Gerry and Norm Haveman of Oak Harbor will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on June 16, 2025 — a remarkable milestone ...

For small business owners on Whidbey Island, the current presidential administration’s global tariffs have had a big impact, ...

Grads got creative with decorating their caps. Chris Harshman, right, looks on as one of his graduating students plays the ...

Public comments will be accepted on the revised goals and policies until July 14. To provide a comment, send an email to [email protected], mail a response to the Planning and Community ...

Running Start has helped students across Washington since 1990. But for years, it wasn’t available during the summer, when students had the time, drive and need. That changed with HB 1316, which I ...

From left, Delanie Lewis, Bailey Thule, Zachiery Tackett and Nicholas Shelly listen to graduation speeches. Bailey Thule left and Delanie Lewis walk together. Dane Hadsall and Matthew Ward get their ...

As a result, the county commissioners adopted an amendment to an ordinance last week clarifying that the county’s one-tenth of 1% sales tax to support housing can be used for the purchase and ...

An Oak Harbor task force established to address homelessness and safety is holding a public hearing to provide an update on the progress and answer questions on Wednesday, June 11. The meeting of the ...

A woman who claimed she was bitten by an unusual animal called a binturong — also known as a bearcat — at a wildlife sanctuary on North Whidbey is suing for damages from “severe bodily and emotional ...

Coming to a campfire on Whidbey Island this summer, Dacha Theatre presents Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox’s “The Grown-Ups,” a critically acclaimed immersive play directed by Nick O’Leary, according ...

Gary Wray insists on open debate. “We need to hear both sides,” he says. “Or how do you know you’re doing the right thing?” ...

At the regular meeting Tuesday, members of the city council debated proposed guidelines for displaying flags on city property ...