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Filing to open for long list of local positions

Candidates must file for the election May 17-21.

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Langley agrees to sell oddly shaped parcel

It’s an odd, triangle-shaped piece of pavement down by the South Whidbey Harbor.

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Special vaccine clinics planned in Langley, Oak Harbor

A couple of special vaccination clinics are planned for this week.

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Big pigs turn on chickens | Island Scanner

Thursday, April 22

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District names interim superintendent

School board members unanimously voted for Karst Brandsma

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Car crashes into building, boat during police chase

The car went through a building, struck a “Zodiac type boat” and came to rest against the far…

A crowd gathered to watch the Oak Harbor Fourth of July parade in 2017. There will be a parade this year to celebrate the Fourth after it was canceled during the coronavirus pandemic last year. File photo

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Oak Harbor will have Fourth of July fireworks, parade

This year’s event will look slightly different to comply with safety guidelines.

Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
The Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry route will stay on one-boat service until at least June 27.

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Coupeville route down to one ferry through June 27

Another delay in two-boat service means Coupeville ferry riders will need to squeeze onto one boat until at…

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Meeting set to interview three for assessor position

The Island County Republican Party Central Committee was tasked with nominating three people to replace Mary Engle, who…

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Junior Michael McKinney uses an arc welder to make a trailer hitch for a shed the class is making.

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OHHS to expand skills classes with new building

The building may be used for engineering, manufacturing, automotive and construction classes that are in high demand.

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North Whidbey man jailed for car insurance fraud

Arnold F. Bodner, 58, pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court April 16 to a single count of…

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VQ-1 ‘World Watcher’ gains new commander

Cmdr. David Van Kampen has assumed command of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 “World Watchers.” Cmdr. Nicholas J.…

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Like a hot potato, city drops food truck changes

Council members dropped their support for changing the food truck ordinance.