Latest Headlines from Island County

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Voters approved a sales tax increase to improve Island County’s aging 9-1-1 emergency communication system.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A Whidbey nonprofit organization providing vital services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault is in danger, bracing itself to lose one-third of its funding.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A man firing shots on property near a large, April 19 protest at Bayview on South Whidbey alarmed many participants, including families with children and an 81-year-old woman who dove for cover while she was video recording the rally.

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Apr. 18, 2025.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County is expending funds generated by a special sales tax to purchase an apartment building in Coupeville and possibly buy property in downtown Oak Harbor for a future apartment complex.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County commissioners adopted a one-year emergency moratorium April 15 on development within unincorporated areas zoned as mixed-use rural areas of more intensive rural development.

The Island County Board of Commissioners adopted Tuesday, April 15, a one-year emergency moratorium on most new development in specific Mixed-Use Rural Areas of more Intensive rural Development, or RAIDs, including the Camano Gateway Village zone. The Island County Board of Commissioners adopted Tuesday, April 15, a one-year emergency moratorium on most new development in specific Mixed-Use Rural Areas, or RAIDs, including the Camano Gateway Village

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A judge sided with the city of Oak Harbor in a lawsuit over the council’s decision to change a code that previously required a vote of the people before any city-owned park land can be sold or transferred to a private entity.

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Apr. 11, 2025.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Most Whidbey Island residents have sufficient food, but some depend on programs like SNAP, which may face cuts under the Trump Administration.