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Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Firefighter-EMTs Dillon Rogers, left, and Alex Majestic gather firefighting equipment after completing a training exercise Jan. 27. If voters approve a property-tax levy lid lift that's on the Feb. 14 election ballot, the agency will have more money to add several paid staffers to help recruit volunteers and reduce the cost of equipment maintenance and repair.
Principal Sheldon Rosenkrance learned this week that Coupeville High School will receive a Washington Achievement Award for overall excellence, and special recognition for Language Arts. Friday, February 03, 2012
The addition of a second solar array at Greenbank Farm is expected to double the facility’s capacity for electrical production. Thursday, February 02, 2012
In the next few weeks, Central Whidbey residents will decide whether the funding for their local emergency-response agency is adequate to meet the community’s needs, or if it should be increased. Thursday, February 02, 2012
The Mukilteo ferry terminal is deteriorating and major repairs are needed to continue to provide safe and reliable ferry service. Friday, January 27, 2012
Skagit Valley College (SVC), in partnership with Whatcom Community College (WCC), was awarded one of three statewide workplace-based learning grants for early childhood education adult workers who want to earn college credits. Friday, February 03, 2012
The young women who comprise the Coupeville High School winter cheer squad comprise a diverse bunch united on the sideline by many factors. Thursday, February 02, 2012
Most cheerleaders put their whole heart into their work on the sidelines. For Destiny Bitting, though, that phrase has a double meaning. Thursday, February 02, 2012
The Puget Sound Blood Center will hold a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Hwy. 525, Freeland. Monday, January 30, 2012
Coupeville resident Joan Tappe remains in a care facility in Mount Vernon while she recovers from injuries sustained in a Jan. 8 car-motorcycle accident near Admirals Cove. (1 comments) Thursday, January 26, 2012
Conventional wisdom states the best time to pick fresh salad greens is not in the middle of what local TV news channels have dubbed a "snow event." Thursday, January 26, 2012
When Dave Blumenthal and his wife Ginny Hawkins of Bainbridge Island came to Whidbey to visit their friend Steve Layman, they had no idea they'd end up providing ambulance service for an injured eagle on their trip home. Thursday, January 26, 2012
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts opens its 2012 theatre season with the 1987 off-Broadway comedy-drama "Steel Magnolias," running Feb. 10 through 25 on the Michael Nutt Mainstage at 565 Camano Ave. in Langley. Monday, January 30, 2012
"Sing Away the Winter Gray" at a community songfest presented by the Open Circle Community Choir from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Fellowship Hall of Langley United Methodist Church on 3rd and Anthes. Monday, January 30, 2012
Discover how to protect, enjoy and appreciate the Salish Sea and its connected environments during the popular one-day Sound Waters university sponsored by WSU Island County Extension Beach Watchers on Saturday, Feb. 4 at South Whidbey High School in Langley. Thursday, January 26, 2012
Friends of the five Island libraries sponsor the annual Whidbey Book Group event starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Church, 5217 Honeymoon Bay Rd. in Freeland. Thursday, January 26, 2012
In fall 2011, the Oak Harbor Library earned the Whidbey Green Seal from the Sustainable Whidbey Coalition. Now Clinton, Coupeville, Freeland and Langley libraries have also earned the Green Seal. Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Farmers in Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan and Island counties are eligible to apply for federal disaster support, according to Rep. Rick Larsen. Tuesday, January 31, 2012
When Susan Vanderbeek opened her Oystercatcher restaurant in Coupeville in 1998, she was determined to take advantage of as many Whidbey-produced ingredients as possible. (2 comments) Thursday, January 26, 2012
Free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low- and middle- income, with special attention to those age 60 and older, is available from AARP Tax-Aide through April 17. Monday, January 23, 2012
