Whidbey Island will soon receive millions of dollars of American Rescue Plan funding. Oak Harbor was allotted $6,578,122. Coupeville was allotted $550,480 and Langley was allotted $318,229. Island County will get $16,500,000. Half the money will be received in 2021 and the other half in 2022. The respective city councils...
Two more candidates have stepped forward to challenge Thomas Gill in the race to be the next mayor of Langley. Scott Chaplin and Roger Scrafford have both submitted applications for the position. Scott Chaplin is also running for election to Position 5 on the Langley City Council. The Langley City...
Hundreds of demonstrators were present in front of South Whidbey High School to voice their support for or opposition to the saturation of Critical Race Theory into the school’s curriculum and the presence of a Black Lives Matter banner on a school property fence. The issue of South Whidbey School...
A Black Lives Matter banner hanging on a fence for over a year at South Whidbey High School has been stolen. Superintendent Josephine Moccia said the school plans to replace the banner and that “It is very disappointing that our graduates were disparaged in this way” She also said “(The...
Island County Commissioners voted to approve the Port of Coupeville’s application for funding through the State’s Rural County Economic Development Fund. This year, the commissioners decided to focus on funding projects related to broadband. Commissioner Melanie Bacon said this is a “huge priority” for the board. See the story by...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Tue., Jun. 15, 2021: Dear friends, Ferry service is critically important to our community. Many of us rely on ferries for work and access to healthcare and education. Reliable ferry service is also vital for local economic development, especially in...
Big change is on the horizon for the City of Langley. The only applicant, so far, for the remaining two years of Mayor Callison’s term is councilmember Thomas Gill. If he is appointed, councilmember Craig Cyr will be the only current councilmember remaining as incumbents Dominique Emerson, Peter Morton and...
According to Karina Andrew’s story in the Whidbey News-Times, the Coupeville Town Council has approved, in a 4-1 vote, a conditional special event permit for the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival for this August. There are certain conditions attached concerning spacing of artists but there will be at least 5...
