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Museum to host historic walking tour

As the longest standing commercial property owner on Front Street, Paul Whelan has seen the waterfront town change…

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WAIF breaking ground on facility

After roughly 10 years of fundraising, supporters of Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation are finally seeing their dreams come…

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Poop patrol: It takes a village to clean up after Fido at Greenbank Farm

If the folks who take their dogs for walks to Greenbank Farm weren’t responsible pet owners and poop…

Above: Guests can roam Lavender Wind Farm’s lavender labyrinth as well as the lavender fields. Right: Coupeville artist Mary Alice Sterling will return this year with her hand-woven baskets.

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Festival to celebrate ‘relaxing’ herb with art, music and fun

Visitors can bask in the relaxing aroma of Mother Nature’s healing herb during Lavender Wind Farm’s 11th Annual…

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Whidbey woodworker glides through belt-sander races

Ken Green doesn’t look at belt sanders the way most contractors do.

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Jacks is committed to the community | Letter

Camano Island and its fate is so closely tied to Stanwood, my hometown and place I love, that…

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Partial recording is intended to mislead | Letter

An Open Letter to Island County Residents: The ballots came out in the mail today, so primary election…

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Initiative 1325 failure not a green light for higher taxes | Sound Off

Jack Fagan, Mike Fagan and I co-sponsored the 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative this year and worked really hard…

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Island Scanner | Man blows marijuana smoke into dog’s mouth, feeds dog pot

OAK HARBOR POLICE The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

Navy Petty Officer Mike McCastle will attempt to break the Guiness World Record for most pullups during a 24-hour period starting at 6 a.m. Saturday at Fort Nugent Park.

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Sailor aims to break pullup record

Navy Petty Officer Mike McCastle said he plans to feel some pain.

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Island County commissioners clash over island-wide bike trail

A portion of a Freeland trail project was removed from the county’s Capital Improvement Plan Monday.

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County OKs $30,000 for fairground maintenance

Island County commissioners approved $30,000 for maintenance of the Island County Fairgrounds Monday, although management of the property…

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Whidbey crews fighting Carlton wildfire

Five North Whidbey Fire and Rescue firefighters traveled last week to help battle the Carlton Complex Fire in…