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Sunken fishing boat prompts closure of shellfish harvesting in Penn Cove
Divers have successfully plugged the hole in the fuel tank of a 128-foot crab boat that caught fire…
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Hang the cost, burned, sunken boat to be raised | Corrected
No matter the cost, the 128-foot crab boat that caught fire and then sank in Penn Cove this…
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Fire destroys Penn Cove crab boat
A derelict 128-foot crab fishing boat that's been moored in Penn Cove for months was ravaged by fire…
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Island County prosecutor shows need with cart of paperwork
It’s nearly budget season again at Island County and the first official funding requests are beginning to roll…
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Oak Harbor to pay tribe $600,0000
Oak Harbor city officials will propose a $600,000 contract with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community next week for…
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Democrats pile up cash for both Island County commissioner races
As of Friday morning, the campaign contributions of incumbent Island County commissioner candidates Helen Price Johnson and Angie…
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‘Special inquiry’ judge to get Mayor Kwarsick case
The Island County prosecutor’s review of Langley Mayor Larry Kwarsick will be a criminal investigation and will include…
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Firefighters rescue Greenbank woman from broken gondola
A Greenbank couple suffered a horrendous ordeal Sunday when a gondola they were riding on broke part way…
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Officials duck, cover and hold in Coupeville
To better prepare for the worst, governments in Island County are considering the creation of an Emergency Management…
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Whidbey largely dodges pertussis scare
The number of pertussis cases throughout Washington state has reached epidemic levels but so far Whidbey Island appears…
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Emerson ballot proposals falls in heated debate
The fate of lone Republican Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson’s advisory ballot proposals was decided in a fiery…
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Dead gray whale towed to NAS Whidbey for exam
A dead gray whale that was found floating in Saratoga Passage Sunday was necropsied on a beach on…
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Island County commissioners may put damper on fireworks
In response to a handful of citizen complaints, the Island County commissioners are taking a closer look at…