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Large brush fires on Whidbey spark new burn ban

Two major brush fires this week have caused consternation for fire department officials.

Carmen Cecilia Retzer as Beatrice and Hannah Nguyen as Hero, in Island Shakespeare Festival’s “Much Ado About Nothing” directed by Chad Dexter Kinsman (Photo provided by ISF).

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‘Much ado’ about the bard begins

Island Shakespeare Festival in Langley Opens Its 16th Summer Season July 18

Photo by David Welton

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WEAN, Langley citizen appeal removal of ‘Edgecliff 6’

Neighbors gathered during the removal of six towering Douglas fir trees along Edgecliff Drive.

Clark and Danielle Bishop

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Rockin’ a Hard Place: Heritage wheat on a historic farm becomes some great flour

Flour has been made by humans since the beginning of time by grinding wheat with a stone into…

Photo courtesy of Judy Feldman/Organic Farm School

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Farm fashion returns to Organic Farm School

The Farm Fashion Show is returning to the Organic Farm School in Clinton this Friday.

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Canadian Ragnar runner killed in vehicular collision on North Whidbey

The collision occurred on Highway 20 and Frostad Road early Saturday morning during the race.

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Jeremiah Copeland in a 2022 Oak Harbor High School yearbook.

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Oak Harbor woman claims assault by murder suspect

A former Oak Harbor resident accused of sexual assault is a suspect in the death of a sailor.

Photo by Marina Blatt
Beetlejuice dances creepily in front of a ghost-torturing contraption. From left, Liv Phillips, Ray Graham Ray, Cyrus Amor and Cora Fix.

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‘Beetlejuice’ offers ghoulish fun

The hilarious, chaotic and mesmerizing performance is on stage at the Whidbey Playhouse July 18-27.

Photo courtesy of Louis Muniz

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Community comes together for sports court

A newly resurfaced basketball court gets funding from the South Whidbey Project

Photo provided by Yolanda Rosales

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Dead whale washes up on Whidbey beach

The body of a 40-foot-long adult female gray whale beached on Ebey’s Landing Monday.

Photo by David Welton

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Part of the pack: South Whidbey man leads goat hikes

The unusual hiking party made quite a sight, with passersby pulling out their phones to take photos

A deputy’s body camera video of Tim Hazelo was played in court.

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Jury finds former head of Island County Republicans guilty in Elections Office mask mandate case

Timothy Hazelo was convicted of unauthorized access to an election office, a felony charge.

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Island County commissioners adopt updated development moratorium

The measure was controversial in Clinton, where it is an obstacle in the construction of a new motel