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Curtin takes 8th at state tournament | Singles

Coupeville senior Aaron Curtin capped off his high school athletic career by placing eighth in the state 1A…

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Relay places 3rd, Stone 4th at state meet | Track

A third-place finish in school-record time in the 4x200 relay highlighted the Coupeville High School track team's efforts…

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Marguerite Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Waln

Liz was born Marguerite Elizabeth Dixon in Fort Scott, Kan., on Aug. 9, 1920, and died May 30,…

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Coupeville’s Martin places 5th in state discus | Track

For the most part, Friday was a good day for the Coupeville High School track team at the…

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Martin places 5th in state discus | Track

For the most part, Friday was a good day for the Coupeville High School track team at the…

Children’s book author Katherine Pryor provides writing wisdom to Kristi Krieg’s fourth grade class at Oak Harbor Elementary.

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Food for thought: Author shares healthy dose of writing tips to hungry minds

As they sat on the cafeteria floor, fourth graders from Kristi Krieg’s class were asked to close their…

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Could learn from Whatcom Transit | Letter

Editor, Imagine my surprise to see a classified want ad for a “part-time, next-to-hire” driver for Island Transit…

Volunteer Frances Dennis carries an overflow of items back into the Garage of Blessings sorting room shortly before the Oak Harbor store closed for the night Wednesday.

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Garage of Blessings once again outgrows space

Kristiina Miller isn’t one to shy away from thinking big. The Garage of Blessings thrift store she founded…

Whidbey Naturals was open a few months on State Highway 20 in Oak Harbor before its practitioners were arrested on suspicion of  practicing medicine without a license.

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Oak Harbor, state hit with $25 million civil lawsuit

A holistic practitioner who was arrested by Oak Harbor police in March is suing the state Department of…

Sunflower sea stars

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Disease-stricken starfish population starting to rebound

Sea stars around Whidbey Island are making a slow recovery after the effects of a deadly disease wiped…

Students from Oak Harbor High School depart for the day Thursday after school was dismissed. Oak Harbor Public Schools is facing uncertainty in the future over how much student populations might be impacted by potential growth on the naval base.

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Lawmaker wrangling stalling plans for coming school year

Oak Harbor School District is in a waiting game that’s left some crucial decisions undecided, including which schools…

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Parks board seeing turnover yet again

After less than five months, Dave Smith resigned from the board that oversees the North Whidbey Parks and…

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Crabbing season starts July 2 around Whidbey

Summer crabbing season will start early in some areas next week, but Whidbey Island crabbers can expect a…