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After Coupeville resident Geri Nelson saw these two Great Horned owlets and their mother, she posted to social media to see if there was any local photography interest. Cara Hefflinger came to the tree, camera in hand.

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Coupeville owl family makes an appearance in photographer’s lens

O ne woman’s discovery of a brood of owlets in Coupeville caught the eyes of many admirers on…

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SmileMobile bound for Langley

The SmileMobile is headed to the South Whidbey April 12-14.

Andy Mendoza, left, and Brandon Ezell both graduated from the Island County Drug Court program on April 8. (Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times)

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Reunited with their families, two men graduate Drug Court

Mendoza, 32, and Brandon Ezell, 33, both graduated from Island County Superior Court’s adult Drug Court on April…

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South Whidbey man pleads guilty to child porn charges

A 28-year-old from Clinton is facing prison time for having child pornography on an online file storage service,…

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OH moving forward with 75-acre park plans

Concept designs for the park featured six soccer fields, two multi-purpose fields, four Little League fields, four softball…

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Fire department holding commissioner elections

South Whidbey Fire/EMS seeks a new fire commissioner to fill Position 3, to be vacated by Frank Mestemacher…

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Real estate agent held without bail

An Oak Harbor man will continue to be held in jail after he allegedly violated court orders again.

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Langley approves new sculptures

Three new scultpures are coming to Langley

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Convicted sex offender accused in Easter stabbing

The 24-year-old man is being held on $25,000 bail.

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Suspicious karate chopping divulged | Island Scanner

Island Scanner March 10-23.

Gray whales, here shown in Saratoga Passage in 2019, wait until high tide then move closer to shore to suction feed for burrowing shrimp in tidelands. Photo by Jill Hein

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A whale of a success story: Conservation keys annual return

Nature wows us at this time of year on Whidbey and Camano islands.

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Island County ranks 4th healthiest in state

The county is ranked behind San Juan, King and Whitman counties.

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Dr. Lance Gibbon, Superintendent of Oak Harbor Public Schools for the past eight years, has been selected as the next superintendent of Snoqualmie Valley School District. He starts the job on July 1

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Schools chief leaving Oak Harbor for new job

His new job as the superintendent for the Snoqualmie Valley School District begins July 1.