Covering these government agencies from Oak Harbor and North Whidbey Island.
| Whidbey Island Public Hospital District (WhidbeyHealth) | North Whidbey Fire and Rescue District |
| City of Oak Harbor | North Whidbey Pool, Parks and Recreation District |
| Oak Harbor School District | Cemetery District One (Maple Leaf Cemetery) |
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor School District joins anti-vaping lawsuit
In an effort to combat vaping among students, members of the Oak Harbor School Board voted unanimously Monday to join a pending lawsuit against prominent e-cigarette company Juul Labs and its biggest investor, Altria Group.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor seeks grant for 16th Ave. access road
The city of Oak Harbor will seek county grant funds to build an access road to the planned Harbor Heights Sports Complex.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor council member ‘disappointed’ by ARPA committee’s recommendations
Members of the Oak Harbor City Council had mixed reactions to proposed uses for federal relief funds in a workshop March 23, with one council member saying the majority of recommendations were disappointing and failed to meet the funds’ intended purpose.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Diamond resigns from school board
John Diamond, president of the Oak Harbor School Board, resigned his seat at the Mar. 28, board meeting, effective April 4.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: City looks at options as cost estimate soars for park construction
Estimates for the first phase of the Harbor Heights Sports Complex have risen from $1.65M to as much as $5.1M.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Public works director named
The Oak Harbor City Council approved the hiring of former Snohomish city administrator Steven Schuller as the new Public Works director.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Hospital officials lay out financial improvements
WhidbeyHealth officials think they’ve found their way out of the financial crisis, thanks to a timely assist from Island County Treasurer Wanda Grone.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Hospital turned down again for loan, but hope remains
WhidbeyHealth was unable to obtain an $8-$10 million loan that officials were expecting to receive from a health care lending firm in order to bridge a funding gap. Officials at WhidbeyHealth have been seeking a short-term loan in order to make payroll and cover other costs until revenues from the property tax levy come in. Officials said they should receive half of the tax funds, about $8 million, by the end of April.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: New school superintendent named in Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor Public Schools’ superintendent search came to a close last week when the board selected the woman who has led the Cle Elum-Roslyn School District since 2019. During a special meeting March 4, school board members voted unanimously to appoint Michelle Kuss-Cybula to the position.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Sound Off: Open letter to the community from hospital board
The Board of Commissioners of the Whidbey Island Public Hospital District wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times discussing the recent turmoil at WhidbeyHealth.