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Anniversary looms large for weavers guild after 50 years
What started with seven women who weaved together has, 50 years later, grown into a guild that is…
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Crash into sewage station clogs traffic, causes fire
A 19-year old woman drove a pickup into a power pole and sewage lift station Sunday evening and…
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Park and Rec candidate wants greater transparency
An Oak Harbor man is trying to increase the North Whidbey park district’s transparency and public involvement.
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Spin Cafe re-opens and re-organizes
Thursday afternoon, about a half dozen people sat in Spin Cafe, most of them sipping coffee or tea.…
Life
A Halloween haunting at historic Haller House
The large, vacant 150-year-old building that was once home to Col. Granville and Henrietta Haller, renters and raccoons…
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Investor service downgrades school district bond rating
Coupeville School District’s recent budget shortfalls, mostly caused by declining enrollment, have led to a lower credit rating…
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School board candidates concerned about district budget woes
A man running as an “advocate for the taxpayer” is challenging a longtime educator and incumbent on the…
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Man dies after being injured in Greenbank house fire
A man has died from burn wounds from a residential fire in Greenbank.
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Planning Director recommends replacing hearing examiner with law center
For the first time in more than 30 years, there will be a face settling planning disputes in…
Life
Frightville going out with a scream
Oak Harbor’s notorious haunted barn may be in its last year, and it’s going out with a scream.
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WhidbeyHealth improves access to contraceptives
Women’s health care shouldn’t be considered a specialty area of medicine, according to Tabitha Sierra, patient safety and…
Life
Haunted Fort Casey ready to welcome thrill seekers
Fort Casey evokes images in the mind’s eye of sweeping views of Puget Sound, batteries with deep historical…
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Last active duty P-3C Orion flies into history
An era of Naval aircraft history came to an end Thursday afternoon at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.