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Whidbey Audubon to host Kaua`i Albatross Network founder

Hob Osterlund will present a virtual education program on a very unique big bird at 7 p.m. Jan.…

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Discover Passes now available for checkout at Sno-Isle Libraries

Through the Check Out Washington program, card holders can borrow a Discover Pass for up to a week.

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Whidbey Island Grown fundraises to expand services

The organization’s goal is to raise $50,000 for a walk-in cooler, a freezer and a storage room.

A Navy Search and Rescue Medical Technician, HM1 Thomas Molnar helps hoist an injured man into Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s SAR helicopter in the Cascade Mountains during a rescue mission on January 29, 2021. Official Navy photo by AWS1 Ricardo Rosado.

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Navy SAR conducts 4 medical evacuations in two weeks

A SAR team conducted two missions in the last week of 2021 and two more in the first…

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Council approves addition of new city hall position

The city’s finance director and clerk approached the council with her proposal Monday night.

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Man charged after children left alone in unheated RV during cold snap

Prosecutors charged Justin M. Becker with two counts of criminal mistreatment in the second degree.

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Resident escapes townhome fire

Nobody was injured in a fire at a townhome in Oak Harbor on the night of Jan. 7.

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Fire destroys basement bathroom in South Whidbey home Jan. 8

No injuries were reported in a blaze Saturday night that began in the bathroom of a Clinton home.

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Number of county COVID cases quadrupled in 2021

County data show the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in 2021 far outstripped 2020.

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Oak Harbor couple welcomes first baby of 2022

Destiny and Tyler Bingham welcomed their son Ezra DeShawn Bingham to the world at 2:54 p.m. Jan. 3.

Wheeler is surrounded by corrections deputies

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Man accused of arson, burglary

Keith J. Wheeler pleaded not guilty to arson, burglary, resisting arrest and criminal trespass.

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Change in trash service causes hiccups

Multiple weeks of trash not being picked up was just one of the concerns cited by Whidbey residents.