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Sausage-shaped speedsters: Oktoberfest features wiener dog race

Twenty-five pups are already registered for the race.

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State Rep. Dave Paul frustrated after Whidbey grants removed from budget

Sen. Ron Muzzall had concerns about grants to protect Double Bluff forest, support Oak Harbor Marina

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Mr. South Whidbey celebrates 20th anniversary

Friends of Friends provides funds to South Whidbey who need help paying their medical bills.

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Island County may adopt public safety sales tax to balance budget

Public defense costs have skyrocketed in recent years.

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Ahoy, young mariners! Tokitae has new wheel for little hands

Young passengers can now try their hand at “steering” the ferry on the Mukilteo-Clinton route.

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Memorial, protest coincide at Bayview

People of all political persuasions amicably shared a public space on Saturday for different reasons

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Rape charges dismissed against former Island County deputy

Case was dismissed because the prosecution was unable to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt

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Island County prioritizes response to properties with most serious code violations

Enforcement is a last resort.

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Whidbey anteaters go viral

The irresistibly cute lesser anteaters, named Cheech and Chong, created a buzz online.

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A former Oak Harbor man charged with murder in Navy court

Filmmakers creating documentary about sexual violence in military interviewed Whidbey residents.

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Federal judge sentences Oak Harbor man to life in prison for child sexual assault

A Georgia jury convicted 32-year-old Austin M. Burak of abusive sexual contact of a child.

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This aerial view of the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds shows where solar arrays could be placed on top of the buildings.

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Microgrid feasibility study to be conducted in Langley

The city received a $250,000 Clean Energy Fund Grid Modernization grant.

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Whidbey-based producer finds success in screenwriting

Kim Hornsby is busy behind the scenes of a handful of independent movies.