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Cause of death still pending for diver recovered from Pass

The body of an experienced diver was found May 4.

Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Seniors Anthony Pierzchala, right, and Charlie Dubois working with junior Eric Lindsey, back left, during teacher Chris Whiteman’s advanced engineering class. Someone stole $1,000 worth of tools from the program earlier this month.
Seniors Anthony Pierzchala, right, and Charlie Dubois working with junior Eric Lindsey, back left, work on projects during teacher Chris Whiteman’s advanced engineering class. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Community steps up to replace stolen tools

School officials expressed thanks to those who donated.

Geoscientist Brian Sherrod stands near where the southern Whidbey Island fault line runs underground, at the Brightwater Treatment Plant in Woodinville, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Whidbey fault quake potentially a bigger ‘Big One’

An earthquake along the southern Whidbey Island fault reshaped the land some 2,700 years ago. Another big one…

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EOD to conduct explosive training May 24

The training is needed as part of the unit’s certification for deployment and is in accordance with established…

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Running Start classes available over summer

Skagit Valley College is launching a summer pilot program for high schoolers to earn college credit.

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Amid good news on COVID, a troubling drop in vaccine demand

The wrinkle in the good news for Whidbey Island and the nation is that demand for vaccinations is…

Synnove Svendsen and her boyfriend Landon Pohlman pose for a picture at a prom hosted in her family’s backyard last Saturday. (Photos by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times)

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A Year to Remember….

… and an unforgettable prom

Lt. j.g. William McIlvaine, left, celebrates after graduating from flight school. McIlvaine’s uncle has donated a monument in his nephew’s honor after he was killed in 2013. Photo courtesy Phelps McIlvaine

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Windjammer new home for Prowler crash memorial

Phelps McIlvaine donated the monument to the city in honor of his nephew, who died in a plane…

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Interest in virtual classes expected to persist

Enrollment in Oak Harbor Virtual Academy, the school district’s asynchronous virtual learning model, is expected to stay fairly…

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Caller reports 15-foot-long dog | Island Scanner

Island Scanner May 3-4

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Students persuade council to take climate action

South Whidbey High School students led the charge at a Langley City Council meeting last week.

Whidbey Homeless Coalition Executive Director Jonathan Kline explains how 15 bunks will be set up in the sanctuary of the former Jehovah’s Witness church outside Coupeville. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Neighbors voice concerns about proposed shelter near Coupeville

Neighbors shared their comments, concerns and criticism of the Whidbey Homeless Coalition’s proposed overnight emergency shelter on Morris…

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Project would protect Lone Lake farmland

The Whidbey Camano Land Trust applied for $790,000 from a program to protect 37 acres.