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Labor force by county snapshot by the Employment Security Department

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Island County unemployment inches up but remains stable

When it comes to job seeking in Island County, the news remains good.

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Life

Sculpture and dance mix in Coupeville outdoor spectacle

StoneDance Production’s special interactive event returns to Price Sculpture Forest.

(Photo provided) Team Tsunami trains through the winter bundled in warm clothes.

Life

Whidbey dragon boat team plans paddling adventure

Community members are invited to greet Team Tsunami at the Coupeville Wharf on Sunday.

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Life

Video game tournament fundraiser coming to Oak Harbor movie theater

Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2 will be split into two divisions.

Photo by Sarah Geist

Life

Whidbey woman photographs orcas

Sarah Geist captured dazzling images of the marine mammals breaching near North Whidbey on Wednesday

Kevin Dunham demonstrates his sheep shearing technique at the Fiber Fest (photo by Karen Achabal)

Life

Whidbey libraries embrace role as community centers

The Sno-Isle Libraries on Whidbey use online and in-person events to fight the loneliness epidemic.

Photo by David Welton

Life

Itinerant goat man attracts fans

Whidbey’s newest celebrity, the homeless “goat man,” has dazzled residents with his muscular goats.

Astound technician installing fixed wireless network transmission devices atop existing headend tower.

Business

Company offering high-speed internet to the underserved

Tech company expands its fixed wireless internet to more than 6,000 homes on Whidbey.

Life

Putt for a good cause at golf tournament

Shoot your shot to win up to $15,000 in Whidbey’s Fourth Annual Collaborative Golf Tournament.

(Photo by David Welton) It was all hands on deck for the over 70 volunteers who worked on the rotting gray whale carcass, eager to aid in the dissection. They wore protective gear to avoid contracting diseases.

Life

Bones of a behemoth: Volunteers remove skeleton from dead whale

More than 70 volunteers gathered on a Central Whidbey beach to cut out the bones from a dead…

(Photo by Marina Blatt) Vicki Yount shows off the colorful clothing she sells in V-Boutique.

Life

Plein Air competition calls to painters

Artists, art lovers and shoppers alike are in for a vibrant weekend as Whidbey’s Plein Air returns.

Scenarios one through six are provided in a presentation for the Oak Harbor City Council.

News

Oak Harbor Council adopts B and O tax to fund marina repairs

It will likely only impact an estimated 29 businesses and raise about $880,000 a year.

The sinking "Shark Lady" is sandwiched between a "Hazmat Rescue" vessel on the left, and the "San Juan Enterprise," on the right, which is certified by the US coast guard to legally  haul flammable liquids, according to its website.

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Vessel seized after fuel leak in Holmes Harbor

The vessel was found with its tail end partially sunk below the surface.