Joan Wortman

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Not your garden variety sort of clubs

As the Coupeville Garden Club’s monthly meeting wound down and the club president asked if there were volunteers…

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Island County launches new land planning website

A new website, among other tools, will allow government wonks to review documents and provide feedback on the…

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Oak Harbor bookkeeper sentenced to 90 days in jail for embezzling

A former bookkeeper for an Oak Harbor property management company who embezzled more than $30,000 was recently sentenced…

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Whidbey Island Center for the Arts seeks one act plays

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts is seeking submissions for its upcoming one act play festival.

A flock of trumpeter swans takes flight Thursday evening after resting at Dugualla Bay Farm along Highway 20 on North Whidbey.

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Record number of swans winter on North Whidbey

The cacophony of honks rising from Dugualla Bay Farm is evidence that more trumpeter swans are wintering this…

Josh Blyther

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Wildcats 3rd at JV championships | Swimming

Oak Harbor High School finished third in the eight-team junior varsity swim championships at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Thursday,…

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Big comeback saves Wolves’ postseason hopes | Boys basketball

With its season hanging by a thread, the Coupeville High School boys basketball team stitched it back together…

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Coupeville fights off Redhawks | Girls basketball

The Coupeville High School girls basketball continued its winning ways Tuesday, Feb. 3, defeating visiting Port Townsend 53-35.

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WIAA selects Stone as top athlete

Coupeville High School junior Makana Stone was named the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 1A female Athlete of the…

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Grave marker’s tale of love and prejudice

In historic Sunnyside Cemetery, overlooking beautiful Ebey’s Prairie, there are hundreds of old and elaborate markers showing where…

Letters to the Editor

Join us for a rally on climate change | Letter

Editor, “If it’s wrong to wreck the planet, it’s wrong to profit from the wreckage.” — Bill McKibben…

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Move to all-day kindergarten is not just smart, but long overdue | Opinion

More kindergartners than ever are spending the entire day in school. Those few extra hours a day have…

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Hearts & Hammers to hold dinner

Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers will hold its annual Community Dinner 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at Coupeville…