Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Dec. 19, 2025.
Ron Wallin
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.
Below is a list of the Island County elected officials whose positions are on the ballot in 2025.
Hospital commissioners redid a vote and subsequent appointment of their new board colleague to bring the process into alignment with the Open Public Meetings Act.
The WhidbeyHealth board of commissioners chose Greg Richardson to fill an upcoming vacancy, but may have violated the law in so doing.
WhidbeyHealth’s board of commissioners is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy until Sep. 1.
WhidbeyHealth officials think they’ve found their way out of the financial crisis, thanks to a timely assist from Island County Treasurer Wanda Grone.
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.