Langley Mayor Tim Callison is resigning this June as he is moving outside the city limits. So far, Langley Councilmember Thomas Gill is the only candidate who has applied to serve out the two and one half year remainder of the mayoral term. City Council members will choose a new...
The Coupeville town council is debating allowing food at this year’s Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival. The council tabled the discussion until their next meeting on Tuesday, June 8. Mayor Molly Hughes said this will put them closer to the festival board’s “drop-dead date”. Councilmember Rick Walti spoke in favor...
The Oak Harbor city council objected after they found out the Mayor and the city staff changed the access point for the city’s future 75-acre park. The City Council passed an earlier resolution saying access to the park would be along Gun Club Road. After voicing concerns about the proposed...
Candidate Harolynne Bobis wrote an interesting letter to the editor in the Whidbey News-Times in which she expresses her support for Critical Race Theory and shares some details of her life. Ms. Bobis is running for Langley City Council Position 1 in the election scheduled for November 2021. Incumbent Christy...
Friday, May 22 was the final day of candidate filing week for Island County’s general election this coming November. The Coupeville School Board saw some shuffling of candidates as Kathleen Anderson, the current board president, withdrew her name. Jessie Stensland has the story with more details. For a complete listing...
Oak Harbor will ask residents in early June what they think about the 37-foot-tall bright red “Angel de la Creatividad,” a donated sculpture proposed for Windjammer Park. City council members discussed the idea of a public survey at the meeting last Tuesday. City Archeologist told council members that twice the...
The Langley City Council will be keeping up their mask mandate for the foreseeable future. This despite guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicating that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 can resume activities without masking or physical distancing. Mayor Tim Callison said he had...
Langley Mayor Tim Callison is resigning at the end of June from the position he has held for over 5 years. He and his wife are moving to a new home just outside the Langley city limits. Candidates to fill out the remainder of his term will be interviewed and...
