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COVID-19 response will include random testing
About 2,700 Island County residents without symptoms will be tested for COVID-19 during the second week of May…
Opinion
Technological problems don’t excuse meetings violation
The Coupeville School Board inadvertently violated the state Open Public Meetings Act by holding a meeting Monday night…
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Whidbey real estate still a seller’s market despite virus
The pandemic pushed David and Becky Broberg, the owners of Blue Goose Inn Bed and Breakfast, to place…
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Police seek information about shooting
Oak Harbor police are seeking information about a shooting on the night of April 25.
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Staff cuts likely for Coupeville schools
Low financial reserves and predicted revenue cuts from the state in the beginning of September likely means staff…
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Don’t call this Whidbey man ‘Cougar King’
Whidbey Island’s exotic cat owner hasn’t watched the “Tiger King,” a documentary about a zoo-owner-turned-attempted-murderer that coronavirus-quarantined viewers…
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Prison releases may include six cases from Island County
Among those likely to be released from prison early is an Oak Harbor man who tried to fraudulently…
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COVID-19 cases rise to 166 as county testing expands
A total of 166 people in Island County have tested positive for COVID-19 and eight people died from…
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County commissioners urging EDC, island chambers to do more
Leaders of chambers of commerce on Whidbey Island have turned to cyberspace to support businesses during the COVID-19…
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Trespasser in negligee and mink coat | Island Scanner
The following were among calls made to the Island County Sheriff’s Department:
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Man held on $150,000 bail for domestic assault
A Seattle man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend after bringing her to a house in Coupeville to…
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Hospital receives good financial news
Whidbey Island’s public hospital district received millions of dollars worth of good news over the last week.