WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Tensions were running high when a business owner repeatedly called the Coupeville mayor a liar during a town council meeting on March 11, prompting officials to call the town marshal before the man walked himself out.
Luisa Loi
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: What started off as an unusually intense rivalry between two mayoral candidates degenerated into a battle of allegations and Facebook posts fought from opposite sides of the country.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: After encountering some bumps along the way, Oak Harbor’s Public Works department needs extra funding to add some finishing touches to the Northeast Seventh Avenue reconstruction project.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Construction of the Oak Harbor Fire Department’s new fire station is only a few days away.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: After learning of the existence of racial restrictive covenants in the old records of 955 properties in Island County, Commissioner Melanie Bacon proposed the commissioners issue an apology on behalf of their predecessors who approved them.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Researchers have discovered the existence of 955 racial restricted properties in Island County. While these are no longer legally enforceable, they’re a reminder that Whidbey and the Pacific Northwest were not left untouched by segregation.
SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: Wednesday, the South Whidbey School Board unanimously voted to oppose two amendments that would exclude transgender athletes from participating in interscholastic girls sports.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Oak Harbor City Council is still considering passing a Business and Occupation Tax to help keep the 50-year-old marina afloat, though there are still some hesitation and unknowns.