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Coupeville’s MusselFest features chowder cook-off

Penn Cove’s popular shellfish are the featured attraction of the first major festival of the year in historic…

Coupeville Public Library employee Rabbitt Boyer talks with coworker Lorie King while restocking the books at the expanded library on Alexander Street. The newly renovated library is slated to open in mid-March with the grand opening in April.

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Coupeville Public Library to reopen in March

The Coupeville Library’s temporary location at the Pacific Rim Institute on Parker Road closed this week. The closure…

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Gray whales arrive early to Whidbey Island

Hikers exploring the bluff trail at Ebey’s Landing enjoyed an unexpected treat last weekend. They saw a couple…

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Community garden grows in Coupeville

Folks who would like to grow vegetables, but don’t have the space, have another option. Coupeville’s community garden…

The fire hall

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Coupeville’s old fire hall back on the market

The old fire hall, which has sat vacant across from the Island County Museum for decades, is going…

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UPDATE: Victory margin increases for Coupeville school levies

With 20 ballots left to count from the Feb. 9 special election, the margin of support for the…

Miriam's Espresso employee Megan O’Halloran stands with Jared Rusnak as he displays several of the Central Whidbey First cards that businesses in town have promoted for nearly a year.

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Central Whidbey First attracts 2,951 entries

After nearly a year, a town of Coupeville, $5,000 funded program to help drum up business is coming…

Coupeville High School Senior Zack Piercy works with sixth-grader Mitchell Losey during a Big Brothers Big Sisters meeting after school in the high school library.

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‘Bigs’ fill in for Learning Partners in Coupeville

A new program in the Coupeville School District replaces the venerable Learning Partners, which paired students with student…

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Education funding is on the line Tuesday for Coupeville schools

In three days, Coupeville school leaders will find out what kind of community support they still enjoy in…

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Golf cart zones could be coming to a road near you

If proposed legislation passes, you could cross over — into the golf cart zone. State Sen. Mary Margaret…

Coupeville Middle School science teacher Terry Welch watches as sixth-grader Julia Jones contributes some coins to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Students in the Coupeville School District have held several coin drives in recent days.

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Coupeville students send change to Haiti

Students at Coupeville schools are spending their days collecting spare change to help the victims of the earthquake…

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Church progresses in Coupeville steeple chase

Who knew a steeple for a small community church could generate so much controversy? Going against an Ebey’s…

Coupeville Elementary School fourth-grader Ethan Turner types on a computer in Brandi Hewell’s classroom

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Coupeville School District proposes 2 levies

Ballots should start arriving this week for the Coupeville School District election, which is less than three weeks…