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Visitors enjoy walking their dogs on the beach at Joseph Whidbey State Park in late April. The park was under consideration for privately-financed development.

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Joseph Whidbey State Park dropped from list for possible development

Supporters of Joseph Whidbey State Park upset with the idea of private development in their park can breathe…

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Track work to cost more than planned

The Coupeville School Board on Monday gave its stamp of approval on a track project that came in…

Oak Harbor farmer Sheila Case-Smith is growing more than 70 varieties of tomatoes this spring and will sell tomato plants at the Oak Harbor Farmers Market.

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Banner year for tomatoes: Warm spring appeals to many crops on Whidbey Island

In the four decades since returning to the family farm, Sheila Case-Smith can’t remember a warmer May.

Track athletes at Coupeville Middle School look forward to a new track surface that is scheduled to be installed at Mickey Clark Field this summer. Three different sites in the Coupeville School District will be closed to the public because of construction projects this summer.

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Construction projects to start on Coupeville school facilities

By next month, much of the grounds in the Coupeville School District are expected to be abuzz with…

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Getting set for busy summer: Capital projects to turn schools into construction zones

By next month, much of the grounds in the Coupeville School District are expected to be abuzz with…

Oak Harbor Christian School kindergarten teacher Kathy Miller and student Liam Blas display a certificate and medallion awarded for his handwriting skills.

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An award to write home about

Liam Blas, 6, was presented with a gold medallion last Friday, recognizing him for handwriting skills uncommon for…

Jonathan Frostad’s schedule is pointing north. The Oak Harbor High School science teacher has been selected to participate in a fellowship with National Geographic to study climate change on a remote island chain in Norway near the North Pole in June.

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On top of the world: Science teacher gears up for ‘once in a lifetime’ experience in the Arctic

It’s been a dream of Frostad’s since he was 12 to one day travel to Svalbard, Norway, a…

North Whidbey resident Dawn Glavick shares with others how she's happy with the beach restoration work at Ala Spit County Park during a boat tour of shoreline restoration projects coordinated by the Island County Department of Natural Resources April 29

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County thanks beach restoration partners

Nearly 30 people attended the April 29 boat tour, including state, federal, tribal and county representatives as well…

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Donor offers $50K match to save Haller House

After three and a half years of attempting to save a 19th-century home from an uncertain future, Lynn…

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Coupeville Elementary recognized for progress

The superintendent of the Coupeville School District wasn’t having it when David Ebersole tried to shy away from…

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Deadline nears to save historic home

After three and a half years of attempting to save a 19th century home from an uncertain future,…

Dutch attire is tradition for many at Oak Harbor’s Holland Happening celebration during Saturday’s parade

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Weather, traditions provide Dutch treat at Holland Happening | Slideshow

Warm, sunny weather brought thousands to downtown Oak Harbor over the weekend to celebrate the city’s Dutch heritage.

Darren McCoy (right) and Chet Hansen share a light moment at Oak Harbor’s First United Methodist Church Wednesday. McCoy will take over for Hansen as director of the Whidbey Community Chorus beginning in the fall.

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Whidbey choral director passes baton

Chris Hansen is stepping down as director and conductor of the Whidbey Community Chorus 15 years after he…