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Island County maintains FEMA map isn’t correct
Island County has given the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, the first evidence that the agency erred…
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Island County planning new hires to help with comp plan update
Seeking to strengthen a planning department that has endured much turnover, Island County is seeking a consultant, assistant…
Business
Yonkman earns Builder of the Year recognition
Scott Yonkman is a modest guy. Though the Building Industry Association of Washington in November named him one…
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Haggen delays auction of its stores
Bankrupt grocery chain Haggen on Tuesday postponed the auction of its 33 core stores until Feb. 11.
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South Whidbey Homeless Coalition awarded county funds
Island County will give $78,136 to the South Whidbey Homeless Coalition this year, which that group will supplement…
Business
Doing what you love ingredient to new Oak Harbor restaurant’s success
Downtown Oak Harbor gained a new restaurant when Riverside Cafe, serving a large menu of American food including…
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County planner leaving for Burlington
Island County’s principal planner, Brad Johnson, 8 will become the senior planner for the city of Burlington Feb.…
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Island County commissioners refuse settlement in Wonn Road beach access lawsuit
A judge will determine whether a Greenbank couple had the right to build a stone wall across a…
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Looking for a sign: Downtown merchants want some of Highway 20’s traffic
What if they made a downtown and nobody came? That’s what the 85 store-owners in Oak Harbor’s historical…
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Coupeville nursing home cited by feds for 40 deficiencies
Careage of Whidbey, a skilled-nursing facility in Coupeville, has been closed to new patients since Dec. 17 because…
Business
New business by Oak Harbor man plans to deliver
A man, a car and a cell phone. That sums up Island Delivery, a new service offered by…
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Conservation fund restored
Congress last month restored the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund for three years, a move one Washington…
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COER speaks at county about jet noise
At a packed meeting of the Board of Island County Commissioners Tuesday, 18 Whidbey Island residents spoke out…