Oak Harbor
Military Town – Hometown Pride
Oak Harbor
Fooling Visitors to Oak Harbor
Coupeville
Whidbey recreational (sport) harvest of shellfish
Coupeville waterfront WDFW page
Love to see newspeople get out and ask questions about why:
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Sounds like the sewage treatment plant is sending unsafe product into Penn Cove?
“State Dept. of Health cautions that Clams,Oysters and Mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
Coupeville
Ferry Traffic Leaving Coupeville Terminal Routed Away From Coupeville
Don’t book a bed and breakfast stay in Coupeville and plan to walk from the ferry terminal to your accommodations.
Traffic leaving ferry advised to take a fuel-efficient double the distance route to get to downtown Coupeville.
Island County
Whidbey Homeland Security Grant Money- Newspeople Remain Silent
$225,000 federal grant goes to “…gain a better grasp on cross border activity and to prevent illegal crossings.”
Has the Island County Homeland Security-funded patrol boat been involved in any arrest or seizure related in any way to the US/Canada border?
What impact has Homeland Security grant money had in keeping heroin and meth away from Island County?
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Waiting on a wave – Fort Ebey