Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In54°FFall is in full force on Whidbey Island, and residents can participate in activities to celebrate the season all month long. Whether your autumn vibe is pumpkin spice and everything nice, spooks and scares or somewhere in between, October on Whidbey has something for everyone.NORTH WHIDBEYFor lovers of a good scare, the Twisted Barn is already ongoing. The Roller Barn’s annual haunted house tells the story of “Jack Twisted” and has scare level options to accommodate all levels of fear tolerance.The full scare...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In54°FFall is in full force on Whidbey Island, and residents can participate in activities to celebrate the season all month long. Whether your autumn vibe is pumpkin spice and everything nice, spooks and scares or somewhere in between, October on Whidbey has something for everyone.NORTH WHIDBEYFor lovers of a good scare, the Twisted Barn is already ongoing. The Roller Barn’s annual haunted house tells the story of “Jack Twisted” and has scare level options to accommodate all levels of fear tolerance.The full scare...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FAn aging recreational vehicle parked at a makeshift homeless encampment on North Whidbey was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning, according to Chief Chris Swiger with North Whidbey Fire and Rescue.A dog inside the RV was killed in the blaze on Hoffman Road, but no people were injured. Swiger said the fire was the third in the last few months at the roadside encampment. Another RV was destroyed and a trash pile was set ablaze over the summer.Swiger reported that the cause of the fire was undetermined, but foul...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FAn aging recreational vehicle parked at a makeshift homeless encampment on North Whidbey was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning, according to Chief Chris Swiger with North Whidbey Fire and Rescue.A dog inside the RV was killed in the blaze on Hoffman Road, but no people were injured. Swiger said the fire was the third in the last few months at the roadside encampment. Another RV was destroyed and a trash pile was set ablaze over the summer.Swiger reported that the cause of the fire was undetermined, but foul...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FCynthia Daily and Joseph Molotsky from the Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue will appear at an Oct. 12 Whidbey Audubon Society meeting to discuss their work at the rehabilitation facility to help wild birds get back to the wild after being orphaned or injured.The rehabilitator will have live, glove-trained raptors, such as owls, hawks and falcons with them. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. at the Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Alexander Street.The Discovery Bay Raptor Rehabilitation and...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FCynthia Daily and Joseph Molotsky from the Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue will appear at an Oct. 12 Whidbey Audubon Society meeting to discuss their work at the rehabilitation facility to help wild birds get back to the wild after being orphaned or injured.The rehabilitator will have live, glove-trained raptors, such as owls, hawks and falcons with them. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. at the Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Alexander Street.The Discovery Bay Raptor Rehabilitation and...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FOver the past year and a half, the structures used by North Whidbey Little League have been experiencing increasing instances of vandalism.Timothy Stoker, who is the president of the league, said the organization has been dealing with broken locks, busted doors, severed PA system wires and even burned equipment.“This can take up already limited resources and volunteer time and further burden an organization, which in the end takes away from what we are able to contribute to positively impacting kids in our...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FOver the past year and a half, the structures used by North Whidbey Little League have been experiencing increasing instances of vandalism.Timothy Stoker, who is the president of the league, said the organization has been dealing with broken locks, busted doors, severed PA system wires and even burned equipment.“This can take up already limited resources and volunteer time and further burden an organization, which in the end takes away from what we are able to contribute to positively impacting kids in our...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FA longtime officer handed in his gun and badge and is picking up chalk and a lesson plan, at least metaphorically.Capt. Mike Bailey retired from the Oak Harbor Police Department last week after 30 years with the department. Instead of heading to the golf course, he will be working as a substitute teacher with the Coupeville School District.During his tenure in law enforcement, Bailey took on the role of nearly all the commissioned officers in the department, including some that no longer exist.He was a reserve...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In53°FA longtime officer handed in his gun and badge and is picking up chalk and a lesson plan, at least metaphorically.Capt. Mike Bailey retired from the Oak Harbor Police Department last week after 30 years with the department. Instead of heading to the golf course, he will be working as a substitute teacher with the Coupeville School District.During his tenure in law enforcement, Bailey took on the role of nearly all the commissioned officers in the department, including some that no longer exist.He was a reserve...WW…