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West Whidbey, Deception Pass closed to shellfish harvesting because of biotoxins
Eating shellfish harvested from a wide swath of Whidbey Island beaches can have some nasty health effects, state…
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Search for body in water yields no discovery
Multiple agencies responded to a false report Saturday about a body in the water underneath the Deception Pass…
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Virus testing remains available
WhidbeyHealth is continuing to offer COVID-19 testing, free of charge in many cases, to a broad range of…
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Series of big-ticket county projects in works
Several new improvement projects are in the works for Central and South Whidbey.
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Back to nature
Like so many other schools on the island, the Whidbey Island Waldorf School has had to make adjustments…
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Rock-A-Thon benefits Alzheimers research
Regency on Whidbey’s second annual Rock-A-Thon to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association is adopting safety guidelines for…
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Congressman tours Oak Harbor businesses that received federal relief funds
Second District Con-gressman Rick Larsen visited several Oak Harbor businesses that received federal COVID-19 relief funding.
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Whidbey Island Music Festival goes virtual
The greatest composers probably didn’t imagine that centuries after writing their opuses, people would be performing them for…
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Oak Harbor Public Schools decide on plan for fall opening
The Oak Harbor School Board made the unanimous decision Monday night to employ a phased plan for reopening…
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Board aiming to limit spread of virus
Island County Board of Health is exploring a variety of ways to keep transmission of the COVID-19 virus…
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Crash run into post offices, Dollar Tree
A spate of vehicles crashing into buildings is just an anomaly, according to Oak Harbor Fire Chief Ray…
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Oak Harbor council limits spending authority in anticipation of COVID-19 impacts
The Oak Harbor City Council significantly reduced the spending authority for all contracts in order to brace for…