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Wild experiences await at Possession Sound Preserve

The rugged site is the Whidbey Camano Land Trust’s newest nature preserve, which opened this summer.

Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Tour offers glimpse of work spaces

T hose interested in the creative processes of local artists can take a peek into almost 50 work…

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Regency hosts Rock-a-thon to end Alzheimer’s

Supporting a good cause can be as easy as sitting in a chair.

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County adopts new pandemic-related pay bump

Most full-time employees of Island County government will receive an extra $2,880 in “premium pay” funded through federal…

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Auditor issues 2 findings against hospital

The audit found that the hospital district is two years behind in submitting complete and accurate annual financial…

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Whidbey Island tourism spikes in 2021

Unusually high visitor rates are good news for Whidbey Island as the economic impact of tourism is far-reaching.

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Child molester sentenced to prison

A man convicted of molesting two girls will spend at least eight years and two months in prison.

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Six file during special filing period

There are six positions that will not be appearing on the ballot because no one filed for them.

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Bartender thrown into street, run over while intervening in a fight

A bartender suffered “a severed bicep” when he was thrown into the street and run over Saturday night.

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Oak Harbor man credits vaccine for mild symptoms during 2nd bout with COVID-19

Meanwhile, cases have skyrocketed among the unvaccinated population.

Lions Club member Gary Parker locks up bikes to be sold at the garage sale this weekend. (Photo by Karina Andrew/Whidbey News-Times)

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Lions annual garage sale returns

The Coupeville Lions Club’s annual garage sale will be outdoors to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Andy Bronson/Everett Herald file photo
Ferries pass on a crossing between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island.

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State ferry fares to rise this fall, and even more next fall

The 2.5% hike in each of the next two years will apply to everyone: drivers, bikers and walkers.

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South Whidbey School District’s Black Lives Matter banner stolen again

This is the second time in three months that someone has removed the controversial banner.