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Marine Corps League, islanders unite to honor vet’s last wishes

South Whidbey’s Marine Corps League aims to help veterans in need, and it doesn’t matter in what branch…

Bats will find new homes at Fort Casey

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Bats will find new homes at Fort Casey

Parks staff members at Fort Casey can appreciate bats’ importance to the ecosystem, but they couldn’t really appreciate…

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County needs more supportive and affordable housing, officials say

Many people struggle to find a place to live on the island, but certain groups of people have…

Mobile home park’s wells go dry

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Mobile home park’s wells go dry

In the midst of discussions over the county’s fraught affordable housing situation, a North Whidbey mobile home park…

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City planning to cut more trees

Poplar decaying, deemed a hazard

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Navy man charged with possessing child porn

A special agent with the Department of Homeland Security investigated a Navy man last year for allegedly possessing…

Hazel Williams

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Whidbey woman celebrates 103rd birthday

It was no April fools joke.

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Rolling Hills man harasses neighbors, fights with police

A man accused of harassing people in his Rolling Hills neighborhood on North Whidbey fought with police who…

Museum offers free tickets to Health Homes clients

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Museum offers free tickets to Health Homes clients

Stephanie Ashcroft’s clients sometimes have a hard time getting out and doing something fun. They face mobility, transportation…

Goat poop, hay make fighting blaze a challenge

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Goat poop, hay make fighting blaze a challenge

A pile of goat manure was likely the primary factor in a fire Tuesday afternoon on a farm…

Lottery winner Brian Kutz, with daughter Kendra, left, and wife, Tuk, stand outside their Coupeville home. Photo by Laura Guido/Whidbey News-Times

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Coupeville man wins $200,000 lottery prize

Coupeville resident Brian Kutz usually makes a “big production” out of scratching the numbers off his lottery tickets,…

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Navy keeps quiet about Top Gun sequel filming at NAS Whidbey

Social media buzzed with debate: Is the city being April fooled early? Rumors of film crews, Tom Cruise…

From oak to giant acorns

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From oak to giant acorns

Up to $30,000 requested from city to carve tree into art