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Conservation rules beef goes back before hearings board
For a second time, the Island County commissioners asked a hearings board to find its conservation regulations in…
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Funding puts Freeland trail on road to reality
Freeland residents and visitors will soon have a new non-motorized trail on which to walk, rollerblade or ride…
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Island County Human services seeks funds for affordable housing
Island County Human Services is once again hoping to connect local service agencies with government funding. The county…
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Auditor’s office gearing up for Tuesday Primary Election
At the county Auditor’s Office, Elections Supervisor Michele Reagan is seeing a slow trickle of ballots that is…
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Island County explores jail healthcare options
With room for 58 inmates, the Island County Jail is small by most standards, but the responsibility to…
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New WAIF program aims to snip feral cat population
‘The more the merrier’ is a philosophy the Whidbey Island Animal Improvement Foundation, or WAIF, tends to embrace…
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Motorists should expect delays on Highway 20 through October, Department of Transportation says
Between now and October, Island County residents and visitors can expect considerable delays when traveling on Highway 20…
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Island County comp plan won’t be OK’d this summer
Island County will not meet its long-planned summer deadline for an approved comprehensive plan update. So, decision makers…
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Property prices in Island County soar 20 percent; climb may continue in 2017
As the demand for housing continues to rise, property owners in Island County are seeing big increases in…
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Rules update not enough, Whidbey Environmental Action Network says
Last week, Island County commissioners responded to a state board’s order to improve regulations meant to protect fish…
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Island County leader honored as engineer of the year, again
Bill Oakes has been building things for as long as he can remember. In college, radio-controlled airplanes held…
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Affordable housing a problem in Island County, experts say
When Naoma Howard moved to Whidbey Island last year, several things shocked her — the beauty of the…
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COER members disappointed that Island County health board meeting cancelled
Members of the Citizens of Ebey's Reserve, or COER, were left disappointed Tuesday afternoon when the Island County…