Douglas “Bernie” Upchurch has been appointed by the Island County Commissioners to serve out the term of Mary Engle, who resigned as assessor earlier this year to become the planning director for Island County. Following state law, the Island County Republican Central Committee presented the commissioners with the names of...
The Island County Board of Health heard a report that minorities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jessie Stensland reports in the Whidbey News-Times that the state Department of Health has temporarily taken over contact tracing from Island County.
Jessie Stensland at the Whidbey News-Times reports that the Board of County Commissioners has awarded $220,000 in grants for 2021. The grants, which are funded by a 2% excise tax on lodging rentals, are intended to promote tourism in Island County.
