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Whidbey celebrates Pride Month
June is approaching, and there are a plethora of events and ways to celebrate.
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South Whidbey Parks and Rec board discusses project bids, levy
Pickleball courts, a new recreational aquatic facility and more.
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State enacts ban on feeding deer, elk
It’s now against the law to give a treat to Bruiser the elk and the countless black-tailed deer…
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Langley City Council ponders more code changes
Camping with a permit, allowing a brewery at fairgrounds and regulating generator noise are proposed
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Department of Ecology hosting open house for Freeland cleanup project
Comments are being accepted on draft of a feasibility study from now until 11:59 p.m. on June 20.
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Driver airlifted following rollover crash on South Whidbey
The man was being evaluated for non-life-threatening injuries at Harborview Medical Center Monday.
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Robin with rare coloration seen on island
Linda Griesbach first sighted the pale bird on March 30.
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Mother Mentors to lose 26% of annual budget
The nonprofit provides in-home mentorship for parents, pantries of free items and Playscape.
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Whidbey’s dyed-in-the-wool sheep farmer
A mix of Romney and Romeldale sheep of all shades roam the farm’s acreage.
Life
Enso House ready for next reincarnation
A nonprofit that provided hospice care for over a hundred guests is facing the end of its own…
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Nichols Brothers bid for hybrid-electric ferries comes in high
Bids were submitted by the Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Florida and Whidbey’s own Nichols Brothers.
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‘Shimmy Mob’ belly dances across Whidbey for awareness
Outfitted in hot pink T-shirts, the jangling troupe of women danced at seven different locations.
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Keystone Preserve receives new designation
Whidbey Island’s third special review district was approved last week by Island County commissioners.