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Coupeville Elementary pulls plug on art classes

In an effort to further reduce expenditures, the district is eliminating Elementary art classes.

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Commissioner candidates convene in Clinton for forum

The forum – the first of its kind on South Whidbey since the pandemic – attracted over 100…

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City proposes increasing utility tax, reducing sewer rates

The rate restructuring will return to council at the July 9 meeting for a vote.

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Ebey’s Reserve manager, three Trust Board members resign

Perplexing strife surrounding the management of Ebey’s Landing came to a head Tuesday.

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Infernal week ahead for State Ferries

WSF announced a hiccup in the plan to swap out one boat for another on the Mukilteo-Clinton route.

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Firefighters successfully contained a blaze that originated in an RV from spreading to the nearby home.

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Fire ignites RV in Freeland

No one was injured in an early morning fire Sunday that torched a large van parked outside a…

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Angel sculpture once again approved for Flintstone Park

Oak Harbor’s hearing examiner approved the amended height for the Angel de la Creatividad sculpture.

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Pam Fick holds a flag and wears a “Handmaid’s Tale” shirt. “The Handmaid’s Tale” is the story about a society were women are completely subservient to men and have no reproductive freedoms, which Fick believes could become a reality.

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Residents advocate for reproductive rights

Groups of people from Whidbey and beyond stand up for women’s right to choose for their bodies.

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Pedestrian arrested after walking into traffic

A 23-year-old woman was arrested after intentionally walking into traffic on Highway 20.

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Former city administrator claims firing was unjustified

Former Oak Harbor City Administrator claims termination was unjustified due to fabricated claims.

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Wanted man leads police on chase at a comfortable speed

A Coupeville man is accused of fleeing a traffic stop and leading police on a medium-speed chase north…

A scene from one of the first editions of the Penn Cove Water Festival in the late 1930s. (From the Collection of Island County Historical Society Museum Library and Archives. 2022.060.001)

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Wharf earns ‘endangered status’ due to concerns about sea level rise

Coupeville’s iconic red wharf has been standing for almost 120 years.

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Small boat means long ferry lines

Headed out on vacation soon? It might take longer than you think.