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Use event as means for significant change | Letter

Editor, We have learned that grabbing a four-point restrained, medicated mental health patient by the chin and telling…

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Toby’s Tavern to restore historic building using Forever grant

A handful of historic building owners in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve received a combined $56,000 in preservation…

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Finding a silver lining in some plant bad habits | Sowin ‘n’ the trowel

In a column a couple of months back, I wrote about some great plants for shade gardens. One…

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Nissan commercial to film on Central Whidbey next week

Whidbey Island will get a bit of national exposure in the coming months after a film production company…

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Art school director announced council bid

Coupeville resident Lisa Bernhardt announced this week she will run for one of two known open seats coming…

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Nurse chief found not guilty

Linda Gipson is not guilty of assaulting a patient at Whidbey General Hospital. That was the ruling Friday…

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Volunteer group talks emergency preparedness

A group of volunteers for the Town of Coupeville are going door-to-door to help raise awareness of how…

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‘Cats chop down 1st-place Tomahawks | Baseball

Flipping the script, the Oak Harbor High School baseball team handed host Marysville-Pilchuck its first Wesco North loss…

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Dehydration suspected in jail death

The cause of death for a 25-year-old inmate at the Island County Jail may be dehydration, according to…

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Science team heads to state

As a middle school science teacher, Terry Welch can tell you what’s the matter with matter and is…

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Agreement reached in Greenbank Farm management contract

After nearly six months of negotiating, a contract for management of the Greenbank Farm was approved last week,…

Whidbey General Hospital staff display wristbands worn in solidarity for Chief Nursing Officer Linda Gipson. Gipson was found not guilty of assault in a trial that ended Friday.

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Whidbey General Hospital staff rallies in support of chief nurse

Whidbey General Hospital staffers have been wearing purple wrist bands inscribed with the letters “LG” in support of…

Police are seeking this suspect in connection with ongoing graffiti in Oak Harbor.

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Graffiti suspect arrested; second suspect sought

Oak Harbor Police Department have arrested a man in connection with the ongoing appearance of graffiti downtown.Twenty-year-old Nathan…