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    No injuries after SUV plunges into pond
    By Allyson Ballard • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    A vehicle overshot a sharp right turn on Highway 20 and crashed into a man-made pond on Dec. 20.

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    (Photo by Allyson Ballard) Marianne Borozny, a photographer for almost 40 years, is the Penn Cove Gallery’s artist of the month of December.
    Artist of the month focuses on Whidbey
    By Allyson Ballard • December 26, 2025 1:30 am

    Marianne Borozny captures familiar Whidbey subjects from new and somewhat unconventional angles.

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    Apple Maps screenshot depicting the location of the proposed hangar.
    Navy proposes building new hangar on Whidbey
    By Allyson Ballard • December 24, 2025 1:30 am

    It is projected to cost about $200 million.

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Students helped raise funds to help pets at WAIF.
    WAIF receives donation in memory of Oak Harbor...
    By Allyson Ballard • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Hillcrest Elementary School teacher Rebecca Ching, students in her class donated pet food

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    Health board looks back at year of collaboration
    Health board looks back at year of collaboration
    By Allyson Ballard • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    A key initiative of the year is that of the Community Health Improvement Plan.

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    Photos by Allyson Ballard
A parent of a student at Olympic View Elementary, located on Northeast Regatta Drive, is concerned about pedestrian safety around school grounds.
    ‘Close calls’ at crosswalks raise concerns at elementary...
    By Allyson Ballard • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    A parent of a student at Olympic View Elementary thinks more could be done to improve the safety.

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    Photo by Island County Sheriff's Office
    Wayward pooch taken into custody
    By Allyson Ballard • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The Island County Sheriff’s Office took an unexpectedly furry suspect into custody this week.

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    Photo by Allyson Ballard
    Town to replace aging water, sewer lines
    By Allyson Ballard • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Improvements to utility lines and the safety of a street in Coupeville will take place next year.

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    Photo by Allyson Ballard
    Leather artist makes botanical creations
    By Allyson Ballard • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Kristi Uhles creates leather sculptures meant to evoke the feeling of their botanical inspirations.

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    Photo by Allyson Ballard. Brian Linson has 25 years of experience in landscaping, and his company, BL Landscapes, serves Whidbey and beyond.
    Brian Linson’s landscaping business voted the best
    By Allyson Ballard • December 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Linson won “Business Person of the Year,” among other awards, as owner of North Whidbey’s BL Landscapes

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    Photo by Allyson Ballard
    Historic Front Street building may be elevated
    By Allyson Ballard • December 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Elevation may be preservation when it comes to Coupeville’s historical over-water structures.

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    (Photo by Allyson Ballard) Cheryl Engle said she will miss her fellow commissioners, and joked she may still attend meetings anyways.
    Longtime fire commissioner retires
    By Allyson Ballard • December 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Cheryl Engle served 36 years on the Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue board.

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    Coupeville Town Council slows property agreement discussions
    By Allyson Ballard • December 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Modifications to the decades-old memorandum of agreement may not come until late 2026.

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