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Speed limit on Highway 20 through Coupeville to drop

Slower speeds are in store for motorists traveling on the highway through Coupeville. The Coupeville Town Council Tuesday…

Larry Cort talks with Coupeville resident Ricardo Reyes after being appointed to the Coupeville Town Council Tuesday night. Reyes was one of the people who applied for the vacancy on the Coupeville Town Council.

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Cort named Coupeville’s newest council member

After years working for every city on Whidbey Island, Coupeville resident Larry Cort will move into a more…

The Chetzemoka will go into service on the Point Defiance-Tahlequah route.

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Chetzemoka leaves Coupeville

With the start of winter, reduced service has returned to the Port Townsend-to-Coupeville ferry route along with several…

Port of Coupeville commissioner candidates Laura Blankenship and Mike Diamanti discuss the Greenbank Farm during a forum Tuesday night sponsored by the Whidbey Island League of Women voters.

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2 seek Port of Coupeville position | Corrected

With the election looming, Port of Coupeville candidates are expressing concerns about the way the Greenbank Farm is…

Island County Planner Bob Pederson and Coupeville Planner Larry Kwarsick explain the new Ebey’s Landing National Historical Review design guidelines before a public hearing Monday morning.

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Ebey’s Reserve guidelines adopted

Despite some complaints that new regulations threaten Central Whidbey residents’ rights, unified design guidelines were approved during a…

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Firefighting veterans vie for North Whidbey district position

A longtime fire commissioner on North Whidbey is seeing some competition for his seat in the coming election.…

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New leaders bail out Penn Cove Water Festival

The long-standing group of leaders of a popular Coupeville festival is getting some much-needed help. During a recent…

Goats have spent days eating the ivy that is threatening trees at Coupeville’s Town Park. They will remain at the park until Tuesday.

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Ivy-gulping goats hired to attack Coupeville’s noxious invaders

What people see as an invasive weed, goats see as a tasty snack. A herd of more than…

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Highway speed limit in Coupeville drops

Coupeville leaders will see something happen that they’ve been wanting for years — a lower speed limit on…

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Seven vie for Coupeville Town Council vacancy

A familiar face to all municipalities on Whidbey Island may join the Coupeville Town Council. Larry Cort, formerly…

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Levy failure in November may close Oak Harbor pool

Should a renewal levy that funds more than half of the operations of the North Whidbey Park and…

Coupeville Elementary School paraprofessional Callie Harvey escorts first-graders Alex Hutson and Jesse Cowan to class. The school district is enjoying higher-than-expected enrollment numbers

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Head count high in Coupeville School District

The first day of school brought a surprise for staff of Coupeville schools -— significantly more students than…

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Oak Harbor student expelled after bringing gun to Crescent Harbor Elementary

A fourth-grader from Crescent Harbor Elementary was expelled Wednesday after employees discovered he had brought a handgun to…