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Community drone, fireworks shows to receive county funding

County grants will help fund firework shows in Langley, Freeland and Oak Harbor this year after all.

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City property dubbed ‘Freedom Park’ by first grade class

The 75 acres of woods and trails off Gun Club Road in Oak Harbor have a new name.

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Vandal targets business windows

A homeless man with a history of throwing rocks broke windows at four businesses in Clinton.

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Eric Keo was sentenced to prison for manslaughter and other charges this week. He was represented by attorney Craig Platt.

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Shooter sentenced in death of teenager

Eric Keo shot and killed a friend during a gathering at an Oak Harbor home in 2022.

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Driver arrested following fatal crash

A hit-and-rush accident in Oak Harbor on June 5 claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman.

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South Whidbey senior parade may go on after all

After the South Whidbey High School canceled three events in response to a prank pulled by a group…

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Trust Board appointment stirs political dispute

Depending on who you ask, political machination or paranoia is at the heart of recent turmoil on a…

Island County Sheriff's Office posted this photo of an injured eagle that was brought to an animal clinic on Tuesday with the caption, "That look you get when you’ve had a rough night on the town and wake up in the back of a cop car. Lt. Crownover located this wayward soul on South Whidbey and transported it to the Useless Bay Animal Clinic for treatment of an injured wing (and possibly a hangover)." (Photo provided)

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Injured eagle taken into custody by sheriff’s office

An injured eagle received a police escort to the hospital last week.

A former sign of Hal Ramaley Memorial Park rises above flowers. (Photo provided)

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Garden Club questions future of Hal Ramaley park

Plans for a new Hilton to alter Hal Ramaley Memorial Park has propelled it into the spotlight.

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Members of the group rescued a couple of scared puppies that were abandoned.

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Community rallies to support ragtag animal wranglers

When a grassroots volunteer group requested better gear for neighborhood animal rescue, Whidbey Islanders stepped up.

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Conceptual rendering of a hybrid-electric design for a 360-car ferry that our neighbors at British Columbia Ferries are shopping to shipyards locally and internationally.

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Finally! State goes out to bid for new hybrid-electric ferries

Deliveries will begin in 2028, if all goes well. The ferries will serve the Mukilteo-Clinton and Seattle-Bremerton routes.

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District restructuring hopes for November ballot

Oak Harbor repealed the resolution for a metropolitan park district to appear on the primary ballot.

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Town moves forward with wooden boardwalk, parking

Coupeville will keep parking spots on Main Street and use wood to pave the Front Street Boardwalk.