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Credit crunch puts healthcare facility on hold
Whidbey General Hospital’s new South End healthcare facility at Bayview has been put on indefinite hold because of…
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Sea lion stops off at Bush Point Bed & Breakfast
There’s nothing like a six-hour nap after a workout. Followed by a shower. A sea lion climbed out…
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City moving ahead on tree ordinance
When it comes to trees, the city is inching out on a limb. An intrepid committee is moving…
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Good Cheer moves ahead on ambitious garden project
Good Cheer Food Bank is going to the ground to enhance its food-distribution system.
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Linds to close in Langley
Linds Langley Drug, the city’s only pharmacy for the past 39 years, will close next month, owner Ron…
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Diking District board to meet in Freeland
Island County Diking District 1 commissioners will meet for the first time this week in a new venue…
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Langley council to get update on tree rules
Trees will highlight tonight’s meeting of the Langley City Council. A committee that has been working on a…
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Church will offer wedding ceremonies to gay couples
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island is offering the gift of moral equality to local gay and…
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Couple puts on the dog to make ends meet
For John and Ann Kirkham of Clinton, life is a moveable feast on a bun. “There’s nothing like…
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School board may modify its rule for students caught with guns
The South Whidbey School District board is expected to modify its zero-tolerance policy on dangerous weapons on campus.…
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For some, sour economy brings memory of the Great Depression
Having lived his early life during the Great Depression, Don Jewett of Langley is stoic about today’s economic…
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Volunteers heed President Obama’s summons to give back on Martin Luther King Day
It was a beautiful day in their neighborhoods, as Mister Rogers used to say on television. So they…
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County to oversee applications for diking district post
If you want to be a commissioner of Island County Diking District 1, send your letter of application…