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Libraries cut pay, ask for levy hike
Unlike most organizations and agencies struggling with budgets, Sno-Isle Libraries’ cash crunch has little to do with the…
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Store barbecues oysters for popular motorcycle run
Hundreds of motorcycles will rumble through Whidbey Island this weekend on their way to Anacortes for the Oyster…
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Cupcake’s meth operation squashed
Police say they seized a large amount of high-quality methamphetamine in two drug busts involving the same suspect…
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Meth sends Coupeville woman to prison
A 49-year-old Coupeville woman with a history of drug-related crimes was recently sent to prison for methamphetamine possession.…
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County defender’s office gets big hike in budget
Public defense in Island County received a big boost Monday morning as county commissioners approved an amendment that…
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Septic anger flows over
An overflowing crowd of septic tank owners told the Island County Board of Health that the On-Site Sewer…
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Former swim coach pleads ‘no contest’ to molestation
A former coach of the North Whidbey Aquatic Club who was investigated nine years ago for molesting a…
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Town hall on septics likely to be heated
Undigested sewage may hit the baffle, metaphorically speaking, at a special Island County Board of Health meeting Monday…
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Alleged bad advice leads to fire lawsuit for emergency agency
An Oak Harbor man filed a lawsuit against Island County’s emergency dispatch center, claiming that a dispatcher’s bad…
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Runner finds missing horse near Coupeville
Coupeville Public Works Director Malcolm Bishop unintentionally solved the mystery of the missing horse when he went out…
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One boat sinks, one damaged in stormy weather
The crew from Marine Services, a salvage company out of Cornet Bay, towed a fully submerged power boat…
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Oak Harbor serial rapist wants out after 16 years
A serial rapist who preyed on women and girls in Oak Harbor during the early 1990s was scheduled…
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No jail for sex offender
A 68-year-old Oak Harbor man pleaded guilty to a sex offense, but he won’t be spending any time…