Clinton News Archives

Cozy: at Bar Olivino, smaller is better. Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are lucky to have a few very good wine shops - Oral Fixation is thinking of the Greene Grape , Thirst , Gnarly Vines , and Olivino - that are distinct enough to make a visit to each satisfying in its own way.

Island County Fire District 3 commissioners will meet this weekend to discuss a contract for the district's new fire chief.

State-ferry runs between Keystone and Port Townsend are canceled for the rest of the day because the ferry needs repairs.

"Clint" from Clinton took these photos of the big sinkhole in Clinton. My correspondent Clint from Clinton has been busy down in 98236 land, what with the sinkhole and all.

Ron Ramey/The Herald A tunnel takes bikers under a road on the Larry Scott Memorial Trail in Port Townsend.

Residents of the Scatchet Head community were still cleaning up Monday after weekend cloudbursts dumped more than 2 inches of rain in some areas of Whidbey Island.

Pakistani soldiers launch much-awaited offensive in al-Qaida, Taliban stronghold ISLAMABAD _ More than 30,000 Pakistani soldiers launched a major ground offensive in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border early Saturday, officials told The Associated Press _ the nuclear-armed U.S. ally's toughest test yet against militants ...

GAZA STRIP: The Palestinians have urged the UN to act to punish Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter.

A 70-year-old Clinton resident was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Monday afternoon after he fell from a ladder.

"Tusen takk" means a thousand thanks in Norwegian. Pam Gleave of Everett enjoys sharing the language of her roots, and wearing the Norwegian national costume called a bunad.

Clinton's carved "Welcome to Whidbey Island" sign fell through the cracks because of a lengthy planning time and distance from the public process.

The 15 seniors who represented the 2009 Acadiana High School Homecoming Court were presented on Friday night, September 18, 2009.

It looks as if the beloved landmark sign at the Clinton ferry landing will continue welcoming visitors to Whidbey Island.

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.

A plan from Island County officials to replace the current, wooden "Welcome to Whidbey Island" sign with a standardized sign is drawing the ire of local residents.

Columnist Thomas L. Friedman has no problem with substantive criticism of President Obama, but criticism from the far right has begun tipping over into delegitimation and is creating a climate that poisons attempts to collectively deal with the nation's pressing problems.