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2025, a year for protesting
Here are the top news stories from Whidbey News-Times in 2025.
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Unbearably cold beginning
150 swimmers briefly plunged into the high tide waters of Double Bluff Beach in Freeland on Jan. 1.
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Firefighters rewarded for rescuing volunteer pup
A special visitor stopped by the North Whidbey Fire and Rescue department last Monday
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Upcoming terminal work will cancel ferry runs
Riders of the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry route should brace for cancellations of runs in 2026.
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All aboard the 2026 ferry: Whidbey Island celebrates the New Year
Whidbey’s New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day events offer something for every style of reveler.
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‘Jazz Rock Alchemy’ opening in January at WICA
Two nights of reimagined blues and rock classics will open at WICA on Jan. 2.
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Veteran receives smart home of his dreams
Tunnel to Towers Foundation gifted its first smart home on the West Coast to a veteran in Coupeville
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Artist of the month focuses on Whidbey
Marianne Borozny captures familiar Whidbey subjects from new and somewhat unconventional angles.
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Walk in the wild for wolfdogs: Woman hiking 2,600 miles for nonprofits
Melissa Ross will hike from Mexico to Whidbey in honor of wolf-dog hybrids and missing hikers.
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Coupeville’s ‘singing janitor’ strikes a joyful chord
Lachlan Waterbury empties public trashes, cleans public toilets, while singing his favorite tunes.
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WAIF receives donation in memory of Oak Harbor girl who died in tragedy
Hillcrest Elementary School teacher Rebecca Ching, students in her class donated pet food
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NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa
North American Aerospace Defense Command tracks Santa Claus on radar
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Christmas wishes and whimsy
Here’s what kids in Oak Harbor are asking Santa for this holiday season.