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Island County pays $15K to foundation to public records request oversight

Island County agreed to pay $15,000 to The Freedom Foundation, an Olympia-based advocacy group, after failing to act…

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Rouse named Rotary Student of the Month

Oak Harbor High School student Marjorie Rouse is Rotary Club Student of the Month. During a meeting of…

A worker with Tiger Construction hands the floor at the Island Transit maintenance building. Bubbles in the concrete had to be removed in order to complete the project.

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Island Transit pushing to get last of repairs done, gazebos fail to gain any buyer interest

A construction company is fixing problems with concrete floors that kept the new Island Transit facility near Coupeville…

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Island County payroll rising $247,000 in 2016

Forty Island County positions will get substantial salary boosts next year, with one increasing by 19 pay grades.

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Oak Harbor teacher finalist for Grammy Award

Oak Harbor High School teacher Darren McCoy is one step closer to the Grammy Awards. The choir director…

Amber Ramirez and fellow Oak Harbor Girl Scouts decorate scarecrows at Dugualla Bay Farms Friday evening. The Halloween-themed activity was a part of the girls’ annual peanut butter and jelly drive to benefit the Help House.

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Oak Harbor Girl Scouts get gory for worthy cause

For the past 10 years, Dugualla Bay Farms has hosted the Girl Scouts’ annual peanut-butter-and-jelly drive, in which…

Dave Engle stands in the staircase of the 1858 home in Coupeville where his great grandparents Flora Augusta Pearson Engle and William B. Engle once lived. Dave Engle and his wife Dolores also lived there until a fire in 2006. The Island County Museum this week is releasing a video about the life of Flora Engle.

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Video tells story of early Coupeville ‘mover and shaker’

Flora Augusta Pearson Engle's writings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries give a vivid picture of…

Most of The Freedom Foundation's staff poses jubilantly with a giant replica of a check from Island County for $15

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County pays $15K to settle records request failure | Corrected

Island County has agreed to pay $15,000 to The Freedom Foundation, an Olympia-based advocacy group, after failing to…

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Wolves earn important win over Eagles | Tennis

The Coupeville High School tennis team moved closer to capturing the Olympic League 1A title with a 6-1…

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Lot to like in Wolves’ loss | Soccer

Coupeville High School soccer coach Troy Cowan understands that every match includes many more "wins" than the big…

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Wolves fall in flag-fest | Football

Flags were flying at Mickey Clark Field in Coupeville Friday night, but it wasn't a patriotic demonstration but…

Arlington's Gabriel Green (3) tugs on Princeton Lollar's face mask in an attempt to tackle the Oak Harbor back. Lollar gained 136 yards in the game to lead the Wildcat offense.

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Eagles go to the air to top Oak Harbor | Football

First Mother Nature drenched the Oak Harbor High School football team, then host Arlington's passing attack rained down…

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Anti-noise group issues plea to supporters: ‘We think this judge was wrong … we need to raise $50,000 quickly’

A Central Whidbey group concerned about the health effects of Navy jet noise is asking its followers for…