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Hodson finishes fourth term on advisory committee as ferry route name changes to Coupeville

After completing her fourth, four-year term on the Keystone Ferry Advisory Committee, member Julia Hodson she decided to…

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Whidbey’s Biz Expo returns

A once-popular event promoting Whidbey Island businesses will return this weekend after an absence of one year. In…

It looks as though all of Sugar Baby’s puppies were born in good health. However

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Oak Harbor’s Sugar Baby has 16 sweet puppies

It turned out the Hurst family was too late when they tried to get their chocolate Labrador retriever,…

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After 10 years, Highway 20 project near Arnold Road to begin

A road project to improve the safety of a stretch of Highway 20 where a young Anacortes woman…

The Victoria Clipper III will spend its weekends next spring transporting whale watchers to Saratoga Passage to view the annual migration of the gray whales. The boat is scheduled to stop for two hours in Coupeville for lunch.

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Victoria Clipper to bring business to Coupeville

Hundreds of tourists viewing gray whales next spring will also make a stop in Coupeville, boosting business during…

An artist's drawing provided by the Snohomish County PUD shows the turbines officials want to place off Admiralty Head to gauge the viability of tidal energy.

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Experimental tidal energy project moves ahead in Admiralty Inlet

A crew from Snohomish County PUD will be working from a barge anchored off Admiralty Head next week…

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Central Whidbey chamber to move

The Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce office and visitor’s center is moving into a soon-to-be-renovated historical building in…

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Pacific Rim Institute funds fall short

An environmental education center was dealt a setback in attempts to purchase and protect 175 acres of land…

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I-COM’s poor accounting ripped by state auditors

Grossly inaccurate accounting prompted the Washington State Auditor’s Office to declare that Island County’s 911 service provider’s system…

Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve staff members Laura Gansemer and Emi Gunn chat in front of the recently renovated Jacob Ebey House. Reserve officials released a long-range interpretive plan Wednesday morning during a preview of the updated historic building.

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Historic home to host visitors to Ebey’s Landing

The home of one of Whidbey Island’s pioneer families is coming back to life. After a four-year renovation…

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Kites fly high over Camp Casey

Blustery weather will benefit local kite flyers participating in an annual festival on Central Whidbey Island. In its…

A trooper from the Washington State Patrol scans over the wreckage of a collision that killed an Anacortes woman Friday morning.

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Anacortes woman dies in Friday morning accident on Whidbey | Update

A 26-year-old Anacortes woman died early Friday morning as a result of an auto accident on Highway 20…

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State owns the Chetzemoka, start date uncertain

Two things are for sure: The Washington State Ferry System has a new boat and crews will soon…