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    Articles by Ron Newberry
    Feeling the heat of dry summer: Whidbey farmers...
    By Ron Newberry • September 23, 2015 4:34 pm

    The 2015 growing season on Ebey’s Prairie will go down as one that Dale Sherman would like to squash.

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    In a photo taken by Jim Sneddon
    Funk authors book about history of Anacortes
    By Ron Newberry • September 18, 2015 6:45 pm

    One of Anacortes’ biggest ambassadors was eager to give a history lesson.
    Wallie Funk, former co-owner and publisher of the Whidbey News-Times, was so eager, in fact, that he recently authored a book about the city where he was born in 1922 and still calls home.

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    Benjamin Norris
    Oak Harbor church serves for 90 years: Nazarenes...
    By Ron Newberry • September 18, 2015 6:29 pm

    A measure of how much the Oak Harbor Church of the Nazarene has stayed in step with the times is evident the moment you enter the building.

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    Whidbey’s ‘No. 2’ attraction: New venture no drop...
    By Ron Newberry • September 16, 2015 3:00 pm

    Woody De Shong has built five uniquely themed outhouses that he hopes not only serves his business interests and brings attention to the institute but also becomes a Whidbey Island attraction.

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    Visitors at Rosehip Farm and Garden in Coupeville walk through a trail surrounded by dahlias in a flower garden Saturday. The 10th Whidbey Island Farm Tour drew about 350 people to the farm Saturday.
    Tour showcases farms: Visitors get to connect with...
    By Ron Newberry • September 15, 2015 6:43 pm

    Even after a long day of showcasing her small farm, Valerie Reuther’s spirits were as bright as the colorful dahlias that illuminated a nearby flower garden.
    About 350 people passed through Rosehip Farm in Coupeville Saturday. The farm was one of 11 sites featured on the 2015 Whidbey Island Farm Tour that celebrated its 10th year over the weekend.

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    A sailor raises the flag half-mast during a 9/11 ceremony at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Friday.
    NAS Whidbey remembers 9/11
    By Ron Newberry • September 11, 2015 6:50 pm

    As Capt. Michael Nortier delivered a speech on the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that shook the United States, the rumble of an aircraft taking off behind him caused him to stop.

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    Washington State Patrol investigates the accident scene Thursday on State Highway 525 near Admiral’s Cove.
    Separate crashes claim lives in Central Whidbey
    By Ron Newberry • September 11, 2015 6:45 pm

    Two people were killed this week in separate accidents that occurred on the same stretch of highway in Central Whidbey.

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    Oak Harbor’s Greg Abrahamse
    Park ranger praises relief from Whidbey
    By Ron Newberry • September 11, 2015 6:31 pm

    Ric Sanders, the park ranger at Curlew Lake State Park, said he and others in Republic and nearby communities were overwhelmed by the convoy of supporters from North and Central Whidbey that brought water, food and other basic necessities that had been collected through donations to give to firefighters and others in need in Ferry County.

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    Carol Barnes of Whidbey Island Animal Control takes Skippy to her vehicle to take it to the veterinarian in Coupeville.
    Fatal crash investigation reveals drugs at scene
    By Ron Newberry • September 10, 2015 10:08 pm

    A head-on collision early Thursday afternoon on State Highway 525 south of Coupeville near Admiral’s Cove left one driver dead, two critically injured and blocked traffic in both directions on Whidbey Island’s main arterial for more than two hours.

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    Fatal crash investigation reveals drugs at scene
    By Ron Newberry • September 10, 2015 9:56 pm

    A head-on collision early Thursday afternoon on State Highway 525 south of Coupeville near Admiral’s Cove left one driver dead, two critically injured and blocked traffic in both directions on Whidbey Island’s main arterial for more than two hours.

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    Private plane makes emergency landing at OLF near Coupeville
    Private plane makes emergency landing at OLF near...
    By Ron Newberry • September 9, 2015 4:03 pm

    A single-engine civilian aircraft carrying four people made an emergency landing at the Naval Outlying Field near Coupeville Sept. 2.

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    Overheated wiring causes garage fire in Coupeville
    Overheated wiring causes garage fire in Coupeville
    By Ron Newberry • September 9, 2015 3:55 pm

    Overheated wiring caused a small fire inside the garage of an Admiral’s Cove home early Monday.

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    Penny Fowkes watches her son Wolly apply eye makeup before she takes her turn before a dress rehearsal for “Godspell” last week.
    Teen shines in Playhouse spotlight
    By Ron Newberry • September 8, 2015 5:26 pm

    Wolly Fowkes will play his first lead role at the Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the opening night of the Whidbey Playhouse’s 50th anniversary season.

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