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State extends Whidbey highway work to weekends

Construction at Highway 525 and Highway 20 intersections will now extend into the weekend, the state Department of…

New museum exhibit highlights 120,000 years on Whidbey

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New museum exhibit highlights 120,000 years on Whidbey

About 1,200 centuries ago, Whidbey was part of a broad alluvial plain covered with oak, Douglas fir and…

MV Tokitae hauls less by total, more on average; 144-car ferry still makes the grade, officials say

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MV Tokitae hauls less by total, more on average; 144-car ferry still makes the grade, officials say

The state ferry Tokitae transported over 23,000 fewer cars, made 10 percent fewer sailings, and cost nearly twice…

Today’s cartoon for Wednesday, April 19, 2017

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Today’s cartoon for Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Today’s cartoon is by Nate Beeler.

Future of Freeland sewers still in doubt

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Future of Freeland sewers still in doubt

Freeland Water and Sewer District commissioners wanted feedback, and they got it.

30-mile Highway 525 paving project begins this week

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30-mile Highway 525 paving project begins this week

Orange traffic cones are up along parts of Highway 525, and so are new light-mounted cameras.

Freeland sewers a bust? Board looks to business community for direction | CORRECTED

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Freeland sewers a bust? Board looks to business community for direction | CORRECTED

For Freeland sewer supporters, the news is not good.

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Comcast outage affects 13,000 devices on Whidbey

A failure of key Comcast equipment in Burlington knocked out cable and cellular service to customers across Whidbey…

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EDITOR’S COLUMN | Don’t miss the whale festival, consider volunteering with Hearts & Hammers

By JUSTIN BURNETT

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Whidbey Island Fairgrounds property transfer wraps up

The votes are in, the signatures signed and the deed filed. The Port of South Whidbey is now…

March landslides damage South Whidbey home, roads

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March landslides damage South Whidbey home, roads

It’s landslide season, and as usual Whidbey Island does not disappoint.

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Clinton man with stolen car charged

A night cruising around in a stolen car has left a Clinton man facing up to 10 years…

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South Whidbey teens arrested after string of car thefts

A car-stealing spree that began in Coupeville on Tuesday, ended in Oak Harbor, and finally concluded with an…