The day after adopting the 2026 budget and a sales tax meant to benefit law and justice departments, the commissioners decided to freeze new positions included in the budget until funding levels can ...

Barbara Summers, co-owner of Salty Vons Waterfront Inn at 12 NW Front Street, wants to elevate the building and extend decks ...

In a meeting Tuesday, the Oak Harbor City Council voted 5-1 to take no action on annexing Valley High Mobile Home Park into ...

Those who refuse vaccines are protected by the rest of the community not spreading these infections. It may take several years for an epidemic to arise as vaccine levels drop, giving families a false ...

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon has had enough of her colleagues bickering with one another.

A new “stay out of designated area” ordinance will allow judges to ban some people convicted of drug crimes from entering certain zones in Oak Harbor. Those who violate the prohibition can be arrested ...

An orchestral production of “Peter and the Wolf” will be part of a special afternoon on Whidbey. An instrument petting zoo, ...