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Parks and rec board approves change order for aquatic center

Commissioners are reconsidering expanding the available office space at the new center.

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Grant money awarded to 14 Island County groups

Groups received an average of $7,500 in funds from the Community Accelerator Grant.

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Sex assault allegation against Oak Harbor teacher unrelated to school

An elementary school teacher from Oak Harbor was recently arrested on suspicion of rape and assault, according to…

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Narrow code revisions would have only affected over-water buildings in the Historic Commercial Center Zone, highlighted light blue here.

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Coupeville Town Council ceases short-term rental code discussion

Town code currently prohibits short-term, ground-floor rentals in all Front Street buildings.

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Labor Day protest planned for Coupeville

Workers, unions and community organizations will gather Sept. 1 in Coupeville.

An image from the U.S. Justice Department shows some of the suspected drugs seized at a Greenbank home.

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Whidbey man indicted for working with Mexican cartel

A Greenbank man was swept up in a federal investigation of a cartel-connected drug trafficking ring.

An image from a lawsuit shows a windshield allegedly smashed by a hose cap that came off a fire engine.

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Fire district faces lawsuit over hose cap injury

A Langley man who was driving a pickup truck on South Whidbey last summer suffered a skull fracture…

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Tim Hazelo, at far left, listens as the judge decides his sentence Monday afternoon.

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Hazelo gets no jail time in case involving mask mandate in Elections Office

A jury found the former chair of county GOP party guilty of a felony

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City of Oak Habor updates business license ordinance

City council unanimously passed a non-resident business license threshold increase Tuesday.

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Ceremony to be held for aquatic center groundbreaking

This Friday, Aug. 29, a project that’s been in the works for years will finally begin.

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Family displaced by Freeland house fire

The home was fully engulfed by the time help arrived; fortunately, no one was harmed.

Labor force by county snapshot by the Employment Security Department

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Island County unemployment inches up but remains stable

When it comes to job seeking in Island County, the news remains good.

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Discontent with tree protocol grows in Langley

Tensions ran high among city officials and the public during a meeting this week.