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Musician puts his 176-acre South Whidbey forest into protective custody
Harry Case, 81, a retired Seattle Symphony trombonist, has donated a conservation easement on the South Whidbey forest…
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Nichols Bros. may have inside track on new ferries
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland stands to benefit directly if the state builds three more 64-car ferries…
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Unitarian Universalists dedicate their new church in Freeland
South Whidbey’s newest church building was dedicated Sunday afternoon, a work of togetherness mirroring the philosophy of its…
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More ideas bubble to the surface for Langley’s old fire hall
There’s renewed interest in Langley’s vacant fire station. Three new proposals and a recycled one are being considered…
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Fire district to drop part-time on-call program
sland County Fire District 3’s paid on-call firefighter program will end April 1, a victim of the economy.…
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Nichols Bros. launches new tug, waits on barge contract
The fourth in a series of five large tugboats being built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland…
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Residents worried about impact of shrimp harvesting on whales
Residents along Saratoga Passage are concerned that shrimp harvesters are depleting the traditional feeding grounds of the gray…
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Play area at primary school closed following seismic study
Students at South Whidbey Primary School will have to find another place to avoid the rain at recess.…
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Report urges seven-fold rate increase in stormwater fees
Six years from now, city property owners should be paying more than seven and a half times as…
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Hospital commissioner spreads the word on South End healthcare
rethe Cammermeyer of Langley bit off a mouthful when she became the South End representative on the Whidbey…
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Living Green is a place you can just let it be
Juli An Panfilio considers herself to be a merchant for the Self. “People who come in here get…
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Langley’s high-stakes cat drama comes to a happy finish
Oliver went out on a limb the day he decided he was an outdoor cat. The limb, unfortunately,…
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Hub to hand out condoms; infections on the rise
In the face of an “alarming increase” in chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections among Island County youths,…