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    Firefighters rewarded for rescuing volunteer pup
    By Marina Blatt • December 30, 2025 1:30 am

    A special visitor stopped by the North Whidbey Fire and Rescue department last Monday

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    All aboard the 2026 ferry: Whidbey Island celebrates the New Year
    All aboard the 2026 ferry: Whidbey Island celebrates...
    By Marina Blatt • December 30, 2025 1:30 am

    Whidbey’s New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day events offer something for every style of reveler.

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    Veteran receives smart home of his dreams
    By Marina Blatt • December 30, 2025 1:30 am

    Tunnel to Towers Foundation gifted its first smart home on the West Coast to a veteran in Coupeville

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    Photo by Marina Blatt
Ms. Hayli Hagedorn reads to her preschool class. The flexible drop in program offers kid-free time for busy parents who need to make appointments, run errands, take self-care days and attend meetings.
    Daycare offers new drop-in program
    By Marina Blatt • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    Nuture With Care Kids Academy’s new program provides flexible child care options for busy parents.

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    (Photo provided) Ross cuddles up next to Nikita who lives like any other dog, eating dog food and doing zoomies in the yard. At age 60, Ross is preparing to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to her house on Whidbey in honor of both wolf-dog hybrids and missing hikers.
    Walk in the wild for wolfdogs: Woman hiking...
    By Marina Blatt • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    Melissa Ross will hike from Mexico to Whidbey in honor of wolf-dog hybrids and missing hikers.

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    (Photo provided by the Port of Coupeville) The massive storm that ripped across Whidbey last week created two large ruptures in the Coupeville Wharf dock’s frame, affecting the part that is usually accesible by boaters.
    Wharf’s dock closed after storm damage
    By Marina Blatt • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    Last week’s massive storm created two large ruptures in the dock’s frame.

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    Oak Harbor wins auditor’s stewardship award
    Oak Harbor wins auditor’s stewardship award
    By Marina Blatt • December 24, 2025 1:30 am

    It emphasized a proactive commitment to improving operational practices and protecting public funds.

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    Photo by Marina Blatt
Lachlan Waterbury, the singing Coupeville janitor, belts out a tune while emptying garbage cans around town.
    Coupeville’s ‘singing janitor’ strikes a joyful chord
    By Marina Blatt • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Lachlan Waterbury empties public trashes, cleans public toilets, while singing his favorite tunes.

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    Oak Harbor adjusts staff pay for inflation
    Oak Harbor adjusts staff pay for inflation
    By Marina Blatt • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Many city of Oak Harbor staff members will receive inflation-related raises in the new year.

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    Christmas wishes and whimsy
    By Marina Blatt • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Here’s what kids in Oak Harbor are asking Santa for this holiday season.

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    Photo by David Welton
    Winds knock out power, block roads
    By Marina Blatt • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Whidbey was slammed by wind storms, causing widespread power outages and a highway closure.

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    (Photo provided) Rosie Cayou, a Coast Salish Elder, led dozens of salmon cermonies on Whidbey. By floating a salmon out to sea, she becons salmon to return to its waters so it can feed the whales, Berta explained.
    Salish elders remembered for their protective spirits
    By Marina Blatt • December 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Bill Bailey and Rosie Cayou passed away within nine days of each other.

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    City hires community development director
    By Marina Blatt • December 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Stacie Pratschner was most recently the community development director for the city of Mount Vernon.

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