Latest Headlines from Island County

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 21, 2025.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A high-profile legal dispute over the validity of the Island County auditor’s decision to impose a mask mandate in the Elections Office has grown even more heated and potentially costly.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair has no plans for stepping down before the end of her term.

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 14, 2025.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Island County Jail has reached the end of its useful life and renovations would be impractical and extremely expensive. The only real solution is to build a new jail.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: South Whidbey residents are getting fed up with a certain elected official’s brashness and are speaking out.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Uncertainty in state and federal government may waylay — or at least pause — discussions on Island Transit’s governing board about potentially lowering the amount of sales tax the agency collects.

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 7, 2025.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Port of South Whidbey has encountered another roadblock on its journey to pursue workforce housing.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Whidbey Island residents who worry about there being enough water in the future, don’t despair.