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    Soup Box Derby returns to Langley
    By Allyson Ballard • September 5, 2025 1:30 am

    No engines are required to participate in the racing fun.

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    Grant money awarded to 14 Island County groups
    Grant money awarded to 14 Island County groups
    By Allyson Ballard • September 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Groups received an average of $7,500 in funds from the Community Accelerator Grant.

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    Quilters on the Rock works on display
    By Allyson Ballard • September 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Colorful quilts and other creations are on display at the Oak Harbor Library throughout September.

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    Photo by Joshua Engelbrecht
Narrow code revisions would have only affected over-water buildings in the Historic Commercial Center Zone, highlighted light blue here.
    Coupeville Town Council ceases short-term rental code discussion
    By Allyson Ballard • September 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Town code currently prohibits short-term, ground-floor rentals in all Front Street buildings.

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    Photo by Allyson Ballard
Bradley Price II and Abigail Giugliano will be spending New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California, decked out in their marching band best.
    Oak Harbor High School sending students to Rose...
    By Allyson Ballard • September 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Abigail Giugliano and Bradley Price II will march in the 2026 Rose Parade.

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    Military Appreciation Picnic returns to Oak Harbor
    Military Appreciation Picnic returns to Oak Harbor
    By Allyson Ballard • September 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Over 400 pounds of pork, as well as potato salad, coleslaw will be provided

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    South Whidbey band hosts album release party
    By Allyson Ballard • August 29, 2025 1:30 am

    A former East Coast punk found his latest musical inspiration immersed in Whidbey’s abundant nature.

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    Photo by Allyson Ballard
    Environmental stewards saving Whidbey prairie
    By Allyson Ballard • August 26, 2025 1:30 pm

    The Pacific Rim Institute is steadily rehabilitating 140 acres of prairie and savanna.

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    (Photo by Allyson Ballard) Superintendent Michelle Kuss-Cybula called the buildings’ funding a “twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
    Superintendent touts schools being built with grants
    By Allyson Ballard • August 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Construction of two new school buildings is well underway for the Oak Harbor School District.

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    Whidbey group flying kites for Palestine
    Whidbey group flying kites for Palestine
    By Allyson Ballard • August 19, 2025 1:30 pm

    Whidbey for Palestine is inviting everyone to its first kite-flying and picnic event on Sunday.

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    Continued enrollment declines projected for Oak Harbor school district
    Continued enrollment declines projected for Oak Harbor school...
    By Allyson Ballard • August 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The school board and staff discussed the issue during a school board meeting last week.

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    Bigger view of the plane, slightly from the side. Used to train. Photo by Allyson Ballard
    Air museum plans reopening at new site
    By Allyson Ballard • August 15, 2025 1:30 pm

    The Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum is hosting a grand re-opening at 11 a.m. on Aug. 21.

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    Extras sought for movie to be filmed on...
    By Allyson Ballard • August 15, 2025 1:30 pm

    Filmmakers Van Allen Cooper and Dale Schomer are seeking extras for a crowd scene in Coupeville.

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