Latest Headlines from Island County

Phil Collier (R-Oak Harbor), running for Island County Commissioner in District 2 (Oak Harbor) posted a statement about transparency to his Facebook page on Fri., June 7, 2024.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Grants from Island County will help fund firework shows in Langley, Freeland and Oak Harbor this year after all.

Marie Shimada (D-Freeland), running for Island County Commissioner in District 1 (Central and South Whidbey) posted an upcoming event on her Facebook page on Fri., June 7, 2024.

Steven Myres (R-Freeland),, running for Island County Commissioner in District 1, posted an upcoming event on his Facebook page on Thu., June 6, 2024.

Jill Johnson (R-Oak Harbor), running for Island County Commissioner in District 2 (Oak Harbor) posted a statement about county Planning Director Mary Engle to her Facebook page on Thu., June 6, 2024.

Melanie Bacon (R-Langley), running for Island County Commissioner in District 1 (Central and South Whidbey) posted a link to a campaign statement on her website to her Facebook page on Thu., June 6, 2024.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Depending on who you ask, political machination or paranoia is at the heart of recent turmoil on a unique board of volunteers appointed by four government partners that are supposed to cooperatively manage Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve.

Steven Myres (R-Freeland),, running for Island County Commissioner in District 1, posted a his answers to a candidate questionnaire from an environmental organization on Tue., June 4, 2024.

Christina Elliott (D-Oak Harbor), running for Island County Commissioner in District 2 (Oak Harbor), posted about Orca Action Month on her Facebook page on Sun., June 2, 2024.

Wanda Grone (R-Langley), running for Island County Commissioner in District 1, posted a statement about her involvement with the leadership change at Island Transit on June 1, 2024.