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Hearings board to Island County ­­— hurry up on conservation regulations update

Island County’s development regulations for fish and wildlife conservation areas are more than seven years out of date…

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus poses for a picture with personnel from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station during a visit to the airbase on Wednesday.

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Secretary of Navy visits Whidbey

Sailors at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station received welcomed news Wednesday when they learned from Secretary of the…

Gordon Grant

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Island County museum seeks storage space during canoe restoration

Restoration of one of the oldest known Native American canoes in Washington is nearing completion and Island County…

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Few requirements needed to repeal Island County curbside recycling

Reversing a decision to start curbside recycling service to rural parts of Whidbey Island and Langley is not…

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Family efforts protect Ebey’s Reserve

The financial sacrifice of a few was the gain of all Central Whidbey recently when nearly 250 acres…

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Island County may dump curbside recycling

Curbside recycling on Whidbey Island may get scrapped before getting started. On Monday, the Island County commissioners agreed…

Deputy Chris Garden with the Island County Sheriff’s Office gives a motorist a speed warning at Camp Casey on Central Whidbey. Sheriff Mark Brown is juggling critical staffing levels and is again seeking support for a law-and-justice tax.

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Island County sheriff looks for solutions to staffing woes

Staffing woes within the Island County Sheriff’s Office and subsequent fears of losing 24-hour coverage on Camano and…

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Former Coupeville planner will earn $50 an hour to ‘clean up files’

Larry Kwarsick has plead guilty to falsifying city records in Langley and will spend two weeks in jail…

Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson is introduced by Rufus Rose at the Old Goats-Fully Informed Voters at the Useless Bay Golf and Country Club on South Whidbey Friday.

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Commissioner Johnson rams message home to Old Goats

Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson doesn’t like bullies and she isn’t going to be blindly loyal to her…

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$25,000 grant will help Island County Meals on Wheels keep rollin’

A South Whidbey-based non-profit group that provides hot meals to senior citizens around Island County will have a…

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WAIF gets OK to open re-use store near Coupeville

Half-full buckets of paint, scrap or old lumber and other used building supplies may soon be for sale…

Gary Dunn enjoys a visit on a sunny Thursday to the Mutiny Bay beach that will soon come into public ownership. He’s building a house nearby and said he and others in the area would gladly volunteer to keep the beach clean.

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Island County accepts Mutiny Bay beach donation

Island County will accept the donation of 300 feet of waterfront property on South Whidbey. The Island County…

Cathie Espes

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Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers looking for homeowners who need help

Cathie Estes lives alone. She’s 68 years old, is legally blind and is confined to a wheelchair. Life…