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The town of Coupeville is celebrating Halloween with a tribute to "Practical Magic," the film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sister witches that was filmed in Coupeville in the late 1990s.

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Coupeville extras reminisce about a practically magic time on film set

Coupeville celebrates a Halloween tribute to the film with decorations and special showings.

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Town council incumbents discuss issues at forum

Michael Moore and Pat Powell are running unopposed for the council positions they currently hold.

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This plaque was removed from Deception Pass bridge during painting. Anyone with information about how to reach the family of Todd A. Kelly should reach out to Jason Armstrong.

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Park seeks to return plaques

The plaques were apparently placed as memorials for Brian R. Rudolph and Todd A. Kelly.

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Oak Harbor High School junior Kaydence Murdock, front, and artist Nikita Ares paint the wall where the next Allgire Project mural will go.

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Community comes together to remake rained-out mural

Oak Harbor community members saved a new mural that was washed out by last weekend’s rain.

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Laura Foley, left, and Don Meehan locate a grave in Sunnyside Cemetery using Find a Grave's GPS grave locator.

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Volunteers adding GPS grave locator to Sunnyside’s website

Two community volunteers took on a project to make it easier to locate graves in Sunnyside Cemetery.

Kurt Blankenship, left, and James Golder.

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Hospital candidates talk staff retention, compensation

Candidates for the WhidbeyHealth board of commissioners talked about improving employee retention.

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Will Hawkins and Dawn Smith officially took ownership of Rainshadow Nursery on Oct. 1.

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Rainshadow Nursery welcomes new owners

Dawn Smith and Will Hawkins of Greenbank officially took ownership of Rainshadow Nursery on Oct. 1.

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Coupeville employees to receive COVID premium pay

From Nov. 1 through the end of December, town employees will receive an extra $15 per hour.

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Incumbents discuss school district at candidate forum

South Whidbey school board candidates attended a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Oct. 7.

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Company proposes development plan for weed production facility

Clearwater Business Services wants to build industrial warehousing for cannabis on Ault Field Road.

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Coupeville kids take a bite out of Taste Washington Day

An agriculture department representative visited Coupeville to tour the district’s new school farm.

Signs supporting incumbent candidates for the South Whidbey school board were stolen and arranged in a vulgar message on school grounds Sunday.

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Stolen school board signs spell trouble

Yard signs for school board members were arranged to spell a vulgar message on school property.

The A. J. Eisenberg airport currently offers charter flights, fuel sales, flight instruction and private sight-seeing. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

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Port of Coupeville eyes Oak Harbor airport

Local pilots are hopeful the port can revitalize the airport and restore some of its old services.