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Candidates for office square off at polite public forum

Candidates up for election this fall played nice during Thursday night’s candidate forum in Oak Harbor. Contenders for…

Fully recovered from a leg injury last year

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Falcon athletes start training for fall sports

After a long dormant summer, South Whidbey High School’s Waterman Field and adjacent tennis courts were crowded last…

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Controversial split returns

A controversial ordinance to change how Conservations Futures money is spent has been brought back to life by…

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State to help buy Wilbert Trail land

The state will help buy 7.3 acres of property near Wilbert Trail at South Whidbey State Park. The…

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Pearl Irene Martin

Pearl Irene Martin passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 25, at the home of her daughter Rose Marie Lawry…

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Clean-up at Lake Hancock underway

Monday was a good day for Tony Frantz, better known on South Whidbey as “Mr. Creosote.” He stood…

Louie

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Lifestock auction was a success

Louie, the steer, was obviously nervous before his big show on Saturday. He anxiously stepped from one hoof…

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Ex-harbormaster agrees to pay back stolen money

Former Langley harbormaster Eric Lambour has been ordered to pay back $3,000 to the city of Langley in…

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Greenbank Town Hall meeting on salmon estuary scheduled

To build or not to build a salmon estuary habitat — that is the question facing Greenbank homeowners.

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Osprey shot near Double Bluff Park

Wildlife officials are asking for help from anyone with information about the shooting of an osprey found near…

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Lily Anna Schumacher Colwell-Nelson

Lily Anna Schumacher Colwell-Nelson was born Feb. 10, 1911 in Langley to Richard and Dorothy Schumacher. She was…

Mariah VanZerr

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Langley reduced greenhouse gas emissions over five years

Langley’s “energy intern” Mariah VanZerr had to check and double-check her numbers. “I must have done something wrong,”…

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Musings from the Midway at the Fair

We heard a couple of good jokes on the Midway yesterday at the Island County Fair...