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Whidbey PUD backers say they are close to reaching petition goal

A crowd of more than 50 showed up at a meeting Wednesday night to discuss the future of…

Joan Stanley is the new executive director of the Langley Chamber of Commerce.

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Langley chamber welcomes new director

LANGLEY — The Langley Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director.

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Island County evaluates hybrids within its motor pool

Despite chilly temperatures, filling up a gas tank in recent weeks can make a person sweat with gas…

Bristol Bloom and son Branson circled the track for six miles during Saturday’s Relay For Life.

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South Whidbey Relay For Life raises record amount for cancer research

Hundreds of pairs of sneakers added a few extra miles to their soles this weekend as South Enders…

A dispute is growing over access to the beach off Wonn Road at Greenbank.

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Greenbank beach dispute results in (some) back taxes for property owner

Amid the controversy about beach access at the end of Wonn Road in Greenbank, the Island County Assessor…

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Island County commissioner candidate promises self-imposed term limit

Reece Rose is already talking about leaving the job she’s working to land. Rose, who has been fighting…

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Whidbey PUD backers host forum in Freeland

The Whidbey Island group working to take over Puget Sound Energy’s power system on Whidbey is holding a…

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Island County Auditor reverses course: Will put tardy candidates into voter’s guide

The Island County Auditor's Office has reversed course and is now printing the candidate statements of all candidates…

Randy does some bird-watching on the desk of Marlyne Ray. Randy and fellow city cat Austin call Langley’s city hall home.

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City of Langley gets second cat ‘mascot’

Langley City Council meetings have been known to draw big crowds. But in recent months, a four-legged spectator…

Glen Russell stands next to a wall being built by the Montgomery family near the beach access by Greenbank Farm. Russell is worried the Montgomerys are encroaching on the county road that leads to the beach. County officials asked the Montgomerys to stop building the wall

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Access to Whidbey’s Greenbank beach may be cut off soon

Glen Russell, a Greenbank resident for 35 years, is fighting to stop construction of a brick-and-concrete wall that…

Whidbey’s Friendship Force is working to help educate children in the Quang Tri Province in Vietnam to keep them safe from land mines.

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S. Whidbey’s Basil Café, Friendship Force team up for Vietnam benefit

A South Whidbey group is fighting land mines and boosting literacy in Vietnam and they now have found…

The members of MoveOn Whidbey talk about the cost of war as a part of the national MoveOn event this week. Micky Sarkis

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Local group presses for peace, joins national effort

BAYVIEW — It’s been nearly five years since President George Bush stood aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham…

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Langley mayor to announce Planning Advisory Board chairman July 2

LANGLEY — The city of Langley seems to be in no rush to appoint a new chairman for…