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Rebecca Olson

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‘To what depths will OLF critics sink next?’ | Letters

Editor, I experienced a new phenomenon at home Saturday morning while trying to read the Whidbey News-Times. My…

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Transit looks at projects

With the construction of its new headquarters nearly complete, Island Transit leaders are looking for future projects.

Fifth-grader Kai Clovis plays with the robotic arm the Pacific Science Center outreach brought to Olympic View Elementary School.

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Pacific Science Center takes Olympic View Elementary students on a space odyssey

Elementary school students jetted into the outer realms of education when the Pacific Science Center outreach visited Olympic…

Eighth-grader Anya Fortune shakes hands with a robot while visiting Career-Technical classes at Oak Harbor High School Monday. Looking on are students Katie Schisler

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Oak Harbor eighth-graders get a glimpse of future

For middle school students heading into high school, choosing classes from a long list can become more like…

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Oak Harbor High School students help fifth-graders put on a pirate musical that’s history in the making

With the help of pirates, students at Oak Harbor High School and Broad View Elementary School forged a…

Oak Harbor Middle School student Rachel Mioduski strikes a statuesque pose as part of her performance.

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Oak Harbor middle schoolers show off artistic talent at annual Night of the Arts

When middle school students get creative, they go all out. Their art embraces everything from painting and sculpture…

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British farce means tons of laughs at Whidbey Playhouse

When the laughs start, they hit the ground running in the Whidbey Playhouse production “It Runs in the…

Dick James displays a number of the jewelry

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Whidbey Island Gem Club shines at Sweetheart of Gems Show

Entering the Sweetheart of Gems Show is like opening a chest full of treasure. Wire-wrapped arrowheads, intricate earrings,…

Nancy Liekhus

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Historic family feud comes to life for Oak Harbor descendant

It’s an age-old feud immortalized by television, a tale of evil and devastation, and an Oak Harbor woman…

Mark Borden holds Solomon

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Coupeville author uses experience to write medical self-help book

Despite living in our bodies every day, when abnormal pain or illness strikes, it can be confusing. Does…

This photo was taken at Admiralty Inlet on Oct. 9

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Coupeville workshop updates whale lovers, scientists on habitat, threats, health on Jan. 26

Take a peek into the mysterious world of whales with a workshop that explores a variety of topics…

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Encounters with snakes, lizards connect kids with nature

As Dave Coleburn from Predators of the Heart wheeled cages and more cages into Coupeville Library Friday, the…

Local historians Bob Waterman and Harrison Goodall pose in front of the Pole Building

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Island County Fair buildings added to state Heritage Barn Registry

For nearly 75 years, the Pole Building at the Island County Fairgrounds has been the first building fairgoers…