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Tractor tug nears completion in Langley

Finishing work on Nichols Brothers Boat Builders' latest tugboat should be completed soon at its Langley facility.

A Krieg Construction worker crosses First Street where flowering plum trees were removed Wednesday. At left is the entry to the Inn at Langley.

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Flowering trees fall, complaints erupt in Langley

Removal of flowering trees as part of Langley’s First Street waterline project prompted an explanation and apology from…

Irene Magnuson

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A Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun club Easter | NOTABLE

Here are a few photos from the Easter egg hunt at Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club on…

A 45-minute walk every day keeps cats like these

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Control those natural-born killer kitties, Whidbey

As a bird lover and cat lover who’s allergic to cats, Linda Bainbridge has had to make some…

With their summer home floating in the background in Mutiny Bay

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Barge brings home from reservation to Whidbey

One person’s loss is another’s gain, which means there was one happy family Wednesday when a barge brought…

Freeland Water and Sewer District commissioners review the state auditor's report. From the left are Lou Malzone

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Water, sewer auditor awaits Freeland’s response

Freeland Water and Sewer District commissioners will meet Monday to discuss a response to a sometimes-neg- ative state…

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Freeland sewer district’s purchase of Holmes Harbor Golf Course nears

After months of discussions, it appears the Holmes Harbor Sewer District is about to buy itself a golf…

Whidbey Telecom employee Marius Artis wires the security system for the new gun store going in at Ken’s Korner Mall. With cameras and motion detectors to deal with

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Gun shop readies to open next week in Clinton

Next week if all goes as planned South Whidbey residents looking for a rifle or handgun won’t have…

Langley Postmaster Jack Harrington listens to a question posed by Ronin Fisher as other second graders mingle behind them in the post office lobby.

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Second graders live story in Langley post office

A storyteller with help from teacher Leslie Woods brought a busload of second graders to the Langley Post…

Amanda Gates shows a wounded arm and pokes her fingers through a hole in her jacket’s hood made by a dog bite. Since the thick hood covered her neck

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Bleeding Clinton woman crawls, screams to escape attacking dog

A young Clinton woman feels she was lucky to escape death when attacked by a vicious dog, leaving…

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Audit tells the toll on Freeland Water and Sewer District

One of the commissioners elected to clean up financing within the Freeland Water and Sewer District sums up…

Drivers pull off Highway 525 en masse Friday morning in Greenbank. A snow storm caught Whidbey Island by surprise and sent many cars and drivers into ditches.

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Spring snow surprises South Whidbey | UPDATE

An unexpected spring snowstorm hit South Whidbey and much of the surrounding area Friday morning, burying daffodils in…

The Army Corps of Engineers alleges Nichols Brothers never applied for

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Nichols Brothers lacked permit to move ferry in Freeland

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders launched the superstructure of the new state ferry Tokitae into the cold waters of…