With only four months on the job, Oak Harbor’s first full-time economic development director says she’s just finding her footing. But there’s one thing Barbara Spohn (pronounced “spawn”) is sure of: Everyone has a different idea about what her job is.
Prime waterfront property adjoining historical downtown Oak Harbor would become home to a three-level, 60,000-square-foot rehab center, with offices, retail space and a restaurant, under a plan put forward this week by an Anacortes man who runs four other health care facilities.
The Port of South Whidbey, which since April 1, 2015 has managed the historic Island County Fairgrounds under a one-year, no-cost lease from the county, on Feb. 24 threatened to refuse to sign a new lease on April 1 if the county doesn’t agree to accept the results of a proposed August referendum by the Port.
Oak Harbor’s Click Music is more than just a store for musical instruments or accessories. It’s a place to study, jam, perform, hang out and generally engage in the joy of making music.
The Washington State Auditor’s Office this week chided the Island County Council of Governments and North Whidbey Fire and Rescue for failures to comply with state law and with sound procedures, respectively.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, agreed Wednesday to reconsider its preliminary mapping of some Island County areas as subject to flooding.
That little red building off the highway in Greenbank has a new tenant and, unlike some recent renters who seemed to last there only a matter of days, this one said he’s home to stay.
Oak Harbor businesses last month pledged $38,800 to help improve the city’s historical downtown, an amount that Margaret Livermore, president of the Oak Harbor Main Street Association, called “fantastic.”
Careage of Whidbey, a skilled-nursing facility in Coupeville, has reopened to new patients, the facility’s owner said.
How is Oak Harbor going to keep up with the expected expansion at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island? Schools and housing will be two obvious areas of impact.
A state House committee this week approved a bill that would let Island County form a regional transportation planning organization, or RTPO.
That little red building off the highway in Greenbank has a new tenant and, unlike some recent renters who seemed to last there only a matter of days, this one said he’s home to stay.
An appreciation for Whidbey Island’s history — and his own — led Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock to cover the bare walls of his courtroom with a dozen historic black-and-white photos.
