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By David Welton

Sports

Pickleball popularity persists on island

South Whidbey has a great deal of interest in a sport know for being popular with older folks.

Photo by David Welton.

Life

Flying the flag of support

A Freeland woman is devastated to see what Russia is doing to her native Ukraine.

By David Welton

News

Well-known wreck is history

The owner of a burned and brightly painted Chrysler van arranged for it to be towed to recycling.

Crazy weather didn’t prevent Hearts Hammers volunteers from working to help a neighbor. (Photo by David Welton)

Life

Downpour doesn’t deter Hearts & Hammers

Kent McCord told his crew, “A little rain will not stop us from finishing this much needed deck.”

David Welton

Life

Musical retreat

Crawford House reopens after restoration

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Life

A towering fixture

A massive steel chandelier is one of the latest projects from Tim Leonard’s Heavy Metal workshop.

Photo by David Welton / Whidbey News Group
Seventh grader Connor Porter concentrates during a chess class by Mark Calogero.

Life

A white knight for chess prospects

For $25 an hour, Mark Calogero offers spirited chess lessons and a cup of hot chocolate.

Yard attendant Brady Mullins drives a forklift to load 2x6 boards at Frontier Building Supply in Freeland.  With high demand and diminished supply, lumber costs nearly twice as much now as two months ago.

News

Lumber inflation builds on Whidbey

An economist cautions that the soaring cost of lumber doesn’t tell the full story about inflation.

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Life

Whidbey’s lone swan gets a partner

A second trumpeter swan showed up about four days before Christmas.

Participants, workers sought for Census

News

Participants, workers sought for Census

As federal census preparations intensify in Island County, researchers emphasize the historical significance of the population count.

News

WEAN leads opposition to Navy training in parks

The Navy wants to significantly expand its locations for realistic military exercises in coastal northwestern Washington, and a…

Clinton business shuts lid on pickles production

News

Clinton business shuts lid on pickles production

Acknowledging that customer demand for a quality product could not outweigh debt and the need for investment capital,…

Whidbey emergency response team takes flight

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Whidbey emergency response team takes flight

Island County is getting its own air force, of sorts.