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Filing to open for long list of local positions

Candidates must file for the election May 17-21.

Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Brittany Darby helps raise a wall at Habitat for Humanity of Island County’s two townhomes on Southeast 10th Avenue in Oak Harbor during the Women Build event Saturday.

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Women Build: Lending some muscle to Habitat for Humanity

Forty women and some men volunteered for Habitat’s Women Build 2021 event this past weekend.

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Langley agrees to sell oddly shaped parcel

It’s an odd, triangle-shaped piece of pavement down by the South Whidbey Harbor.

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The Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry route will stay on one-boat service until at least June 27.

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Coupeville route down to one ferry through June 27

Another delay in two-boat service means Coupeville ferry riders will need to squeeze onto one boat until at…

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Meeting set to interview three for assessor position

The Island County Republican Party Central Committee was tasked with nominating three people to replace Mary Engle, who…

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Despite council resolution, anti-racism training not mandatory for city staff

The mayor and council members clashed on the decision.

South Whidbey Fire/EMS responded around 7:29 p.m. Wednesday evening to a structure fire near Venturi Way. (Photo by Heather Mayhugh)

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Langley fire Wednesday claims home, family dog

A cooking accident involving a knocked-over propane tank fueled the flames that destroyed the building, according to South…

Luanne Seymour shows a few different-sized quilts that the group she helped start, Whidbey Blanket Makers, recently made. (Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record)

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Sew much good

A troop of knitters and quilters who have found solace in the activity since the pandemic began have…

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Like a hot potato, city drops food truck changes

Council members dropped their support for changing the food truck ordinance.

After a delay caused by the pandemic, developer Scott Thompson said construction of new homes may begin soon on the hillside across from Safeway. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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More housing on horizon as projects move forward

A downtown Oak Harbor business will also be getting a big makeover.

Worker will begin wrapping the Deception Pass bridge this month as they try to complete the project by the end of the year. The parking lot on Whidbey Island next to the bridge will be closed until March. WSDOT photo

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Deception Pass bridge parking lot closed until March

The closure is supposed to ease access for construction crews as they work on the bridge.

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Clinic set to address vaccine inequity

The clinic will be held 9-11 a.m., May 6 at Island Drug in Oak Harbor.

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County gets funds for jail, body cams, mental health

The state gave Island County more than $1.5 million for the jail, body cameras and health programs.