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Increase in Langley mayor pay rejected by council

Even the elected official who proposed the increase opposed it.

Photo by David Welton

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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Wild animal trainer thrives on Whidbey

Jan Naud spent the earlier decades of her life raising and training wild animals.

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Man sentenced for harassing newspaper, others

Graham Lau faces 18 months of electronic home monitoring after a Nov. 18 hearing.

Photo by David Welton

Sports

Whidbey’s legendary boxer has inspiring story of her own

A film explores the career of Christy Martin, but Dakota Stone beat her in the ring.

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Surprise bowling ball trove unearthed at pool site

Just 10 of the balls could be salvaged.

Photo provided by Island Disposal. James Andersen takes an Island Disposal recycling container out to the curb.

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Curbside recycling proposed for county, Langley residents

Island Disposal looks into wheeling out curbside recycling service for Langley residential customers

Photo by David Welton

Life

Old-school cool salvaged at Ken’s Korner

A part of South Whidbey grocery store history lives on thanks to the determination of a local picker

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Port wants conduit added to ferry dock

Rebuilding a dock for an electric, passenger-only ferry also means it will need a place to charge.

Photo by David Welton
Island County Commissioners are wondering if more can be done to reduce the cost of hauling old and abandoned vehicles, such as this one that suffered catastrophic damage from a fire.

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Island County officials eye cheap options for car disposal

A Clinton resident could be charged $400 to have a car hauled away by a North Whidbey company.

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A rendering, created with the use of AI technology, shows what the cottages could look like.

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Upcoming meeting to discuss affordable cottages project

Whidbey Island Living Legacy, or WILL, is planning the development of six cottage homes.

Photo by Ken Merrell
Chad Hadwick (Kyle Collins) and Kat McMath (Betsy Kohler Harvey) share an embrace.

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Musical set on Whidbey coming to OutCast theater

Romance, community theater, a ghost and more feature in a homegrown production set on Whidbey Island

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Support for food orgs grows ahead of SNAP cuts

Several entities on Whidbey are taking matters into their own hands.

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Johnson leads in South Whidbey School Board race

As of Thursday night, the Island County Elections Office counted 24,132 ballots.