Measles is a preventable disease. Protect yourself and your family. Contact your local public health department or talk to your doctor about vaccinations. Don’t let this be your family’s story. Public letter by Roald Dahl on Measles: “Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As...
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Take Me Home, County Roads Thank you Rep. Paul and Rep. Low for your advocacy and support for county road maintenance. “The transportation systems owned, operated, and maintained by the state’s 39 counties include almost 80,000 lane miles of roads, 3,300 bridges, and four ferry systems. The annual county road...
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Feb. 21, 2025.
#ThisIsGratitude Mayor and City Administrator Combs are leaving Olympia with a sense of gratitude for the work our local legislators and the Association of Washington Cities are doing on our behalf. They toured the Capitol and met with Senator Muzzall, Representative Shavers, and Representative Paul. During these meetings, they shared...
More on the topic of passenger only ferries. The traction and attention given to this important issue is encouraging! (Note cameo quote by the Port of South Whidbey’s Commissioner Jack Ng) The Legislature has a chance to help jumpstart local foot ferries at a time when they’re needed most.
Our Fire Chief has asked to meet next week. Nothing new about that as catching up with department heads is not uncommon. However he has asked specifically asked to discuss if I feel there anything important to the community regarding fire safety. So with that in mind, are there any...
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: There was never a spare, previously unaccounted $1 million in the city’s accounts, Finance Director Kelly Beech explained, but instead a variance in reconciling the financial software with the bank.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor hopes to secure $1 million in state funding to purchase a building that would house a training facility for first responders in the Northern Puget Sound area.
