The Oak Harbor City Council will use a combination of funds from insurance settlements, marina funds, and a grant from the Washington state Dept. of Commerce to pay for much needed repairs to F dock at the marina. City Council members agreed to award a contract to American Construction Company...
Langley City Council decided to wait on making a decision to possibly revive a mask mandate. Two weeks ago, the council agreed on strongly encouraging businesses to have their employees and customers mask up even if vaccinated. For the details, see the story by Kira Erickson in the South Whidbey...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Thu.. Aug. 19, 2021: Friends, We have some exciting news today: 10th LD Chair John Amell (Ed. Note: Mr. Amell is the chairman of the 10th Legislative District Democrats) has offered to match donations up to $1000 for...
Of the 12 open positions on this Novembers ballot, there are still six positions that nobody signed up to run for and thus, will not appear on the ballot. Seats for North Whidbey Water, Rhodena Beach Water, Scatchet Head Sewer, and Camano Vista Water will all be absent from the...
Rep. Dave Paul’s campaign email account (dave@votedavepaul.com) sent the following email on Tue. Aug. 17, 2021: Dear Friends, I recently received a reminder of what’s at stake with our next election. A former state legislator sent a fundraising request for his anti-LGBTQ group. In it, he decried that groups and...
Oak Harbor School Board President John Diamond cleared the audience from the school board meeting during Monday night’s meeting after several people began shouting over board members while they were discussing Governor Inslee’s new mask mandate. The new mandate is for anyone, whether they are vaccinated or not, will be...
The Black Lives Matter banner that hangs on the South Whidbey High School fence has been stolen for the second time. The theft was reported on Monday, August 2. School board members did not address the theft during their public workshop on August 11. Most board members maintain that the...
The city of Langley is convening a new volunteer-led committee focusing on confronting climate change. Following a city council meeting in May when a group of South Whidbey schoolchildren who call themselves the United Student Leaders encouraged the council to declare a “climate emergency.” Councilmember Peter Morton will be part...
