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STANWOOD-CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT: Our annual community survey is now open and will run throughout all of March. We need your input!
Continue Reading CAMANO: Time to take our annual community survey
STANWOOD-CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT: We are grateful for the strong community engagement and the shared commitment to safe, well-maintained learning environments for students and staff.
Continue Reading CAMANO: Our levy is receiving majority support
STANWOOD-CAMANO SCHOOL DISTRICT: The Stanwood-Camano School Board heard several reports during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.
Continue Reading CAMANO: School Board hears reports from Church Creek Campus, Teach & Learning
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth’s board and HealthTech are clashing over governance, CEO authority, contract costs, and revenue-cycle performance, with medical staff urging the board to dissolve the management contract early.
Continue Reading WHIDBEY: Hospital, HealthTech at odds as board eyes contract
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Oak Harbor’s Feb. 24, 2026 council workshop covered monthly departmental updates, 2025 Comprehensive Plan/EIS timeline and policy changes, plus pedestrian safety, bike/micromobility lanes, and crosswalk improvement strategy.
Continue Reading OAK HARBOR: Feb. 24, 2026 City Council workshop [VIDEO]
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor’s Salary Commission gave Mayor Wright and city council members a 2.5% cost-of-living raise, bringing the mayor’s annual compensation to $138,375.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth’s board and HealthTech are clashing over governance, CEO authority, contract costs, and revenue-cycle performance, with medical staff urging the board to dissolve the management contract early.
Continue Reading WHIDBEY: Hospital, HealthTech at odds as board eyes contract
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth board unanimously appointed Coupeville attorney Katherine Nelson to one of two vacant seats, created by recent board member resignations following a failed CEO firing.
Continue Reading WHIDBEY: Attorney appointed to hospital board
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth commissioners named four finalists to fill a vacant board seat after two members resigned in a dispute over firing CEO Nathan Staggs, with an appointment expected after Monday interviews.
Continue Reading WHIDBEY: Hospital board picks four finalists
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth’s board and HealthTech are clashing over governance, CEO authority, contract costs, and revenue-cycle performance, with medical staff urging the board to dissolve the management contract early.
Continue Reading WHIDBEY: Hospital, HealthTech at odds as board eyes contract
SOUTH WHIDBEY PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT: It’s starting to look like an aquatic center.
Continue Reading SOUTH WHIDBEY: Picture from aquatic center site
SOUTH WHIDBEY SCHOOL DISTRICT: Notes from the Feb. 25, 2026 school board meeting.
Continue Reading SOUTH WHIDBEY: School principals provide data summit and mid year presentation
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Feb. 27, 2026.
Continue Reading ISLAND COUNTY: A Message from Commissioner Bacon [Feb. 27, 2026]
The Island County Democrats sent their monthly newsletter on Wed., Feb. 25, 2026, including messages from Island County Commissioners Janet St. Clair and Melanie Bacon, State Representatives Dave Paul and Clyde Shavers, and US Representative Rick Larsen.
Continue Reading ISLAND COUNTY: ICD Newsletter February 2026
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) praises Island County’s climate-resiliency planning but argues only federal policy can significantly change climate trajectories, sharply criticizing the current administration’s rollbacks of environmental and climate protections.
THE CENTER SQUARE: Washington lawmakers passed HB 2242 shifting no-cost vaccine insurance coverage from CDC guidance to state Department of Health recommendations, amid concerns over politicization of federal vaccine policy.
State Representative Clyde Shavers (D-Clinton) held a town hall meeting in Coupeville, WA on Thu., Feb. 26, 2026.
Continue Reading LEGISLATURE 2025-26 / CLYDE SHAVERS: Town hall meeting in Coupeville
DAVE PAUL: A quick legislative update as we head into the last 14 days of the legislative session.
Continue Reading LEGISLATURE 2025-26 / DAVE PAUL: A quick legislative update
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