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Burn ban set for county

A burn ban will go into effect July 30 for unincorporated Island County.

Detective Sgt. Jennifer Gravel stands in the room where most of the Citizen Academy will take place. (photo by Rachel Rosen/Whidbey News-Times).

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Police academy shows realities of the job

This fall, citizens will have an opportunity to get an inside look at what police officers do daily.

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Man accused of rape, impersonation

A Navy man is accused of raping a woman in 2020 after he pretended to be her friend.

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Cellphone app leads to stolen car

A woman helped police crack the case of a stolen car by using an iPhone tracking app.

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Coupeville welcomes new town marshal

Sheriff Rick Felici appointed Bo Miller as the new head of law enforcement for the town.

Casie Greve, right, meets with educators from across the country at the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Summer Institute in New Jersey in June. (Photo provided by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous)

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Coupeville teacher receives Holocaust education fellowship

Casie Greve joined 21 other teachers at a five-day intensive seminar on teaching the Holocaust.

Volunteers build a roof in the style of the early 1900s on the Pratt Machine Shed in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

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Volunteers restore historic shed

Volunteers from all over the country have been working to preserve the Pratt Machine Shed.

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Oak Harbor man killed while walking on interstate

An Oak Harbor man was struck and killed by a semi truck in Mount Vernon.

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County GOP resolution rejects election of Biden

Republican leaders on Whidbey Island have mixed feelings on the resolution.

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The Whidbey Camano Land Trust plans to preserve 300 acres of forest land that will be called the Lagoon Point Community Forest.

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Land Trust gets county grant for forest

A nonprofit’s plans to protect a tract of rare forested land got a $650,000 boost from the county.

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Family sneaks into pig sty | Island Scanner

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City parks and recreation department approved

Oak Harbor will have a parks and rec department that oversees the marina, parks and senior services.

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Butt shooting similar to stabbing case, police say

Police are looking for an Oak Harbor man who may have accidentally shot his fiancee in the buttock,…