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Photo by Jessie Stensland / Whidbey News-Times                                Central Whidbey resident Steve Swanson, a former emergency room doctor, talked about jet noise and how a potentially hazardous chemical that the Navy is testing wells for accumulates in the body over years. The public meeting was held Monday in Coupeville.

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Central Whidbey confronts Navy jet noise, water testing

The outspoken anti-jet-noise group Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve is no longer the only show in town when it…

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Audit finds misappropriation of funds from Oak Harbor Senior Center

Oak Harbor officials discovered in March that a former Senior Center employee misappropriated about $34,000 in public funds…

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Oak Harbor man facing federal child porn charge

An Oak Harbor man is facing a charge in U.S District Court after Twitter alerted authorities that he…

Oak Harbor chamber rakes in tourism dollars

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Oak Harbor chamber rakes in tourism dollars

All of the groups that applied for lodging taxes from Island County will receive the full amount of…

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Island County has high net wealth, low credit card debt

Island County residents are doing well financially, according to reports from financial tech company SmartAsset.

Anti-jet noise leader says fake comment on website led to threats

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Anti-jet noise leader says fake comment on website led to threats

The president of a group opposed to Navy jet noise on Central Whidbey has asked the Island County…

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More Navy jet noise will be coming to Coupeville, draft study shows

Navy leaders prefer that all EA-18G Growler aircraft carrier landing practice occur at the Outlying Field Coupeville in…

Court hears appeal of Oak Harbor double murderer

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Court hears appeal of Oak Harbor double murderer

Attorneys for an Oak Harbor double-murderer argued that a judge’s decision to revoke their client’s ability to represent…

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Navy sets meetings for next week on well testing

Tests to check for chemical in firefighting foam deemed potentially harmful by EPA

Suspect injures deputy, escapes in the nude

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Suspect injures deputy, escapes in the nude

Man charged with assault, resisting arrest, intent to deliver meth

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Town of Coupeville will independently test water for firefighting chemical

Both the Town of Coupeville and Navy will test the town’s wells for a chemical that may be…

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Coupeville man sentenced for burglary, assault

A man who broke a Greenbank man’s back during a burglary last year was recently sent to prison,…

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State health board votes to investigate anti-noise group’s complaint

The Washington State Board of Health has directed Department of Health staff to investigate a complaint against two…