Flintstone Park: Its name is worth keeping
Thanks to Prosecutor Greg Banks for his efforts to force public discussion of whether some sacred cows should be cut back financially and to get the Island County Commissioners to “circle the wagons around core services” instead of their proposed 6 percent across the board approach.
A proposal for a gravel mining operation has stirred controversy in the Dugualla Bay Heights area north of Oak Harbor.
Whidbey General Hospital is sponsoring Daughters of Women with Breast Cancer: Defining the Odds, an educational program on breast cancer and risk factors on Jan. 26. The free program is for women who have a family medical history of breast cancer. It will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Service Alternatives in Coupeville.
Start planning your 2002 calendar with this entertainment information. January Jan. 5: Tingstad and Rumbel, Twelfth Night Concert, Whidbey Island…
Reading the Dec. 5 News-Times confirms my thinking that changes are drastically needed in the way our state is handling the transportation budget.
A year and a half after his death, outspoken former Oak Harbor City Councilman Rex Hankins is still at the center of controversy
To Whidbey Island residents who love and care about our environment. My struggles to bring awareness of the creosote–soaked logs in Lake Hancock and throughout Whidbey Island beaches and a solution to the problem have been helped along by a lot of really good and caring people.
A defensive switch by head coach Randy King, a big three-pointer by senior guard Jim Meek and a monster game by senior Chris Good helped the Coupeville Wolves overcome a big third-quarter deficit and earn a 59-54 comeback victory over the Darrington Loggers on Tuesday night.
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The next meeting for Ideas for Living volunteers will be Thursday, Jan. 10. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. in meeting room 5, 501 NE Haller St., Coupeville. Call 679-7327.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts announces that Adam Michard has joined the staff as technical director/facility manager.
A 63-year-old Oak Harbor man was killed in a head-on accident on Highway 20 in Skagit County Tuesday night, the State Patrol reported.