Whidbey General Hospital commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to rebrand the hospital and its clinics under the umbrella name WhidbeyHealth.
By spring next year, officials expect this spot to be home to a new 60,000-square-foot wing that voters approved with a $50-million bond in 2013.
Tractor Supply Co., a retail store that caters to people who live a rural lifestyle — or who want to — may be opening a store in Oak Harbor.
Whidbey General Hospital commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to rebrand the hospital and its clinics under the umbrella name WhidbeyHealth.
The land south of Whidbey General Hospital is full of bare soil and busy construction workers.
By spring next year, officials expect this spot to be home to a new 60,000-square-foot wing that voters approved with a $50-million bond in 2013.
Dearius Williams and his buddy, Ryan Dore, are mostly here for the fun.
The 9-year-old Broad View Elementary students showed up after hours Thursday night for an event aimed at — sssshhhhh — learning.
The pair spoke against measure that would have affected gym credit for participants.
Both Whidbey General Hospital and Naval Hospital Oak Harbor are reporting an increase in confirmed flu cases, said naval hospital spokesman Trish Rose.
A few weeks after assuring the public that a Washington state-issued driver’s license could still be used to get onto Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and other military bases in the Pacific Northwest, Navy brass made an abrupt about-face.
If you’re sick, stay home. Cough into your elbow. And wash those hands.
That’s the best way to avoid getting sick during the worst time of year for the flu, said Colleen Keefe, Island County’s communicable disease coordinator.
A few weeks after Navy officials assured the public they could use their state-issued driver’s license to get onto Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, they have taken an abrupt about-face.
Carolyn McKinley lost her husband of more than 50 years. He was a veteran, a former Navy sailor. While they…
Many NJROTC students are a little baffled as to why state lawmakers put forward a bill that would prevent them from waiving gym if they take military science classes. The bill, if passed, may inadvertently stifle participation in military science. That’s not sitting well with many people in Oak Harbor, home of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and one of the best high school military science programs in the region.
