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Tuning up for the information superhighway

With the economy slumping, one man is trying to help Whidbey Island businesses harness the Internet to boost…

The Klickitat ferry departs the Keystone ferry terminal in 2006. The Ferry System recently sold the four ferries to a company that plans to scrap the vessels.

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Ferries destined for the scrap heap

After years of serving motorists heading to and from the Olympic Peninsula, the four antiquated ferries that sailed…

Jean Lund Olsen

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Fire station for sale, kids’ club in jeopardy

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School levy may double

Oak Harbor school officials are considering asking voters to double the district’s maintenance and operations levy and they…

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Hospital plans for new wing costing $54 million

In 1970, what is now the oldest part of Whidbey General Hospital opened. Over the years, patient rooms…

Jake Garn

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Astronaut comes back to Whidbey

A former sailor stationed at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station returned to the island this week and…

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Junior varsity sports cut at middle schools

A lot of middle school students don’t have much to do after school now that junior varsity sports…

Jordan Lamb and Nathan Saunders muscle aside a rock.

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Garden keeps memory of local teacher alive

More than three years after a plane crash killed an Oak Harbor teacher, students and adults are still…

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Three proposals to buy Keystone ferries

Nearly a year after being pulled from service, the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division appears close…

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$18 million in bonds OK’d for South Whidbey health care

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Student drop raises concern in Coupeville

With two weeks gone in the 2008-2009 school year, Coupeville School District officials are closely watching how many…

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Coupeville covered play area due soon

Students at Coupeville Elementary School will soon have some protection from the wind and rain that sweeps through…

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High school bids looking good

The Oak Harbor School Board is scheduled to award a contract Monday evening for the bulk of the…