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Port of Coupeville to make offer on Oak Harbor airport

The Port of Coupeville continues to pursue ownership of the A.J. Eisenberg Airport near Oak Harbor.

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Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers volunteers do yard work during last year’s work day.

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Coupeville nonprofit holds community dinner

The Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers community dinner is back.

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Deception Pass State Park was ranked the fifth most beautiful in the nation by Travel Lens.

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Deception Pass ranked fifth most beautiful state park in nation

The most visited state park in Washington was recently recognized nationally for its beauty.

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Whidbey sculpture chosen for La Conner exhibit

A mixed-media owl sculpture by a Clinton resident was selected for the “Birds of a Fiber” exhibit.

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Whidbey author Victoria Shea will discuss her books, "Shagoon" and "Brick, Lime and Moonshine" at an event at Kingfisher Bookstore in February.

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Coupeville author hosts talk at Kingfisher

Victoria Shea will be at Kingfisher at 5 p.m. Feb. 3 to discuss her new self-published second novel.

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Meg Olson, left, tells Rep. Rick Larsen about the troubles her shop, Kingfisher Bookstore, encountered during the last king tide.

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Larsen talks coastal resiliency with Coupeville business owners

The restrictive nature of permitting requirements was one of the complaints business owners shared.

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Richard Nash stands in his exhibit “Consonance” at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner.

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Whidbey artist featured in mainland exhibit

The work of a retired Whidbey art teacher has found its way into yet another off-island gallery.

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Homes on Resort Road in Coupeville were severely flooded during last month’s king tide event.

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King tides to return to Whidbey

For most areas on Whidbey Island, the highest tides will occur on Jan. 23 and 24.

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A Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival patron purchases goods from a local vendor at the 2022 festival.

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Central Whidbey nonprofits win grants from Arts Festival

In its largest grant year to date, the Coupeville Festival Association awarded nearly $40,000.

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Tax credit available for impoverished families

The Island County Opportunity Council is providing assistance to eligible county families.

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Former VA-115 member Jack Keegan speaks at a presentation on base commemorating the last crew from NAS Whidbey Island shot down during the Vietnam War.

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Base honors crew lost in Vietnam War

NAS Whidbey Island will host several upcoming events commemorating the end of the Vietnam War.

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North Whidbey Fire and Rescue firefighters push one of two new engines into its new home at Station 25.

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North Whidbey Fire and Rescue gets two new trucks

The department has grown by two fire engines, thanks to a levy lid lift passed two years ago.

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Tickets to lutefisk dinner available

Time is winding down to buy tickets for a Scandinavian holiday feast.