Chambers of commerce come in many configurations, but traditionally their role is to support their membership — the businesses that…
After several years of volunteer work to purchase and preserve a historic Coupeville structure, the effort has come to an unfortunate end.
The arrest and federal indictment of longtime police officer John Little on charges of possessing child pornography is a sad development for the Oak Harbor Police Department and entire community.
One of the things I like most about living on the Rock is our pride in manners and proper driving habits. Indeed, our town speed limit is 25 mph, and we have only one town marshal. So, therefore, we are proud to self-enforce our speed limit. In fact, if you pull up and hug our bumper, we may just go even slower than the limit. I have to admire the brave souls who do that, thereby suffering even worse slings and arrows of outraged people in a hurry.
A new study by the Washington State Auditor acknowledges the complexities local governments face in complying with the state’s Public Records Act in an electronic environment.
For the past 16 years, JoAnn Hellmann has fought on the front lines of a never ending and tragic war, the war against drunk driving.
It’s a pretty safe bet Donald J. Trump will lose in the state of Washington this November. It’s a pretty sure one he’ll get walloped in the city of Seattle.
Today, right about the time beach volleyballer Kerri Walsh Jennings hopes to be capturing gold in the Rio Olympics, the two men vying to be Washington’s next governor are scheduled to hold their first debate in Spokane.
As the economy improves, and with approval by the Island County Commissioners of up to $837,000 in funding for a non-motorized trail in Freeland, we think it’s time to move forward in earnest on a proposed trail from Deception Pass Bridge to the Clinton ferry.
We had a lot of rain early this spring, then a lot of sun, then a lot of cooler temperatures, then a lot more sun. Those in the know about such things on Central Whidbey can add it up. After a couple thin years, 2016 should produce a great harvest of Rockwell beans.
As ballot counting continues in the 2016 primary, here are a few story lines emerging from the results already in hand.
Like Charlie Brown in the 1959 hit song, our county commissioners are crying “Why is everybody always picking on me?” in the July 27 edition of Whidbey News-Times.
WhidbeyHealth’s board of commissioners and administrators just don’t get it: They work for the taxpayers — they must be accountable for every single action and for every penny of the public’s money that they spend.