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Burn ban restrictions reduced by Island County fire marshal
One good thing about the return of soggy weather is that Whidbey Island is less likely to go…
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Island County planners look to streamline shoreline permit process
Getting a permit to develop on the shoreline may become easier and quicker.
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Burning: An ancient tool being used to restore Central Whidbey’s ancient prairies
To restore prairie land on Central Whidbey, local organizations are turning to a tool used for thousands of…
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Process to update long-awaited Freeland development regulations begins
After years of envisioning growth rules for the Freeland Subarea Plan, Island County is moving closer to laying…
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Joint effort ponders Greenbank tide gate headache
An earth-and-cobble dike, tide gate and other infrastructure built in the early 1900s by settlers are deteriorating and…
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New funding bolsters Big Brothers Big Sisters presence
A year ago, 11-year-old Matthew Smith was behind in school, mostly kept to himself and spent nearly all…
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State encourages anglers to hit the beach for Atlantic salmon after net pen failure
After the recent net pen failure that resulted in the release of over 300,000 Atlantic salmon, the Washington…