Freeland News

Representatives of the federal Small Business Administration will speak this week in Freeland about the agencya TMs programs.

The South Enda s new fire chief said he cana t wait to get started. And he doesna t mind the rain.

What was expected to be a routine public hearing turned into a forum that several South Whidbey residents used to express their frustration with the temporary rules that regulate development in Freeland.

The Sno-Isle library system is seeing tough times, from the inside out. More people are using the libraries in the 21-branch system in Island and Snohomish counties, and officials from Sno-Isle Libraries say the sputtering economy is the main reason why.

Paula Williams will bring Oh, Bella, her massive antique furniture store, to the Mutiny Bay Antique Mall in Freeland.

Talk is - I'm Just Not That Spiritual!' Speaker and songwriter Doug Benecke will bring the message to Unity of Whidbey this Sunday, Nov.

This Double Feeder Hummingbird Hat is one of those innovations that is fantastic, even if only in theory.

Should people be able to build mini-storage facilities in the rural zones of Island County? Thata s the question Island County commissioners will have to decide before a new ordinance governing mini-storage can be adopted.

More than two dozen South Whidbey students have earned a place on the deana s list at the University of Washington for summer quarter.

After a morning of weeding and pruning I brought my lunch outside to enjoy the autumn sun.

Coupeville resident Doug Dragoo brought a dictionary to read the definition of "assessment" at the Island County commissioners' public meeting Wednesday.

A new fire chief to replace retiring Dan Stout has been selected by Island County Fire District 3 commissioners, it was announced at their meeting in Freeland on Thursday night.

Washington State Ferries announced today it has awarded a bid to Todd Pacific Shipyards for the construction of two 64-car ferries.

I don't have a locking gas cap on my '80 Benz. Sue Frause photo. Here's the latest communique from Island County Sheriff Mark Brown: Over the past two weeks, the Freeland area has experienced a rash of gasoline thefts from vehicle fuel tanks.

Leigh W. Burns in rehearsal with the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra. Photo by Sue Frause.

There is a place where peace prevails and love is amplified. You may want to go there right away.

An auction sale of 750 acres north of Freeland, formerly known as Trillium Woods, apparently will go forward this week.

Six members of a Langley church youth group are back home and seeing life more clearly after a 16-day summer mission to Gabon in Equatorial Africa.

Demolition has begun on the old Freeland Lanes, for 50 years South Whidbeya s only bowling alley.

A public hearing on a proposed 185-acre annexation to the Freeland Water and Sewer District has been rescheduled due to a typographical error in the original published announcement, said Sandy Duncan, district administrative assistant.