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A private plane made an emergency landing Wednesday at OLF due to an engine problem.

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Plane makes emergency landing at OLF near Coupeville

A single-engine civilian aircraft carrying four people made an emergency landing at the Naval Outlying Field near Coupeville…

U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen

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Larsen on Whidbey to see Cornet Bay restoration: Bringing back the beach

Of all the trips Rick Larsen has made to Whidbey Island in 15 years as a U.S. congressman,…

Larry Mason

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Music festival shakes up Oak Harbor

About 15,000 people attended the Oak Harbor Music Festival last year, doubling attendance from the year before.

Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue responds to an emergency landing at the Naval Outlying Field near Coupevllle Wednesday.

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Civilian plane makes emergency landing at OLF

A single-engine civilian aircraft carrying four people made an emergency landing at the Naval Outlying Field near Coupeville…

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School year off to strong start Monday in Coupeville

Nerves and emotions that come with the start of a new school year were on display Monday as…

Wilbur Bishop operates a baler at the Ebey Road Farm on Ebey’s Prairie. The land still contains the structures that once housed dairy cows for more than three decades.

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Growing with the times: Farmers on Whidbey adjust to changes over years

Although the farming landscape remains largely unchanged on Ebey’s Prairie since the 19th Century, the surface activity has…

Ty Wahl loads a pickup with cases of water destined for wildland firefighters and displaced fire victims in Ferry County. A group from Oak Harbor and Coupeville set up a collection center in Oak Harbor to answer a plea for help from Ric Sanders

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H20 for heroes: Volunteers fill truck bound for fire zone with bottled water

Friends of Ric Sanders on North Whidbey set up a post on Highway 20 in Oak Harbor Wednesday…

Jayne Quig of Vashon works with pastels to capture an Ebey’s Prairie farmscape in Coupeville Wednesday as part of the Northwest Pastel Society’s Paint-Out.

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Artists paint up the island: Camp Casey hosts group that spends week capturing sights

25 painters from Western Washington spent the week on Whidbey Island for the Camp Casey Paint-Out, put on…

Wendy Vicente

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Navy helps tidy up Oak Harbor post office

Dan Miller got a surprise Friday morning when a team of 18 sailors from Whidbey Island Naval Air…

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Prepping for back to school: Kindergarten enrollment calls for third class

Although the first day of school in Coupeville isn’t until Monday for students, teachers tend to get started…

Peyton Horn stands over a dead giant squid that he hooked into while salmon fishing from the shore at the end of the Ault Field runway at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

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Hauling in a real-life kraken: Giant squid snagged by Oak Harbor middle schooler a rare find

The only thing certain in Peyton Horn’s mind was that whatever was on the end of his fishing…

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Soap box racing, car show to shut down Barrington

A portion of Barrington Drive will be closed for several hours Saturday to make room for Oak Harbor’s…

Christopher Short of Langley shot this landscape image of Ebey’s prairie with a camera phone.

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Camera clicks top photo for Whidbey calendar

Before you empty your wallet on the latest, fanciest digital camera or lens, take note of the winning…