Throughout the rest of the globe, marine protected areas are being established as tools for conserving nature, enhancing ...

The Spectacled Sasquatch welcomes people as delightfully quirky as the decor itself. The quaint bar opened in Coupeville last ...

Drill, athletic and academic teams from Oak Harbor High School’s NJROTC program will compete at the U.S. Navy JROTC National ...

In spite of the obvious similarities, pickleball and tennis require different size courts, nets and fencing. As a life-long tennis player and more recent pickleball player, I appreciate their wishes, ...

Four years of work paid off for South Whidbey High School’s Jack Hempel. After two days of competition in the state 1A/2A ...

I occasionally check out the ramblings of our friends, the Proud Baby Boys – Fred Wilferth, Ty Welch, Terry Sparks and others. In his Jan. 24 letter, Terry Sparks attacks two former Marines. He says ...

Vancouver Island is lending Whidbey Island its battle plan for vanquishing a common foe — Scotch broom. The bright yellow ...

Beginning this month, the Salary Commission set the mayor’s compensation to increase from $11,250 to $11,531.25 per month, which is equivalent to $138,375 annually. This salary includes medical, ...

At a city council meeting last week, Mayor Ronnie Wright announced his support for a letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson that opposes moving funds from the Public Works Assistance Account.

BRINC boasts an emergency response time of just 70 seconds for its drones, able to automatically launch from their dock and ...

So the county, at considerable expense, zoned Freeland for dense growth but that zoning takes effect only after a sewer is installed. Consequently, here we are decades later, without a sewer and 85% ...

It’s been a busy year for Island County Public Health. During a Board of Health meeting last week, Public Health Deputy Director Taylor Lawson shared a “sneak peek” of the department’s Impact Report ...