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Employee fired after school district discovers $102,000 error

The South Whidbey School District has fired a long-time employee after an internal audit discovered an oversight that…

Ensign Sheridan Catlin

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Two Years Before the Mast

ABOARD THE USS SHOUP — After four years at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland, newly-minted Ensign Sheridan…

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School district restructuring plan moving forward

Though the South Whidbey School District voted to close it last week, don’t expect to see a “For…

Matthew Swett road tests his racer Thursday as he trains for today’sbig Whidbey Island Triathlon.

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First-time triathlete gets in gear for Whidbey Island Triathlon

Roughly 5 percent of the entrants in today’s 13th annual Whidbey Island Triathlon will be going for the…

Valarie Schmidt of Renton practices her short game while waiting to tee off Monday at the Washington State Women’s Golf Association championship at Useless Bay.

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State’s top women golfers take to the links at Useless Bay

The state’s finest women golfers are on the links at the par-72 Useless Bay Golf Club this week.

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Three men running for port district commissioner

With South Whidbey Port Commissioner Rolf Seitle deciding not to run for a second six-year term, three men…

South Whidbey school board member Steven Scoles

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UPDATE | End of the line for LMS

The countdown to closure for the venerable Langley Middle School began at 1:10 a.m. Thursday.

Shane Thompson powers through his swing while on his way to a first-place finish with a 73 at the Washington Junior Golf Association District 1 tournament.

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Shane Thompson wins big junior golf championship

The South Whidbey golf community has another champion.

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Langley Middle School will close

In a 4-1 vote, the South Whidbey School District approved a motion to close Langley Middle School no…

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Board stays silent about big decision

South Whidbey school board members are happy to talk about almost anything.

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UPDATE |Rockhoppers in Clinton goes up for sale

The recession has claimed another victim: Rockhoppers is up for sale.

Gene Sears

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UPDATE | Former South Whidbey port commissioner Gene Sears dies

Former Port of South Whidbey Commissioner Gene Sears died July 10 at his home on South Whidbey.

Lyna Nichols responds to teammate Kalie Stayskal’s serve last week during junior team tennis league play at South Whidbey High School

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Junior tennis league takes off on South Whidbey

Forget the squirt guns or super soakers. A tennis racquet is the weapon of choice for these kids…