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Fir tree seed farm could sprout at Greenbank Farm

Amidst the community garden, farmer training center and the loganberry bushes, a business is looking to add a…

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Oak Harbor Marina guests, hoist users to pay more

The Oak Harbor City Council approved an increase in rates for the use of guest moorage slips and…

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Groups meet on News-Times Web site

If you manage a group or organization and have been fumbling around with a large email list, WhidbeyNewsTimes.com’s…

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Penn Cove Grange encourages chickens for fun

The newly formed Penn Cove Grange is hosting a series of of workshops to address a number of…

Kelly Keilwitz of Whidbey Sun and Wind stands in front of a solar energy project recently installed at the Coupeville Public Library. The Greenbank Farm could be the next solar project should officials receive funding.

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Greenbank Farm, fair compete the harness the sun

If funding becomes available, the Greenbank Farm would be the next public place on Whidbey Island to harness…

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Oak Harbor DECA students stand out at competition

The DECA program at Oak Harbor High School joined thousands of champion hopefuls last week during an international…

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Still time to avoid a knock on the door

Greenbank resident Peg Urstad wants to be counted but she never received a census form, presumably because she…

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Whidbey News-Times online calendar offers a lot to users

The WhidbeyNewsTimes.com calendar has been overhauled and beefed up with a lot of new features:

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Job seekers have access to library notebooks

When the going gets tough, libraries get you going. Oak Harbor Library now has notebook computers for job…

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Investment earning spike SVC scholarship funds

The Skagit Valley College Foundation Board of Governors recently approved more than $308,000 in endowed scholarship funds to…

Gwen Sam broadcasts Whidbey Chat from the KWPA studio located in the Coupeville Wharf. Her community radio show is the first live broadcast produced by the radio station.

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Radio station seeks live shows, better signal

A community radio station in Coupeville reached a hallmark this week. Gwen Sam’s “Whidbey Chat” marked the first…

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New ad campaign promotes Whidbey cattle

More Whidbey-produced beef is staying on the island. A new advertising campaign is under way to promote where…

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Port of Coupeville to air airport study proposal

A public meeting will take place Wednesday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m., at the Monroe Landing Fire Station…