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Legislative leaders agree: Basic Education funding to dominate 2017 session
By Grace Swanson
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Public input sought for Windjammer Park design
Does Oak Harbor’s Windjammer Park need a splash park, plaza or an amphitheater? How about a new RV…
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Coupeville man killed in fire ‘one of nicest guys you could ever meet’
He hadn’t worked at Penn Cove Shellfish in a few years, but Phil Harris was still considered family…
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Commissioners ask high court to reconsider attorney decision
Island County commissioners hired an outside attorney to ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider a unanimous decision…
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Whidbey cited as popular ‘small town’ rental destination
Whidbey Island is a small town, entire of itself.
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House fire claims the life of Coupeville man
A Coupeville man perished Friday night in the third house fire in less than 48 hours on North…
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Leaders ask for extension of EIS comment period
A congressman and Washington state’s two senators have joined calls for the Navy to give people more time…
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Oak Harbor police captain retires, claims mayor forced her out
The 20-year career of an Oak Harbor police officer known for putting away rapists and child abusers ended…
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Fire officials urge safety after two fires in one day
Nobody was injured in back-to-back house fires on North Whidbey Thursday, but fire officials are again asking residents…
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Clinton man accused of cruelty to deer
A Clinton man is facing felony charges for allegedly shooting a deer with a pellet gun and breaking…
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Planners wrestle with toad rules
The tiny western toad continues to trip up Island County planners as they wrestle with how to protect…
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Coupeville WhidbeyHealth meeting to address life-and-death decisions
Too many people leave too many painful life and death decisions to someone else, making an already stressful…
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Moving equipment stolen, car chase ensues
A Greenbank man suspected of evading police in a car chase in Clinton on Monday remains on the…