State Rep. Barbara Bailey hosted a whirlwind series of "coffee talks" in Langley, Freeland, Coupeville, Oak Harbor, La Conner and Stanwood over the course of two days this week.

Here are seven can't-miss holiday gift shows that feature the works of local artists and craftspeople.

When they named it U-Haul, they didn't mean you hauling the gas out of the trucks and running away with it.

A late fall windstorm resulted in several small, scattered power outages that began at 6:52 p.m Wednesday until 1 a.m. Thursday.

Ita s a Social Action Sundaya for Unitarian Universalists Social Action Sunday coincides with Veterans Day this month, so it is fitting for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island to acknowledge our returning veterans and discuss how we can be more involved and supportive in their return to our community.

Thanks to some alert bank tellers, Neta Lea barely avoided becoming a victim of a couple of scam artists from Canada last week.

Duncan McPhee has been hired as assistant harbormaster for the Langley small-boat harbor.

A forum focusing on alternative healthcare options will be next week in Bayview, hosted by Grethe Cammermeyer of Langley, Whidbey General Hospital commissioner for the South End.

A disgruntled hunter has filed a lawsuit against Island County, claiming county commissioners were "arbitrary and capricious" when they adopted restrictions on shooting at Deer Lagoon.

Rep. Barbara Bailey will hold six "coffee talks" throughout the 10th District this month, starting on the South End.

Friends of Freeland is completing another link in the chain to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety in the community's downtown core.

While the economy hammers other commercial sectors of Freeland, the local boatyard appears to be humming along nicely.

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.