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Freeland couple help bruised, emaciated bald eagle

An injured mature bald eagle will likely survive to soar another day over South Whidbey thanks to the…

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WSP to recommend charges in Valentine’s Day fatal crash

State police are recommending a South Whidbey woman face criminal charges for her role in a fatal two-car…

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Freeland gas station loses $4,400 in cigarette heist

Thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes were stolen from a Freeland gas station in an early morning burglary…

Adam Fawcett leads an early beginning-of-the-day exercise routine at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland. The program is mandatory and cut injuries by half.

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Nichols workers stretch to better health: 10-minute exercise routine cuts injuries in half

The crew at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders are tough, grizzled, even burly. They’re the quintessential shipyard workers, which…

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School directors OK recording, clarify media policy

South Whidbey School Board meetings are now being recorded, and the audio posted online. Directors approved the change…

Mark Helpenstell addresses the South Whidbey School Board Wednesday during a meeting about district records rules.

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South Whidbey School Board drops requester identification policy

People who ask the South Whidbey School District for public records will no longer be identified online, the…

Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN | Finding a new Whidbey frontier with Mr. Spock

I got a new puppy on Friday, an Australian Cattle Dog. It’s a breed renowned for its energy,…

Gov. Jay Inslee (center) toured Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland on Tuesday

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Governor visits Nichols Bros.: Inslee expresses optimism for fourth 144-car ferry

Washington’s top elected official was on South Whidbey yesterday visiting Nichols Brothers Boat Builders and getting his first…

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South Whidbey school superintendent to ask board to drop identification policy

The days of a controversial South Whidbey School District policy to identify public records requesters online may be…

The Freeland Water and Sewer District is looking to buy a 24-acre property to house a proposed sewer treatment plant. Commissioners approved a study of the site Monday.

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Sewer district green lights feasibility study for eyed treatment plant site

A $66,000 feasibility study approved this week may determine the future location of a proposed sewer treatment plant…

Judi Sladky slogs through mud at her Brighton Beach home Monday following another major landslide. County officials yellow tagged the home later that day.

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Third landslide takes toll at Brighton Beach

An ongoing landslide in Old Clinton has claimed its fifth beach cabin.

Another Brighton Beach cabin has been destroyed by an ongoing landslide. The latest event happened late Friday evening. No one was injured in the event.

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Brighton Beach loses another cabin to landslide

An ongoing landslide at Brighton Beach in Clinton destroyed another shoreline cabin late Friday. The event took place…

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Parents object, challenge South Whidbey schools records policy

A South Whidbey School District policy to name online the requestors of public records may be a violation…