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Dodie Hanby has been working Island County during election time for 45 years.

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Forty-five years of manning the polls

A lot has changed since Dodie Hanby started working at the polls.

The Washington State Department of Transportation unveiled this plan to close the intersections of Parker Road and Old Smith Prairie Road and funnel traffic to Morris Road. Island Transit needs the alterations to make room for a secondary access to its headquarters.

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Three intersections become one on Central Whidbey

In response to public concern, the Washington State Department of Transportation, working with Island Transit and Island County,…

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Greenbank investigation results to be unveiled

Months after allegations were made about the Greenbank Farm Management Group, some elaboration could be coming.

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Port moves for more commercial land at Greenbank Farm

Months after hashing out a conservation easement to protect the Greenbank Farm, leaders from the Port of Coupeville…

Island Transit executive director Martha Rose talks with a resident about the proposed 40-foot antenna that will be installed behind the new maintenance building.

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Island Transit antenna helps emergency services

About a dozen or so neighbors living near Island Transit on Central Whidbey came to a meeting with…

A small sandwich board warns potential swimmers to avoid going into the waters of Cranberry Lake

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Several solutions considered for Cranberry Lake poop problem

Months after a popular swimming hole in Deception Pass State Park was shut down due to contamination, park…

Dave Thompson juggles Wednesday night at Click Music. He is a member of the Whidbey Island Jugglers

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Informal juggling club provides laughs and dexterity for Whidbey Island

Amid the instruments and musicians practicing, another group of people were at an Oak Harbor music store doing…

Oak Harbor Cinemas Manager Sherry Sloyke prepares a film

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Film theaters go the way of the buggy whip on Whidbey Island

The year 2012 did not bring the end of the world, but it is the end of film…

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Port of Coupeville starts work with extra dough

Leaders for the Port of Coupeville are figuring out how to best use an award that is nearly…

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Young Whidbey riders earn first place | KUDOS

A group of 15 Whidbey-based equestrians earned high marks during a recent regional horse rally. Three five-person teams…

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Freeland accountant looks into Greenbank Farm finances

Port of Coupeville hired an accountant to investigate financial allegations made by a former chairperson of a volunteer…

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Easement protects Greenbank Farm

Years of work to add another layer of protection to the Greenbank Farm came to fruition this week.

Two construction workers install part of the roof of the maintenance bay at Island Transit’s new headquarters.

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Mounds of progress mark Island Transit project

The attention-catching mounds of dirt at Island Transit headquarters south of Coupeville will eventually come down.