Coupeville News

Owners of lodging establishments in and around Coupeville aren't seeing a large loss of Memorial Day weekend business in the wake of the Skagit River Bridge collapse Thursday evening on Interstate 5 between Burlington and Mount Vernon.

With both the Greenbank Farm and Coupeville Wharf in need of some TLC, leaders for the Port of Coupeville are exploring potential maintenance projects.

A contingent of Drug Court officials lobbed weighty allegations of sexual misconduct, abusive language and repeated errors, some of which nearly led to clients being sentenced to undeserved jail time.

Bayview Blinds, is the only locally owned and operated, full service window covering company serving homes and businesses on Whidbey Island.

Veteran South Whidbey School District board of directors member Fred O'Neal decided to run again for his position, perhaps after seeing he would have some competition.O'Neal said early in the week he wasn't certain he would file for his Position 2 seat.

Filing Week for open public offices in Island County began Monday and the first 24 hours yielded a few surprises.

Carl Smith blows his shofar at the National Day of Prayer event in Coupeville. The shofar is a ram's horn used in Jewish ceremonies such as Rosh Hashanah.

At a recent Island County commissioners' weekly session, the board informally agreed to seek proposals from qualified law firms interested in being the county's primary public defense contractor.

Dr. Annastasia Kovscek will start seeing patients in her new Langley clinic on May 22.

Two-boat service on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route begins Sunday with the return of the MV Salish, beginning the third year with two ferries connecting state Highway 20 across Admiralty Inlet.

Filing period for candidates planning to run for election this year is May 13 to 17 at the Island County Auditor's Office.

The elected board of commissioners will extend the lease the port has with the private organization for the commercial properties at the publicly owned farm until June 3, 2015.

Port of South Whidbey Commissioner Dennis Gregoire speaks at a public hearing in Coupeville on Wednesday concerning Island County's Shoreline Master Program.

Teri Anania, executive director of the Island County Housing Authority, confirmed this week that the major permitting problem facing the $6.3 million project is in the process of being resolved.

PRESS RELEASE: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. - Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and elected officials from the local area held another meeting on April 11 to discuss Navy flight operations associated with the Navy's Outlying Field Coupeville.

Cars may have to hit the brakes on Patmore Road in the future. Neighbors proposed lower speed limits on Patmore Road and Classic Road.

A number of local offices are up for election this year, and the time to step up and be part of a solution is just around the corner.

The public will have another chance to weigh in on Island County's recently adopted shoreline master program at a meeting in Coupeville next week.

Shoot, yes! The Central Whidbey Sportsmen's Association is having a free firearms class for women.

Lisa Bjork settles into her job as temporary superintendent of the Coupeville School District.