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Whidbey's lone resident elk in a photograph taken in November 2014.

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Whidbey’s lone elk takes liking to lawn ornaments

It’s not a good time of year to be a yard ornament around Strawberry Point.

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Options abound for tree recycling on Whidbey

Not sure what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays?

Oak Harbor Fire Department personnel stabilize the motorcyclist for transport to Whidbey General Hospital Tuesday morning.

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Man hospitalized after car strikes motorcycle on Highway 20 in Oak Harbor

An Oak Harbor motorcyclist was transported to Whidbey General Hospital Tuesday morning after his Harley Davidson was struck…

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Many options available for holiday tree recycling

Not sure what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays?

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Hearts & Hammers needs projects

Lenita Graves doesn’t know what she would do without Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers.

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Home for the holidays: Friends round up stray chickens

Shari Bibich was driving along State Highway 20 on her way to Oak Harbor last week when she…

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Loose flock ruffles feathers

Why do the chickens cross the road? Lauren Mueller only wishes she knew the answer.

Re McClung checks off inventory as Bill Smith loads toys for delivery at a storage unit in North Whidbey.

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Whidbey requests down this year for Toys for Tots

The idea of a child waking up on Christmas Day without a gift to unwrap is unimaginable for…

Gerald Fikse working at his own jewelry store on Midway Boulevard.

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Oak Harbor jewelry store founder remembered

Matt Fikse wasn’t old enough to work at Gerald’s Jewelry during the days when his grandfather was still…

Jill Hein of Coupeville is co-coordinator of one of two groups that will be counting birds on Whidbey Island for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count that starts this month. Hein’s group will conduct its count on Dec. 20

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Whidbey birders count down to important event

In a small pond across the highway from Crockett Lake, Jill Hein spots a long string of diving…

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Museum to unveil canoe exhibit

As soon as the Island County Historical Society Museum was built in 1991, the basement started filling up…

Sam Myers of Coupeville goes over paperwork with Penny Perka of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County the day after his name was drawn as winner of the Seahawks’ ‘Fanbulance.’

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‘Fanbulance’ stays on Whidbey as Coupeville man wins Seahawks rig

Of the more-than-10,000 raffle tickets sold for the Seahawks’ Fanbulance, the odds of the winner coming from Whidbey…

Longtime Oak Harbor painter Tony Turpin will be an artist in residence aboard a cruiseship.

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Oak Harbor artist plans a getaway after wife passes away

Winter is traditionally a special time of year for Oak Harbor artist Tony Turpin, but this is one…