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A joyful show of Pride

Heat hasn’t stopped Whidbey residents from celebrating Pride.

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Former Whidbey man gets 44 years in military prison

Jermiah Copeland pleaded guilty to killing a fellow sailor last week.

(Photo by Allyson Ballard) The homeowner spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on her garden according to Arianna Basoco, whose company designed and created it.

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Oak Harbor gardens open for tour and tea

Attendees of the event can explore eight private gardens.

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Suspicious package halts base operations

Personnel were instructed to shelter-in-place on Friday.

Photo by David Welton. Generations Place includes 14 two- and three-bedroom apartments. The homes are intended for working families, including educators, construction workers, retail employees and social service providers.

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Island Roots completes its first housing project

The project is part of an effort to address the region’s shortage of affordable housing.

Photo by Jessie Stensland. The sewer district is considering options for the golf course.

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Sewer district tees up options for Holmes Harbor golf course future

A South Whidbey sewer district is weighing the future of a 54-acre golf course it now owns.

Photo by Allyson Ballard. The harbor in Langley is one of the facilities that the port owns.

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Port of South Whidbey seeks levy lift to fund maintenance, upgrades

The Port of South Whidbey will ask voters in November to approve a property tax increase

Photos by David Welton
The group began by raking and pulling bones from the manure pile before shifting to scrubbing away the remaining tissue. Unlike nine months ago, the bones did not reek; instead, they had a faint earthy and musky scent to them.

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From manure pile to museum piece: Whale bones begin new journey

A group of volunteers dug whale bones out of horse poop on Tuesday.

(Photo by Marina Blatt) Lana Rasmussen, a restoration ecologist at Pacific Rim Institute, said volunteers can play a meaningful role in restoring native habitat.

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Rare prairie in bloom, future in question

Federal funding for the Pacific Rim Institute’s conservation efforts is drying up.

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Langley considers asking voters to increase property taxes

Keeping city operations efficient and effective means keeping them funded.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andy A. Anderson.
Notifications from the base informing the public of Growler training activities have resumed.

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Navy restarting Growler training notifications

The notifications had been paused for the last three months.

Bob Severns

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Oak Harbor mourns former mayor

Bob Severns passed away on June 4.

Photo by David Welton. Volunteers assembled, roofed, painted and decorated the Star Barn chapel at the western-themed town at M-Bar-C Ranch in Freeland.

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Star Barn chapel stakes its claim at Freeland nonprofit ranch

There’s a new “chapel” in the western-themed town at M-Bar-C Ranch in Freeland.