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Community comes together for sports court

A newly resurfaced basketball court gets funding from the South Whidbey Project

Photo by David Welton

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Whidbey Island Garden Tour blossoms in July

Visitors flocked to this year’s Whidbey Island Garden Tour on Saturday across five different gardens.

Photo by David Welton

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Part of the pack: South Whidbey man leads goat hikes

The unusual hiking party made quite a sight, with passersby pulling out their phones to take photos

Photo by David Welton

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Port receives grant to replace Possession Beach boarding floats

Boaters will likely feel relieved when part of Whidbey’s most southern public boat launch is replaced

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Love-themed musical revue to take the Freeland stage

Darren and Heather Good McCoy, with Eileen Soskin, will put on a musical revue this summer

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Polluted streams an ongoing issue on Whidbey

The quality of surface water sources sampled on Whidbey Island continues to decline.

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Car damaged in collision with ferry bridge

No one was injured in a car accident Saturday aboard a ferry traveling the Mukilteo-Clinton route.

Photo courtesy of Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network
A seal pup caught in a net on the Fourth of July thrashed around for hours before being cut free by rescuers that afternoon.

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Baby seal freed from net on Independence Day

Seal mother bit kayaker who attempted rescue

Photo courtesy of the Island County Historical Society

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Historic preservation, worker housing considered for Bayview School property

A local nonprofit is interested in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of a historic property

“Tree of Life,” made by Melissa Koch when the first wildfires broke out in the Cascade Mountains (Photo courtesy of Melissa Koch)

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From one island to another, Whidbey residents organize peace gathering

Two South Whidbey residents help to organize a unique cross-cultural exchange in Ireland this month.

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Port of South Whidbey hiring another interim director

The Port of South Whidbey will rely on temporary executive directors and a consultant to get by.

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Clinton business people raise concerns ahead of development moratorium vote

South Whidbey residents are continuing to voice their concerns about a development moratorium

(Photo courtesy of WSDOT) A rendering of the design for the new hybrid-electric ferries.

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Governor chooses Florida firm over Nichols Brothers to build hybrid-electric ferries

After nearly two months of consideration, Gov. Bob Ferguson has chosen the out-of-state bidder to build new hybrid-electric…