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Whidbey residents rally, travel to support Sioux protest

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Whidbey residents rally, travel to support Sioux protest

Coupeville resident Gary Piazzon is one in a growing list of Whidbey Island residents who have traveled to…

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Coupeville man’s death ruled to be a homicide

The Island County coroner ruled this week that a 71-year-old Coupeville man’s death at a nursing home Oct.…

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Residents urged to respond to Navy impacts

An anti-noise group is urging residents to take action when it comes to the Navy’s impact on Central…

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District 10 leaders elected as party whips

Apparently District 10 elected leaders know how to whip it. Whip it good.

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Coupeville man’s death ruled a homicide

The Island County coroner ruled this week that a 71-year-old Coupeville man’s death at a nursing home Oct.…

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Oak Harbor man shot by neighbor arrested after release from hospital

An Oak Harbor man who was shot after hitting a neighbor with a car was arrested today, the…

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After jail call, rape suspect’s bail raised to $250,000

George S. Agustin, 62, allegedly asked wife to contact victim

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.