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Tony Slowik addresses the audience at the Marriott in Washington

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Slowik receives national award

Tony Slowik was declared as the 2015 recipient of the Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Award. The…

Stayin’ Alive

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North Puget Sound dragon boat team brings home gold

Stayin’ Alive, a team from the North Puget Sound Dragon Boat Club, completed five races in recreational division…

Debra Staley

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To bee or not to bee: Oak Harbor business owner’s hive keeps downtown buzzing

Honeybees have taken up residence behind Staley’s craft store after she allowed one of her quilting students, a…

Sailboats get up and personal during Whidbey Island Race Week

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Winds superb for Race Week: Sailboats get in racing time as weather provides lots of gusts

The sailing gods smiled on Whidbey Island Race Week. Friday’s gusts in Saratoga Passage capped a week of…

Bridget Guerrero tries to fight back tears Thursday in Oak Harbor as she talks about Megan McClung before embarking on a 160-mile run to honor fallen female servicewomen since 9/11.

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A heartfelt journey: Ex-Marine embarks on 160-mile run to honor McClung, other servicewomen

Bridget Guerrero, a 47-year-old ex-Marine from Edmonds, began a four-day run Thursday to honor the fallen U.S. servicewomen…

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Chinook salmon fishing to close Sunday in Admiralty Inlet

Whidbey Island anglers will get one final weekend to try to land a chinook salmon in Admiralty Inlet…

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Whidbey Island Race Week a viewer spectacle

Whidbey Island Race Week is making its 33rd annual splash this week, drawing visitors to the island for…

Nora O’Connell-Balda

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$42,000 sculpture moves to Oak Harbor City Council for OK

A metal sculpture depicting oak leaves blowing in the wind could greet visitors entering Oak Harbor from the…

A lamb gets an offering of hay by young admirers during Farm Day at the 3 Sisters Family Farm in Oak Harbor Saturday.

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2,400 get closer look at 3 Sisters Farm in Oak Harbor

The Muzzall Family opened up its 3 Sisters Family Farm in Oak Harbor to the public Saturday and…

Anglers bundle up as temperatures drop and the wind picks up at Driftwood Park at the Keystone spit in Coupeville Thursday night. Fishing for pink salmon was slow from this popular spot Thursday night but picked up again Friday morning. The pink salmon return to Puget Sound every other year in large numbers.

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An early start to pink salmon fishing on Whidbey

An estimated 6.8 million pink salmon are forecast to return to Puget Sound this year. They surprised North…

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A new captain at the helm for Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue

Jerry Helm celebrated his promotion to captain during a pinning ceremony at Central Whidbey Fire’s Race Road station…

The Muzzall family is opening up its 3 Sisters Family Farm to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

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Farmville: 3 Sisters Farms offers closer look at unique working farm, lifestyle with Farm Day

Although his daughters were raised on the farm, Ron Muzzall is confident their appreciation for what they do…

Melissa Brown is all smiles at the construction site in Oak Harbor where Habitat for Humanity of Island County is building her a home with help from IDEX Health & Science.

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Island County Habitat joins forces with Oak Harbor company to build home

As the walls went up, so did Melissa Brown’s spirits. She wore a perpetual smile and seemed almost…