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Looking at ways to bring affordable housing to Whidbey

New government regulations adding to costs

Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News Group                                Todd Davis, lead technician at Island County’s Solid Waste Facility near Coupeville, stands in front of record heaps of garbage that is normally cleared out daily. It piled up because of an ice storm in southcentral Washington last month.

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Garbage piling up at solid waste facility, county asks for dumping hiatus

Island residents asked to hold onto their trash for the weekend

Gardner resigns from WhidbeyHealth board

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Gardner resigns from WhidbeyHealth board

Applicants needed to fill another vacant seat

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Task force discusses steps toward affordable housing on Whidbey Island

New government regulations adding to costs

Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times                                Stylist Spring Roehm trims the hair of Charles Jackson Thursday at Langley’s Island Church. Free haircuts, a hot meal and other services were offered during the annual Homeless Point in Time count to encourage people in need of shelter to seek help.

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Rent still a contributor to homelessness of South Whidbey

Volunteers for Point in Time count look far and wide to gauge Island homelessness

Whidbey residents make history as part of Womxn’s March on Seattle

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Whidbey residents make history as part of Womxn’s March on Seattle

They caught the 8 a.m. Clinton ferry, loaded four buses in Mukilteo, rolled out a pink banner in…

Justin Burnett / The Record                                The long contested public beach access at the end of Wonn Road in Greenbank as seen from above. A settlement approved on Tuesday will split the property in half, leaving the southern portion to the Montgomery family and the northern half to the public.

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Island County settles Wonn Road beach access lawsuit

In a 2-1 vote Tuesday, the Island County Board of Commissioners chose a King Solomon-style solution to disputed…

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Wonn Road dispute may finally end with settlement

A decades-long feud over shoreline property at the end of Wonn Road in Greenbank appears to be heading…

Pink hats and politics: Islanders join efforts toward women’s national march

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Pink hats and politics: Islanders join efforts toward women’s national march

Whidbey Island will be well represented next Saturday at the Women’s March in Seattle, one of many “sister”…

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Flu sufferers fill Whidbey Island waiting rooms

Flu is taking its toll on Island County with feverish people packing clinic waiting rooms, health care workers…

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Freeland zoning reduced with growth plan OK

Island County finally has a long-term growth plan for the 9,452 additional people and 2,031 new jobs expected…

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Island County OK’s $85.7 million budget for 2017

A pilot project to address increasing opioid use in Whidbey and Camano Islands is part of the 2017…