OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT: The Oak Harbor Public Schools Board of Directors received the prestigious 2025 Board of the Year award in the medium-district category from the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA), recognizing the district’s sustained, student-focused governance and the successful adoption of a comprehensive strategic plan.
JANET ST. CLAIR shared a post from the Camano Island Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 25, 2025.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Langley City Council split over Edgecliff Drive downzoning meant to protect a bluff and limit density, questioning its science and housing impacts, and ultimately postponed the decision.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Lone Lake suffers recurring toxic algal blooms from anatoxin-a and microcystin, and officials debate pursuing limited grant funding for an expensive, multi-year cleanup that may be hard to complete.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor seeks a larger lodging tax grant for marina debt service to avoid utility tax hikes, sending the request back to the advisory committee during its 45-day review.
STANWOOD CAMANO NEWS: The district ended 2024-25 with small revenue growth but a tighter fund balance as higher costs and the loss of federal COVID relief offset increased state funding. Other funds remained mostly stable, and the board honored outgoing president Al Schreiber while welcoming newly elected member John Russell.
DAVE PAUL: It was great to see so many friends and neighbors at the event.
SOUTH WHIDBEY PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT: Here is our most recent drone photo of the aquatic center site.
