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Rent to increase for fairgrounds tenants

Rents are going up for tenants who lease commercial space at the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds.

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Community rallies after car smashes Freeland business

Noel Nic’Fergusson was standing behind the register in Wild Birds Unlimited when the Subaru entered.

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Staff-proposed moratorium approved by Langley City Council

The city of Langley may be moving ahead with a six-month building moratorium on new development under the…

(Photo by David Welton) Matt and Vicky Hassrick, longtime owners of Matt’s Import Haven, are retiring at the end of this month. The Clinton auto repair shop will remain open under new ownership and yes, the name will stay the same.

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Handing off the keys

Matt’s Import Haven in Clinton is changing gears.

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Downzoning motion approved in contentious vote

Langley City Council voted 3-2 to change the zoning for properties located south of Edgecliff Drive.

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Invasive European green crab found near North Whidbey

Lagoon Point has had low numbers of the crabs captured intermittently since 2018

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Dying will cost you more now in Langley

Getting buried in Langley Woodmen Cemetery just got more expensive.

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Parks and Rec discontinues Whidbey Triathlon

After nearly 30 years, the South Whidbey Parks and Rec is no longer putting on the Whidbey Triathlon

(Photo provided) Marc Juneau, a massage therapist in Freeland, faces a long road to recovery after a serious motorcycle accident earlier this month.

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Client starts GoFundMe for injured massage therapist

Marc Juneau sustained serious injuries in a motorcycle accident.

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South Whidbey man develops plant-based remedies for relief, comfort

Michael Yocco draws on his biochemistry background to develop lotions and creams.

This Langley zoning map shows the area on the south side of Edgecliff Drive that the downzoning proposal would affect.

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Downzoning motion tabled by Langley City Council

A divided council could not agree on an environmental-related proposal to alter zoning in an area

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Island County eyes ways to clean up Lone Lake

Though toxins continue to persist in a lake, cleanup is costly and would likely take several years.

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A Whidbey Island Fair volunteer works a spinning wheel in the Burrier Building this year.

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Creative district eyes improvements for Burrier Building

New leaders for Langley’s creative district look to secure funding for repairs to a historic building