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PETA objects to Langley falconry proposal
Langley’s long-standing rabbit headache and one of its most discussed solutions, falconry, became much more complicated this week.
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Freeland water district to spend $800,000 on property
Freeland Water and Sewer District commissioners went all-in Friday when they agreed to spend $800,000 on a 24-acre…
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Swing and a miss for Holmes Harbor Golf Course sale
A two-week window for prospective buyers to make offers on the Holmes Harbor Golf Course has come and…
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Longtime South End developer, businessman dies
Erl Bangston, the founder of a successful Whidbey Island real estate company and longtime developer, died last week.
Opinion
EDITOR’S COLUMN | Three-hour debate was time well spent
I watched the Republican debate on television Wednesday, most of it anyway. I flipped on the TV a…
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Nichols enters ‘not guilty’ plea for vehicular homicide
A South Whidbey woman accused of vehicular homicide in the death of a Freeland man earlier this year…
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Suspected Greenbank burglary accomplice pleads ‘not guilty’
The second of two Coupeville men facing charges for a burglary gone bad pleaded not guilty this week.
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Freeland shipyard floats changes in ‘consolidation’ permit
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is looking to work one hour later, improve production with added fabrication space, make…
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New South End nonprofit to help elderly age in place
When you get older, living at home gets more challenging. Everyday chores such as walking the dog or…
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New Nichols Brothers tug pulled, pushed, hoisted to deeper water
A massive operation to launch a new tugboat into Holmes Harbor this week has finally succeeded.
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Massive cranes to arrive in Holmes Harbor tonight to help stranded tug
Two days after the failed launch of a 136-foot tugboat into Holmes Harbor, a Nichols Brothers Boat Builders…
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Ancient human remains found at Freeland job site
An expert with the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation was in Freeland on Tuesday examining ancient…
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Nichols Brothers launch stalled by new system
The floating of a new tugboat by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders was delayed Monday due to a problem…