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Wind of change in the real estate market

The local real estate market could be facing a change in favor of buyers. “The market is slowing…

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South Whidbey parks plan for a fit and fun future

A new park headquarters, an aquatic center, a gymnasium and a fitness center may be future additions to…

Professional musician Tekla Cunningham is founding The Whidbey Island Music Festival.

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Happy Birthday, Mozart

An accomplished Seattle musician who has always appreciated Whidbey Island’s beauty is bringing a gift to the community.…

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Lake off-limits to swimmers after high levels of toxins found

Lone Lake in Langley has been closed to all swimming due to extremely high levels of a toxin…

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Hearing examiner OK’s Chipshot Heights development

A preliminary plan for a new subdivision in Holmes Harbor received approval by the Island County hearings examiner…

Obituaries

Virginia Jones Price

Longtime Langley businesswoman and South Whidbey civic leader Virginia Jones Price, 76, passed away early Friday, July 21,…

Seaneen Hummel sprays a stretch of Highway 525 near Greenbank Farm with compost tea spray as a part of a three-year research project for the state’s transportation department.

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State experiments with alternative weed-killers on island highway

The state Department of Transportation is now battling weeds on the side of the highway with “compost tea,”…

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Good Cheer food bank may move to Masonic Temple

Good Cheer has made an offer to buy the Masonic Temple at Bayview Corner for its new food…

Greenbank man loses rare cars in fire

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Greenbank man loses rare cars in fire

A Greenbank man lost his prize possessions recently in a fire at his home. Burned in his shop…

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Locals discover much work remains after Katrina

Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Katrina barreled through New Orleans and its surrounding parishes, pictures of destruction have…

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Nichols Brothers to build the next

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland is on the doorstep of cutting-edge technology with its latest contract to…

For sale signs were posted over the weekend on the seven acres adjoining the Wilbert Trail and the old growth forest at South Whidbey Island State Park. The asking price is $383

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Land around Wilbert Trail is up for sale

An ancient forest on Whidbey Island that has been the site of a standoff between environmentalists and loggers…

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Tribes pitch idea for salmon sanctuaries to port districts

Though the saltgrass, silverweed, water parsley and buttercups are blooming, the marsh at Possession Beach Park is basically…