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EDITOR’S COLUMN | Life with a view, I can imagine it well

The sunrise Tuesday morning was a gasper, one of those multi-hued affairs that just seem impossible. Complete with…

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EDITOR’S COLUMN | A series of maladies in the life of an editor

Day 540: Another branch fell this weekend, not sure how much longer I can hold out. Unless help…

The Tina Pyne

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Launch headaches revisit Nichols Brothers

Despite some engineering improvements to its new launch system, floating a new 1,320-plus ton tugboat into Holmes Harbor…

Spectators view fireworks during Celebrate America. A bill is before the legislature that would allow cities and counties the flexibility to temporarily ban fireworks during times of drought or when significant fire danger exists.

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Fireworks bill to temporarily ban fireworks clears Washington legislative committee

The Island County commissioners may soon have the flexibility they so desired last year to temporarily ban fireworks…

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Whidbey General Hospital board to vote on new name

Whidbey General Hospital commissioners are expected to vote on a new name next week.

Laura Price with the Island County Sheriff’s Office has been promoted to detective sergeant.

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Patrol sergeant steps up to lead Island County detective team

One of South Whidbey’s finest and best known officers has a new badge and a new uniform.

Whidbey General Hospital CEO Geri Forbes speaks in Langley Thursday during the first of a series of town hall meetings.

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WhidbeyHealth: Hospital unveils new name before Langley crowd

WhidbeyHealth. No, it’s not a typo. It’s Whidbey General Hospital’s new name. Organization officials announced the change Thursday…

Motorists zip by a road sign at the Clinton Ferry Terminal. An effort led by a chamber volunteer to change the name of the terminal has been rejected

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Clearer signs ‘yes,’ new Clinton ferry terminal name ‘no’

A quiet proposal in recent weeks to remove “Clinton” from the Clinton Ferry Terminal name appears to have…

Adam Lind

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Marijuana meeting for Bayview grow a mellow affair

A proposed pot farm in Bayview received a lukewarm reception from the public at an informational community meeting…

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Port of South Whidbey OK’s crab, fishing rules for marina

Crabbing was heavily restricted and fishing eliminated entirely from the new floats at the Langley marina under a…

Fire severely damaged a home in the Mutiny Bay area early Thursday. Authorities have deemed it suspicious.

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South Whidbey man accused of burning own house over grudge with neighbor

A Mutiny Bay man who was heard yelling "Burn, (expletive), burn" outside his house as flames spread through…

The research boat Clifford A Barnes

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Research boat scours South Whidbey shores for zooplankton, sea star answers

The 65-foot research vessel Clifford A Barnes was operating off the east side of South Whidbey today. The…

Langley resident Clark Sarbaugh returns from a hike at South Whidbey State Park. The fate of the campgrounds is being decided during a multi-phase planning process

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Process to decide state park’s future continues Thursday

The public will have another opportunity this week to weigh in on the future of three state park…