The wording of the burn ordinance adopted by the Island County Board of Commissioners only a few weeks back does not jibe with current state law, and needs to be changed.
The question is: Changed to what?
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A young woman showed some grizzled veterans how to catch a big fish in the Blackmouth Derby held Saturday under the sponsorship of the Oak Harbor Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers.
Life has been a little unusual in Oak Harbor for two businessmen, and it’s all due to what they look like.
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After months of investigation by the the Environmental Protection Agency and a private investigator hired by Oak Harbor School District into the illegal dumping of the pesticide Dursban on school district property, two district employees no longer have their jobs.
An Island County Superior Court jury on Monday found Glenn Jolley, a former counselor who had offices in Oak Harbor and Freeland, guilty of one count of indecent liberties.
Rebecca Riots returns to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts on Camano Avenue in Langley on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. for a concert to benefit the Saratoga Woods purchase and the Whidbey-Camano Land Trust.
After having lunch with the mayor, Ione Stanwick had her pick of two birthday cakes to dig into. Not a bad way to celebrate one’s 100th birthday.
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Whidbey Island’s eagle soar, dive, preen and eat, never giving a thought to the fact their status may be changing.
I listened to my sister-in-law with great interest this week. This modern, nearly 40-year-old woman who successfully manages a career in sales atop a mountain thanks to the Internet, parents two busy kids and enjoys the life one lives while married to the director of an outdoor educational camp is one of the most interesting women in my life. As I listen to her assessments of life in the Motherlode country of California I smile at those things that make her uniquely Amy.
As of midweek more than 6,500 voters is Island County had already cast their ballots in the Nov. 6 general election.
