Latest Curated Headlines from Oak Harbor and North Whidbey

Four candidates for appointment to an empty seat on the Oak Harbor city council (Ronnie Wright, Eric Marshall, John Chaszar, and Fe Mischo) will be interviewed Feb. 23.

The Public Hospital District’s board of commissioners fired WhidbeyHealth CEO Ron Telles amid staff turmoil and the hospital’s financial difficulties.

The Whidbey News-Times published an editorial criticizing the inaction of the Hospital District’s board of commissioners.

In the midst of turmoil from a no-confidence vote and the firing of executives, WhidbeyHealth administration last week released a brief statement on its restructuring plan.

North Whidbey voters rejected the Oak Harbor School District bond measure, but all other Whidbey measures were approved.

Nine people applied for an appointment to fill the Oak Harbor City Council seat vacated by Jeffrey Mack.

The three hospital administrators who were the target of a “no-confidence” vote still have their jobs, but four other members of the executive team do not.

The Oak Harbor School District’s $184M bond measure is failing; measures in the Coupeville and South Whidbey school districts and South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District are passing.

Oak Harbor City Council members are considering a proposal to close a small section of Southeast Third Avenue to vehicles in an effort to protect pedestrians arriving at or leaving Volunteer Park.

Medical staff for the Whidbey Island Hospital District held a vote of no confidence in CEO Ronald Telles and two other members of the administration last week.