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County eyeing cluster housing code revamp
The Island County Planning Department may consider changing how it allows for clustered housing as part of ongoing…
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Traffic light just won’t turn green | Island Scanner
The following calls were made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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No Field Carrier Landing Practices are scheduled Sept. 30–Oct. 6
There are no carrier-based flight training operations scheduled to occur at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Ault Field…
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NAS Whidbey SAR rescues hiker in Olympic Mountains
A Search and Rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island rescued a 33-year-old man in the Olympic…
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Help! I’m stuck in a tree | Island Scanner
The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Clinton man, wanted in 3 states, held on $250,000 bail for assaults
A 20-year-old Clinton man accused of assaulting a woman and a teenage girl and then wrestling with deputies…
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Judge denies request by defense in child rape hearing
Island County prosecutors don’t have to gather a broad range of private records on an alleged rape victim,…
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North Whidbey Fire and Rescue chief dies
North Whidbey Fire and Rescue’s recently hired fire chief died from pancreatic cancer Sept. 17.
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Secretary of Navy: Jet noise issue ‘top priority’
During a visit to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer called the conflict around…
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Islanders join global climate change protests
Some of Whidbey’s young people are worried about how their futures will look on a warming planet with…
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Business steps in to clean up encampment
An article about the state of disarray on a notorious Oak Harbor property inspired one business owner to…
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County gearing up for new trails, road improvements in 6-year plan
New trails and intersection improvements are on the books for the next couple of years, according to the…