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Multiple agencies responded to a house fire on Swantown Road in Oak Harbor Friday morning. North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Chief John Clark said the cause is still under investigation, but did not appear to be suspicious. Photo by John Fisken

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Fire destroys home on Swantown Road Friday morning

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Blake Lewis, 7, at Bush Point where he threw a message in a bottle out to sea. Ruth Smethers later picked it up in Port Townsend. Photo provided by Jessie Lewis

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Writer, finder connected over message in bottle

The message traveled all the way from Bush Point to Port Townsend.

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Comprehensive plan talks veer into debate over systemic racism in Langley

A proposal to add “dismantling systemic racism” as a goal in the comprehensive plan has spawned debate

Families like the one above won’t line the streets of Oak Harbor this year for a St. of Patrick’s Day Parade. This is one of the events canceled so far this year because of the pandemic. File photo/Whidbey News-Times

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The COVID effect: Show might go on this year

Here’s a list of what many of Whidbey’s favorite events are doing this year.

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Detectives allegedly found a half pound of suspected methamphetamine in a car driven Codie Burley, who was arrested on warrants, according to court documents.

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Whidbey man wanted in shooting, other crimes, arrested by task force

A 24-year-old Coupeville man wanted on felony warrants in several cases.

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Man comatose after brutal assault in North Whidbey home

Deputies arrived to the East Henni Road home and found the victim unconscious, struggling to breathe

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Town considers deer options, no-feeding ordinance

Ideas have ranged from birth control to hunting to water guns to a ban on feeding the wildlife.

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Eviction protections approved by state Senate

House Bill 1236 puts an end to “no-cause evictions.”

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Parents to school board: Fully open schools

Protestors asked school leaders to let students return to full-time, in-person instruction despite social distancing guidelines.

Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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New building to rise along Coupeville’s Front Street

The new construction will allow for commercial space at street level and a vacation rental on the lower…

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Fewer COVID restrictions, more vaccines

As of March 11, nearly 19 percent of Island County residents have received at least one dose of…

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First lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks with a Fleet and Family Support Center life consultant during her visit to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Tuesday, March 9. Biden visited the base to show support for military members and their families, and talk about the Joint Forces Initiative.

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Navy families tell first lady about challenges they face

Families discussed mental health, lack of health care providers, education and child care challenges and more with Dr.…

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Navy to send letters to farms warning of chemicals in groundwater

The chemical compounds known as PFAS were found years ago in groundwater at levels above the EPA’s lifetime…