Sen. Barbara Bailey’s commitment to military and veterans’ issues and support for higher education was honored today with the Distinguished Citizen Award from the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
A single-engine civilian aircraft carrying four people made an emergency landing at the Naval Outlying Field near Coupeville this morning.
There are many qualities to admire about us Whidbey folk. One that I notice frequently is how fiercely we battle to keep things just the way they are. We fight tooth-and-nail against big development, environmental travesties or any sign of America creeping toward our pristine shores. We’d sooner jump off the Deception Pass Bridge than permit a billboard or neon sign, for instance.
The closing of Lind’s Pharmacy is a blow to Coupeville. The town, like Langley in 2009, appears to be too small to accommodate a standard pharmacy. Whidbey General, however, has a pharmacy, which currently serves only hospital inpatients.
Rick Marti was kicked back watching TV in his living room Saturday when Mother Nature delivered a nasty surprise.
Friends of Ebey’s, in partnership with the Pacific NorthWest Art School, will be creating and selling a signature holiday ornament this year depicting iconic imagery of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve.
Nerves and emotions that come with the start of a new school year were on display Monday as Coupeville opened its doors a week earlier than other school districts on Whidbey Island.
A second young Coupeville man was arrested in connection with a July 27 burglary that left a resident paralyzed.
Organizers of the Penn Cove Water Festival are looking for new blood to take over the long-running Coupeville event.
In response to vigorous public reaction, the speed limit on Engle Road in Coupeville will be cut to 35 mph, from 50, from Hill Road to the town limits, the Island County Board of Commissioners concluded Tuesday. An earlier proposal would have imposed the 35-mph limit only along the 0.2 mile south of town, though several residents wanted that limit along the road’s entire length.
The Coupeville Marshal’s Office responded to the following calls.
An expert with the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation was in Freeland on Tuesday examining ancient human remains discovered at a home construction site.
Jets diverted from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station created an unusual sight around the Paine Field area on Monday afternoon and evening.