A few years ago, Lopez Island soccer coach Mycah Kraushaar made a promise. Kraushaar, who had recently moved to the island and was living in a van with her cat and elderly dog, had signed up to help ...

For a chef who serves only fresh, handmade udon and ramen at his Setsunai Noodle Bar on Lopez Island, Josh Ratza inhales a lot of instant ramen when he’s off the clock. His dishes, though, bear little ...

Lopez Island Clinic’s search for a new health system to replace the departing University of Washington might be summed up like an old movie title: “The Good, the Bad and the Complicated.” But also, ...