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Thursday, April 23
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Editorial: If you’ve considered running for office, next week is time to act
Quite a few people have already announced their intentions to run this year for state and local offices.…
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House damaged after kitchen fire spreads
Nobody was injured when a kitchen fire spread into the walls and a concealed ceiling space of a…
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Island County sued over driveway cut off by landslide repair
A Central Whidbey resident is suing the county because his driveway wasn’t reconnected to a road after access…
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Fear of COVID-19 reducing visits to emergency room
The doctor who oversees WhidbeyHealth Medical Center’s emergency room is worried that a byproduct of the coronavirus is…
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Parents worried cuts will devastate special ed
Parents of students in special education told the Coupeville School Board they are worried that staffing cuts may…
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Oak Harbor man killed in motorcycle crash
The Washington State Patrol identified an Oak Harbor man killed in a motorcycle crash on North Whidbey Saturday…
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Board to redo meeting, revisit 23 staffing cuts
The Coupeville School Board is redoing its last meeting in order to comply with the state’s Open Public…
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WhidbeyHealth reopening rehab services May 11
WhidbeyHealth officials announced Thursday that physical, occupational and speech therapy services will reopen Monday, May 11 at medical…
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New appeal filed in vehicular homicide
A woman who drove drunk and killed South Whidbey resident Timothy Keil in 2015 is once again appealing…
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COVID-19 response will include random testing
About 2,700 Island County residents without symptoms will be tested for COVID-19 during the second week of May…
Opinion
Technological problems don’t excuse meetings violation
The Coupeville School Board inadvertently violated the state Open Public Meetings Act by holding a meeting Monday night…