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    Articles by Kira Erickson
    Photo provided                                Performers from Whidbey Island Music Festival 2019. From left to right: violinist Corentin Pokorny, soprano Amanda Forsythe, baroque cellist Elisabeth Reed and Stephen Stubbs on the lute.
    Whidbey Island Music Festival goes virtual
    By Kira Erickson • August 11, 2020 1:30 am

    The greatest composers probably didn’t imagine that centuries after writing their opuses, people would be performing them for a virtual…

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    50 years since bloody roundup
    50 years since bloody roundup
    By Kira Erickson • August 7, 2020 1:30 am

    Fifty years ago, a group of men in boats and airplanes used explosives and fear to drive a large family…

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    Two districts reveal plans for fall opening
    Two districts reveal plans for fall opening
    By Kira Erickson • August 7, 2020 1:30 am

    Whidbey Island’s school districts have so far decided to approach the beginning of the new school year with caution, a…

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    Baby deer shot, injured by pellet gun in Coupeville
    Baby deer shot, injured by pellet gun in...
    By Kira Erickson • August 4, 2020 1:30 am

    A baby deer was shot and injured by a pellet gun last month, most likely within the town limits of…

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    New wheels add shine to grooming biz
    New wheels add shine to grooming biz
    By Kira Erickson • August 4, 2020 1:30 am

    The newest addition to Oak Harbor’s grooming salon Posh Puppies may have rolled into town in June, but starting this…

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    Council in a jam over sandwich boards
    Council in a jam over sandwich boards
    By Kira Erickson • August 4, 2020 1:30 am

    Langley officials decided to temporarily suspend an ordinance prohibiting the display of sandwich board signs.

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    Oak Harbor yacht club captain rescues two kayakers
    Oak Harbor yacht club captain rescues two kayakers
    By Kira Erickson • August 4, 2020 1:30 am

    A sailor who had recently practiced water rescues put his training to work Sunday night and pulled two people from…

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    Bicyclist hit by car airlifted to Everett
    Bicyclist hit by car airlifted to Everett
    By Kira Erickson • July 31, 2020 1:30 am

    A bicyclist pedaling on the side of State Highway 525 north of Freeland was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when he…

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    COVID-19 focus shifts back to older population
    COVID-19 focus shifts back to older population
    By Kira Erickson • July 31, 2020 1:30 am

    Although state and county data from a few weeks ago demonstrated an increase in COVID-19 cases for people in their…

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    Island Drug moves back to Clinton
    Island Drug moves back to Clinton
    By Kira Erickson • July 31, 2020 1:30 am

    Nearly a month after closing the doors to its Ken’s Korner location, Island Drug has found a new home in…

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    Photo by Kira Erickson/Whidbey News-Times                                Artist Christine Crowell hangs a mosaic piece of hers in the window of Artworks Gallery.
    Art gallery opening Aug. 1
    By Kira Erickson • July 28, 2020 1:30 am

    A new art gallery has threaded its way into Langley, just in time for the celebration of its 15th anniversary.

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    Human Services gives $170,000 in COVID-19 aid
    Human Services gives $170,000 in COVID-19 aid
    By Kira Erickson • July 28, 2020 1:30 am

    Over the past month, Island County Human Services has fulfilled $170,000 in requests for residents impacted by COVID-19 requiring rental…

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    City taking applications for group focused on racial justice
    City taking applications for group focused on racial...
    By Kira Erickson • July 24, 2020 1:30 am

    The city of Langley is now accepting applications for community members wanting to be part of a new advisory group.

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