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Businesses get new COVID grants

Nine businesses on Whidbey Island recently received more than $280,000 in grants.

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Wild rabbit on Whidbey tests positive for hemorrhagic disease

The state’s first wild cottontail rabbit to test positive for the disease was found on Whidbey.

The Mutiny Bay boat launch on Robinson Beach has been closed for years. (Photo by David Welton)

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Island County eyes $3.4 million boat ramp

Construction of an elevated boat ramp at Robinson Beach in Freeland won’t be cheap.

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County reconsidering how to set speed limits

Island County officials are using a cutting-edge analytic tool to set speed limits on roadways.

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Fire destroys farm building, equipment on Central Whidbey

Special agents with the National Park Service are investigating a fire in a large storage building that destroyed…

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Meth smoker causes ferry cancellation

The passenger caused an extra hour of delay for the Clinton-Mukilteo ferry Monday afternoon.

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Bushwhacked | Island Scanner

The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

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Watermelon attack reported | Island Scanner

The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

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Man accused of assaulting Oak Harbor officers

Chaotic scene occurred on Pioneer Way

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Primary election forums planned

Several voter-education events are set

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Meeting set on Crawford Road’s future

Island County is gathering input

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Sheriff investigates reports of skinny horses

A North Whidbey woman whose underweight horses caused concern among animal lovers will not face criminal charges, but…

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Bystanders saved a man from a car after a crash.

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Whidbey residents honored for saving man from burning car

A group of strangers on North Whidbey saved a man’s life earlier this year by pulling his unconscious…