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Yard attendant Brady Mullins drives a forklift to load 2x6 boards at Frontier Building Supply in Freeland.  With high demand and diminished supply, lumber costs nearly twice as much now as two months ago.

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Lumber inflation builds on Whidbey

An economist cautions that the soaring cost of lumber doesn’t tell the full story about inflation.

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Deception Pass to refurbish ampitheater benches

Deception Pass State Park has plans to refurbish its ampitheater benches.

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Ways of Whales webinar is Jan. 15

Orca Network’s annual Ways of Whales Workshop will be a virtual Zoom event this year.

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Freezing temperatures burst Wharf pipes

The Coupeville wharf is closed for the time being as port officials respond to the damage.

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Agencies work together to provide shelter from the cold

It takes a village to keep the vulnerable safe during inclement weather.

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Man accused of felony hit and run

An Oak Harbor man is facing a felony charge for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident.

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Oak Harbor woman pleads guilty in stabbing death

A woman admitted to stabbing her fiancé to death during a Friday the 13th power outage in 2020.

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Commissioners set $20 an hour minimum wage for county staff

A total of 35 people will see their wages increase, some of whom made as low as around…

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Omicron makes gains in county

Projections show that as many as 100 county residents could die from the variant.

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Cherished Whidbey icon alive and well

A vicious social media rumor involving the supposed death of Bruiser is not true.

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Goats want your Christmas trees

A South Whidbey farm sanctuary is hoping your old Christmas tree can become feed for their animals.

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Bail revoked for man over shotgun incident

An Oak Harbor man allegedly fired a shotgun during an argument, according to court documents.

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Omicron sweeps ferry system staff

A week of brutally cold weather and the new COVID-19 variant affected the state ferry system.