South Whidbey School Board member Damian Greene is threatening to take legal action against United Student Leaders, USL, which is a local youth activist organization comprised mainly of South Whidbey High School students. The USL Facebook page contains a post that indirectly accuses Greene and his wife Maureen of being...
South Whidbey School District board members reviewed the district’s threat assessment procedure at the July 14 public meeting. Some community members expressed concern that some threats were not immediately communicated to law enforcement officials. Commenters referred to a recent incident where a threat was posted online but the school did...
Three current Island County elected officials and former Island County Superior Court Judge Vickie Churchill were fined by the Public Disclosure Commission last week for failing to file F-1 reports that cover personal financial information. The Island County officials are Whidbey Island Hospital Commissioner Nancy Fey, Oak Harbor Councilmember Erica...
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...
Coupeville school board members acknowledged in their May 24 meeting that procedures were abandoned during the recent investigation into allegations against Steve King. However, they could not agree on what should have happened nor could they decide who was to blame for derailing the process. Karina Andrew has the relevant...
Island County Elections Supervisor Michele Reagan announced there will be no primary election this year because due to the recent last-minute shuffling of candidates, there are no positions on the ballot with more than two candidates. Elections Supervisor Reagan also announced there will be a special three-day filing period in...
