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Going for the gold

An Oak Harbor athlete will be representing Whidbey Island at the Special Olympics USA Games.

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Coupeville artists pursue creative district certification

Within the next year, Whidbey Island may become home to a second creative district.

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First responders load a woman with potential injuries into a vehicle after she was thrown from a horse Thursday morning.

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Horse rider rescued after being thrown off

A woman was thrown from her horse in Deception Pass State Park late Thursday morning.

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From left, Bell’s Farm workers Elly Hammond, Sheyanne Mcconal and Misty Diehl brave the cold earlier this month to harvest spinach and other leafy greens, which are among those crops which thrive in cooler temperatures.

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Cold spring stymies Whidbey Island crops

An unseasonably cold spring may have far-reaching impacts within Whidbey’s farming community.

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A fire consumed a shed on an Oak Harbor property Wednesday night, killing two baby goats that were living inside.

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Two baby goats killed in shed fire

When firefighters arrived on the scene, the shed where the goats lived was fully involved in flames.

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Oak Harbor family injured in crash

Five Oak Harbor residents were in an accident on Highway 20 in Skagit County Sunday afternoon.

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Historic Reserve building to reopen for summer

Visitors will soon be able to venture again inside a historic Central Whidbey landmark.

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Firefighters injured responding to North Whidbey blaze Thursday

A house, two vehicles and a boat were all destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning.

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Artist’s debut defends donations

The Coupeville nonprofit will install an ultra-secure donation box that is itself a work of art.

Navy Search and Rescue lands a Sikorsky MH-60S Nighthawk during Monday’s training. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue has two MH-60S helicopters and can conduct both overwater and mountain rescue including helicopter rappel, hoist and mountain landing. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

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Touching down

Island agencies conduct combined training

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Penn Cove Water Festival returns

A community event to honor local waters is making a comeback.

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Dance team excels in competitions, commitment, community

Dancers in the veteran-led Rise Academy of the Arts dance studio approach the end of the season.

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‘I heard the missiles whizzing overhead’

Oak Harbor man shares experience living in, leaving Ukraine