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The last in a series of catamaran ferries is launched in Holmes Harbor on Monday by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland.

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Nichols Bros. launches its latest California-bound cat at Freeland

The last of four sleek twin-hulled passenger ferries destined for San Francisco Bay was floated by Nichols Brothers…

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Land trust hopes to buy Trillium Woods property

The Whidbey Camano Land Trust has purchased an option to buy 664 acres of the former Trillium Woods…

The former bunkhouse and future home of the South Whidbey Historical Society (arrow) is seen in a 1911 photo.

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Langley museum makes state registry of historic places

The South Whidbey Historical Society Museum, a former brushwhackers’ bunkhouse in Langley, has been added to the Washington…

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Nichols Bros. meets its Freeland neighbors over its master plan

More than 60 people mingled with the elephants in the room as Nichols Brothers Boat Builders outlined its…

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Fire District 3 officials to get update on new fire station

Updated cost estimates and drawings for a new central facility at Bayview will be presented to Island County…

Officers of the South Whidbey Lions are (standing

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South Whidbey Lions to get a special day of their own

A local organization dedicated to helping others to see better is about to become more visible itself.

Marilyn Strong

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Langley cemetery opts for an eco-friendly portal of final departure

You can still be sustainable even when your life isn’t, thanks to green burials now offered at the…

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Community rallies around Clinton girl on her birthday

Twelve-year-old Vanessa Link of Clinton is approaching a 13th birthday to remember, thanks to her friends, neighbors and…

Crew members of the Clinton-Mukilteo M/V Kittitas tow a wayward dinghy out of the ferry lanes last week.

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Wayward dinghy delays Clinton-Mukilteo ferry departure

The 10 a.m. sailing this past Wednesday of the Clinton-to-Mukilteo ferry M/V Kittitas was delayed while a drifting…

Liz Williamson stands next to a sign on her property near her disappearing pond. The sign is meant for county officials

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Bayview couple wonder where their water went

Liz Williamson wants to know where the water went, and when it’s coming back.

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New series of classes to be offered at Family Resource Center

When you’re a parent, you can use all the help you can get, and the South Whidbey Family…

Steffi Sidney-Splaver with actor James Dean at a 1955 Hollywood party a month before his death in a car crash.

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Steffi Sidney-Splaver, co-star to James Dean, passes away

Steffi Sidney-Splaver never flaunted her inside Hollywood connections, not even a film role with the legendary James Dean.

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Shepard ousted from Diking District 1 lawsuit

Island County Diking District 1 commissioner John Shepard has been barred by a judge from participating in any…