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South Whidbey robbery suspect left behind cell phone, blood
A 27-year-old Clinton man got caught chatting on a phone while in the middle of burglarizing a home,…
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Filing Week yields treasurer candidate
Candidate filing week only garnered one surprise in local Island County elections by midday Tuesday. Coupeville resident Wanda…
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Raises for Island County elected officials on table
Should raises for elected officials be a budget priority? That’s one of the questions facing Island County commissioners…
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Fifth candidate vying for commissioner seat
Just a few days after Kelly Emerson resigned, a fifth candidate has come forward in hopes of replacing…
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Supreme Court OKs meeting prayer policy
Oak Harbor City Council’s prayer policy is OK with the United States Supreme Court. Probably.
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Deep Sea owner fined for spill
The state Department of Ecology levied a $301,000 fine against the man whose crab boat caught fire and…
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COER group to hold ‘vigil’ Friday at OLF entrance
The group aiming to shut down Outlying Field in Coupeville to Growler landing practices is holding a “vigil”…
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Threats land suspect in jail
A man who allegedly left multiple terrorizing messages on an elderly woman’s answering machine also threatened to eat…
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Anti-Growler group to hold “vigil” at OLF Friday
During the vigil, protesters will fly the American flag upside-down as "a signal of dire distress, according to…
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Filing week is May 12
The general election this fall has the potential of creating a sea change in Island County government. A…
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Oak Harbor, tribe settle bones dispute
The ordeal that began when a worker noticed a human bone in a pile of dirt during the…
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Oystercatcher cooks up success
They’re not the dishes your mom made — unless she’s some sort of culinary genius. Imagine pan-roasted duck…
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Man claims to own island, loses in court
A Clinton man who maintains that he is the chief of a Native American tribe that owns all…