Instead of cooperating with the planning department, Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her husband are using a legal maneuver in an attempt to prevent the county from collecting or levying more fines against them.
A Navy chaplain formerly stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station is facing a general court martial on 18 counts, including assault, fraternization, threats and extortion, the Navy Times reported.
A 25-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of brutally beating a woman in front of her toddler, then assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, court documents indicate.
Hopes that interest rates in the municipal bond market would improve have gone unrealized and Oak Harbor may have no other choice but to take out an inter-fund loan so it can pay off incoming receipts for the marina dredging project.
A fire that broke out at an Oak Harbor nursing home Thursday evening could have been much worse had it not been for an overhead sprinkler system.
A Central Whidbey gravel mining company with a history of violating environmental rules will be able to expand its operations into the 100 acres surrounding the site located north of the Greenbank Farm.
Oak Harbor is moving forward with plans to spend up to $80,000 on public art along SE Pioneer Way as part of the downtown street’s one-way conversion.
Religion notes
People and places
One thing unaffected by the Great Recession is the Coupeville Farmers Market.
The amount of sales made at the popular Saturday market has been increasing over the past several years to a high in 2010 of more than $339,000, in excess of a 10 percent increase over the previous year.
After suffering through some financial difficulties in 2010, the employees of the nonprofit North Whidbey Caregivers’ Cove, an adult day respite program in Oak Harbor, are counting their blessings. On Tuesday, the workers opened a second location, named Flagship Adult Day Center, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
A Central Whidbey blockhouse that has fallen into disrepair may get some spare parts from a historic casket factory in Everett.
Paul Dziedzic may have his work cut out for him.
The Island County commissioners hired Dziedzic, a consultant, to facilitate a retreat with the three members of the board on Feb. 9, but he may find a political divide in the way of progress.