents indicate.
A 42-year-old Oak Harbor woman who lied about her family’s earnings to receive welfare payments may do jail time at home.
When Loann Gulick started working at the Island County Auditor’s Office, people went to polling stations and wrote an “X” on paper ballots, then workers in the office tallied them by hand.
Because nobody has yet come forward to write an opposition statement for the upcoming bond election to fund an expansion of Whidbey General Hospital, it’s possible there won’t be any pro-or-con information appearing in the online voter’s pamphlet.
This week I find myself writing from a small Italian cafe in the Old Italy section of San Diego, Calif. To my left is my eldest daughter, a third grade school teacher on spring break. Mr. Klope is giving a presentation to Navy planners; I am taking advantage of a rare opportunity to spend time with our daughter. We found the cafe on an iPhone restaurant locator. The GPS guided us as we walked some streets away from our hotel.
A town tradition of cooking dinner for participants in the annual Native American canoe journey is going to be different this year.
Rather than prepare dinner for the hundreds of Native Americans stopping in Coupeville on their tribal journey through Puget Sound, Coupeville volunteers will travel to Camano Island July 25 to give fruit and refreshments to participating canoeists.
It’s hard to say what it was that day that set me free; the beer my beautiful wife had just handed to me, the children fighting in the background calling each other dumb faces, or maybe the dog getting into the neighbor’s garbage once again and spreading it across their meticulous lawn.
A popular patch of green space in Coupeville could receive a facelift sometime in the future.
Our family would like to express their deep gratitude to the entire community for the incredible outpouring of love and support that we received in response to the passing of Arnie Freund.