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Another deal sought for Steel Electrics

Washington State Ferries wants to get rid of the Steel Electric boats as soon as possible. However, nobody…

Laurie Butler shovels dirt on the site of her new home. She is one of the volunteers building Habitat for Humanity’s 20th home on Whidbey Island.

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Habitat starts work on 20th home

Dozens of Kiwanis Club volunteers decided to chip in and give a future homeowner a help up. They…

Chris Dillard tends to the fields at the Greenbank Farm. A Bellingham resident

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Raking it in down on the farm

Amid the pea patch and the loganberry field, a few hard-working people are expanding agriculture at the Greenbank…

Coupeville preservationist Ken Pickard speaks during a scoping meeting held Tuesday night.

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Residents demand that historic home be saved

The Libbey House has been a fixture on North Main Street in Coupeville for 139 years. If vocal…

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Storm damages Coupeville fuel pier

Recent severe weather hitting Whidbey Island caused some damage at the Coupeville Wharf. Port of Coupeville officials discovered…

A Puget Sound Energy employee clears power lines from an accident Friday morning that toppled a power pole at the intersection of Fort Casey Road and Field View Lane near Coupeville.

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Accident knocks down pole, knocks out power

Both lanes of Fort Casey Road were blocked Friday morning while Island County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a traffic…

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Critics question fee to keep state parks open

State parks officials and several legislators are cautious about a potential fee that could prevent parks from being…

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School cuts seen as ‘pretty devastating’

Whidbey Island schools stand to lose millions of dollars of funding as state legislators work to close a…

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Willow trees may clean Coupeville water

The venerable willow tree could be the latest tool the town of Coupeville uses to treat stormwater that…

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Optional fee would fund state parks

With huge cutbacks looming for Washington State Parks, one legislator is looking for new money. State Sen. Mary…

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Port looks to Conservation Futures Fund

With some negative reaction surrounding another possible levy election in November, Port of Coupeville officials are looking for…

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Search ends for latest bridge jumper

A 44-year-old Puyallup woman is believed to have committed suicide Sunday night by jumping from the Deception Pass…

State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen addresses residents during a town hall meeting Saturday afternoon at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. She announced the state will build additional ferries capable of navigating Keystone Harbor.

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More ferries promised for Keystone

When Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen makes a pronouncement on transportation, people listen. And people in Coupeville listened with…