South Whidbey assistant fire chief retires. After 45 years in the firefighter service, Terry Ney has officially hung up his coat and boots.

Nov 8, 2024 · After more than 50 years of avoiding Penn Cove, the southern resident orcas finally returned to the site of the tragic whale roundup. Sunday and Monday, crowds of emotional whale chasers and lucky passersby witnessed members of L-Pod swimming at full speed, jumping and slapping their tails in the waters off Central Whidbey.

Dec 31, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will soon open a new clinic at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Captain Mark Lund shared this exciting piece of news and other information during a recent presentation to the Island County Board of Health about Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor, which serves about 16,000 beneficiaries.

It iswith profoundsadness that we announce the passing of Patricia Anne Johnson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and…

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Jan 10, 2025 · She has over 20 years of experience in education. She has previously worked as a special education teacher in New York; directed the special education department as Seattle Public Schools, where she also worked as a contractor for the schools’ technology department; served as the executive director of special service at Everett Public Schools; founded and worked at Clifford Consulting, a ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Funding for Oak Harbor’s future projects may not be attainable without the creation of a port district on North Whidbey, a type of district that hasn’t been created in Washington in nearly four decades. The Oak Harbor Port District, which requires a …

Jan 3, 2025 · According to nonprofit breastcancer.org, invasive ductal carcinoma is the most common type of breast cancer.Stages 1, 2 and 3 are in the early stages and have not spread outside of the breast or lymph nodes in the armpit. While this was not the news she had hoped for, the cancer seems to have been caught early enough, Simmons said, though she will need to take more tests and undergo ...

Sep 20, 2024 · Last week, the town filed an answer and affirmative defense. The town is represented by the firm Simmons Sweeny Freimund Smith Tardif PLLC. Hughes said she could not comment on litigation.

Jan 10, 2025 · A “coffee-preneur” who has launched scores of stores for big-name companies has brewed up her very own cafe on Whidbey Island. Just last month, Dawn Pinaud opened the doors of Coffee at Dawn, the newest business to accompany Mukilteo Coffee Roasters at 5331 Crawford Road near Langley.