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Nichols Brothers Boat Builders workers prepare to load the superstructure of the Samish onto a barge in December

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Nichols Brothers rallies to send off third superstructure

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders will launch its third and possibly final 144-car state ferry superstructure next week.

Langley was christened “Bunnyville” for the day by Mayor Tim Callison during a short ceremony Saturday.

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Langley renamed for day in ceremony

For a single day this past weekend, all Langley residents became residents of “Bunnyville,” whether they knew it…

Clinton resident Natasha Burkle hands in her vote for Bernie Sanders during the Democratic caucuses at South Whidbey High School Saturday.

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Burning for Bernie: Democrats overwhelmingly side with Sanders for president

To some, he’s a visionary, a champion of the people who will save entire generations from student debt.…

David Morphew

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Sanders wins big in Island County caucuses

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed a sweeping victory over rival Hillary Clinton in Island County's Democratic presidential caucuses…

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EDITOR’S COLUMN | There’s plenty to do for the restlessly awake

Every weekend is the same. I turn in Friday with big plans to sleep in late. I tell…

Eric Hood

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School district, city again hit with public records lawsuits

A Langley man and self-appointed white knight of open government is once again charging two South Whidbey public…

Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson addresses Port of South Whidbey Commissioner Curt Gordon and the rest of the board (not pictured) Wednesday at a meeting in Coupeville. The meeting saw presentations by both the port and the Whidbey Island Fair Association on potential futures for the fairgrounds in Langley. Island County commissioners Helen Price Johnson and Rick Hannold are pictured in the background.

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Island County commissioners lean toward South Whidbey port’s fairgrounds plan

It appears a last-ditch effort by the Whidbey Island Fair Association’s board to wrestle back control of the…

Two South Whidbey Fire/EMS firefighters prepare to enter a burning home on Langley Road on Monday following a storm. The fire started when the power came back on

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High winds blast South Whidbey for second time in four days, causing outages, damaged homes

On the tails of Thursday’s spring storm, a second and more powerful system blew through South Whidbey late…

Shore Avenue in Useless Bay sits covered in water early Thursday. A spring storm

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Storm brings floods, downs trees, outages to South Whidbey

A spring storm wreaked havoc across the South End on Thursday, toppling trees, cutting power and causing flooding…

Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN | An ax on the porch keeps the trees at bay

Well, I survived Thursday’s spring storm. My seemingly evil trees behaved themselves, keeping their man-killer-sized branches to themselves…

Michelle Nichols speaks with her attorney

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Blood test may be suppressed in South Whidbey vehicular homicide case

Whether a vehicular homicide case against a South Whidbey woman goes to trial or not may depend heavily…

A crane is barged next to South Whidbey Harbor at Langley for work on outside mooring.

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Outside mooring work begins at South Whidbey Harbor

Work on a project to make South Whidbey Harbor more inviting and accessible to large vessels kicked off…

Langley resident Cindy Mason takes a picture of two chickens crossing Anthes Avenue. A roost of at least eight moved into Langley last week.

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Rooster ruckus? Barnyard move-ins have Langley clucking

Arriving in stealth and by means unknown, a clutch of at least eight chickens took up roost in…