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Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times                                Kristin Wagner (left) and Kerry Western go for a daily stroll with their children along Coupeville’s Kettles Trail Tuesday. The segment is part of a planned “Bridge to Boat” non-motorized trail along State Road 525 that would run the length of central Whidbey Island.

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County seeks public input on Whidbey trail system

Easier access to the beach in the plans

Photos by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times                                Stylist Spring Roehm trims the hair of Charles Jackson Thursday at Langley’s Island Church. Free haircuts, a hot meal and other services were offered during the annual Homeless Point in Time count to encourage people in need of shelter to seek help.

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Whidbey’s homeless facing evictions and high rent, annual survey finds

Volunteers for Point in Time count look far and wide to gauge Island homelessness

WhidbeyHealth urges Islanders to think about death before it’s too late

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WhidbeyHealth urges Islanders to think about death before it’s too late

Accepting mortality and planning for it eases stress on family, friends and doctors

Whidbey Island’s POWER banner at Women’s March on Seattle Jan. 21, 2017

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Whidbey residents make history as part of Women’s March on Seattle

They caught the 8 a.m. Clinton ferry, loaded four buses in Mukilteo, rolled out a pink banner in…

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Island County settles beach access lawsuit in 2-1 vote

In a 2-1 vote Tuesday, the Island County Board of Commissioners chose a King Solomon-style solution to disputed…

Terry Boese checks how a batch of elderberry wine is aging at his Oak Harbor store, Whidbey Island Homebrew Supply.                                Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times

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Oak Harbor supply store brews much more than beer

Call Terry Boese a beer man and you’d be correct.

Island County settles beach access lawsuit in 2-1 vote

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Island County settles beach access lawsuit in 2-1 vote

In a 2-1 vote Tuesday, the Island County Board of Commissioners chose a King Solomon-style solution to disputed…

Darreyl Boyles, 9, sings with his father, Charles Boyles III (in front of drums) and Tyrone Vester at practice for the United Fellowship Community Church choir. They will perform 3 p..m Sunday at the House of Prayer in Oak Harbor at an annual event honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.                                Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times

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Oak Harbor, Freeland events to honor MLK and his mission

On the evening the first black president of the United States gave his farewell address, Loretta Byrd prepared…

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Flu sufferers fill Whidbey Island waiting rooms

Flu is taking its toll on Island County with feverish people packing clinic waiting rooms, health care workers…

Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times                                The many shades of hats made by Peggy Juve on display at Side Market at Bayview Corner. She and many other islanders are knitting and sewing pink hats for people planning to be in a Jan. 21 women’s march.

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Pink hats and politics: Islanders gearing up for Seattle women’s protest march

Whidbey Island will be well represented next Saturday at the Women’s March on Seattle.

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Flu sufferers fill Whidbey Island waiting rooms

Flu is taking its toll on Island County with feverish people packing clinic waiting rooms, health care workers…

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U.S. Rep Rick Larsen seeking comments on Affordable Care Act

Have you benefited from the Affordable Care Act? If so, Second District U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen wants to…

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Planners wrestle with toad rules

The tiny western toad continues to trip up Island County planners as they wrestle with how to protect…