A joint operation between three law enforcement offices Monday resulted in a significant methamphetamine bust and the arrest of a man suspected of being one of the biggest meth dealers on North Whidbey, according to Oak Harbor Police.
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute football coach Glen Bowie said his team has to travel to the United States to find good competition. He got was he was seeking – and more.
Glen Russell, the late Greenbank artist and activist, will be honored Monday when his last work is dedicated in a ceremony at the Sno-Isle Coupeville Library.
The Oct. 25 event begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Community Meeting Room, located at 788 NW Alexander Street. Music will be provided by Vern Olsen, a longtime friend of Russell and a member of the Shifty Sailors band.
An assault that escalated into an armed standoff with police on West Beach Road Oct. 3 started when a woman let a dog out of a man’s house, court documents indicate.
Prosecutors charged 24-year-old Robert Remiesiewicz of Oak Harbor in Island County Superior Court Oct. 6 with two counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of assault in the fourth degree. He pleaded not guilty Oct. 18.
Coupeville School Board’s October meeting came with some bad news on student population. For the first time in five years, enrollment in Coupeville schools didn’t increase in October, usually one of the highest months for a student count. In fact, the number of full-time equivalent students actually decreased by an additional 8.2.
North Whidbey Fire and Rescue is hoping to have a new administration building located on Highway 20.
The commissioners decided during a Tuesday morning special meeting to make an offer for the former Whidbey Island Mazda dealership on the northern edge of the city.
The key piece of evidence in an assault trial last week was a video that showed three men kicking and stomping a man lying in the street in front of the Lava Lounge nightclub in Oak Harbor.
With its constant flow of back and forth television attack ads, bitter retorts, and campaign websites that seem to focus more on opponents than goals, the race for the U.S. Congressional District 2 seat between incumbent Democrat Rick Larsen and Republican John Koster has gotten particulary nasty.
Brian Moore grew up in Oak Harbor and graduated from OHHS in 2007. He was accepted into Washington State University in Pullman where he chose to study economics. On Aug. 7, Moore was celebrating his 21st birthday when he fell about 10 feet and injured his spinal cord. He lost control of his legs and arms and spent nearly two months at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Through physical therapy sessions and work with hospital staff, Moore was able to regain movement in his arms and hands and learned to navigate a wheelchair. In order to be released from the hospital, Moore’s home in Oak Harbor had to be wheelchair accessible, but since his family was busy serving as a support system in Seattle, they needed help with the project.
In 2006 we returned to Whidbey Island to retire and build our dream home. About the time we finished building we learned that Island County had taken the first step toward taxing us into insolvency by creating the new, odious and expensive Septic System Inspection Program. We met with the Island County Commissioners, but our words fell on deaf ears.
A man injured when his car was struck by an ambulance filed a lawsuit against North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, Whidbey General Hospital and a firefighter.
Ethan Tack continued his dominance for the North Whidbey Aquatic Club as he won eight individual events and set three records at the Bellingham Challenge at Arne Hanna Swim Center Oct. 16 and 17.
Two of Oak Harbor’s four entries in the Wesco 3A divisional tennis tournament won in the first round Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Jackson High School in Mill Creek.