WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The state Department of Health filed a notice of intent to assess a civil fine of $22,400 against WhidbeyHealth Medical Center in Coupeville for failing to correct a series of deficiencies.
Jessie Stensland
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: A deputy who responded to reports of shooting near a protest in Bayview April 19 was able to determine that a nearby resident was shooting a shotgun into a dirt berm, according to his report.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Candidate filing period is just around the corner for a general election that has the potential to transform the leadership of municipal government on Whidbey Island.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Voters approved a sales tax increase to improve Island County’s aging 9-1-1 emergency communication system.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A man firing shots on property near a large, April 19 protest at Bayview on South Whidbey alarmed many participants, including families with children and an 81-year-old woman who dove for cover while she was video recording the rally.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County is expending funds generated by a special sales tax to purchase an apartment building in Coupeville and possibly buy property in downtown Oak Harbor for a future apartment complex.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County commissioners adopted a one-year emergency moratorium April 15 on development within unincorporated areas zoned as mixed-use rural areas of more intensive rural development.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County planners are proposing solutions that would make significant changes in land use rules in order to increase housing availability on the island.