A couple of recent announcements spell good news for land conservation efforts in Ebey’s National Historical Reserve, the nation’s first and arguably most scenic national historical reserve.
Last week, The Nature Conservancy announced that the National Park Service had purchased a scenic easement from the Conservancy to protect 35 acres surround the 150-year-old Ferry House, one of the oldest and most significant buildings in the state.
In three days, Coupeville school leaders will find out what kind of community support they still enjoy in troubled economic times.
The initial results from two levy proposals will be known Election Day, Feb. 9.
Utility pipelines, a longer gangway, sections of floating walkway and pilings are all getting the upgrade in this first phase of the Oak Harbor Marina redevelopment.
Just wanted to send a big thank you to Izzy Reyes of North Whidbey General Contractors and Tricia Fralick of Genesis Hair Salon for their generous donation to the Coupeville Boys & Girls Club!
Tragedy struck northern New York state on Jan. 22. But really it struck the United States in 1949 and it is becoming evident now.
On Thursday, Jan. 22, dairyman Dean Pierson finished his morning milking, shot his 51 cows and turned the gun on himself. It is hard to imagine the desperation that would cause this kind of action unless you have lived the life.
As a former dairy farmer, a current farmer and as a current board member of several agricultural cooperatives, I have felt and seen the pain on a daily basis.
About 30 IDEX Health and Science employees got an unexpected early lunch break – or possibly an early start to their weekend – after smoke forced an emergency evacuation of one of their buildings on Goldie Road late Friday morning.
I absolutely love taking road trips. Suggest one and I’m there. And now that my children are busy with their own activities much of the time, road trips are something my husband and I find especially enjoyable when our schedules allow.
I don’t recommend this if you’re driving a car but New Year’s is a great time to look back while you’re moving forward. As I look back over 2009 I can see we’ve made significant progress.
The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department: Tuesday, Feb. 2 At 11:43 p.m.,…
A 41-year-old Oak Harbor woman’s wedding night ended badly last November.
According to court records, she was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and driving under the influence on the way home from a night in a bridal suite. Her new husband was arrested on a felony warrant from another state.
Whidbey News-Times Publisher Marcia Van Dyke announced this week that the newspaper is moving its office from Oak Harbor to Coupeville because the current, aging building on SE Barrington Drive is too large for the staff and too expensive to maintain.
Faced with the dilemma of finding new office space, Van Dyke decided to consolidate space with its sister newspaper, the South Whidbey Record.
Record-breaking January temperatures in the Puget Sound region are reflected in temperatures recorded by WSU Extension weather watcher George Haglund in Coupeville.
Whidbey Island data is collected by Extension employee Nancy Zaretzke who sends it out weekly to interested parties.
Detectives with the Island County Sheriff’s Office are trying to identify the owners of a bunch of unclaimed electronics and other items seized from suspected boat burglars.