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Melene Thompson, with grandkids Lucas and Alexa, watch a model train go by.

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All aboard! Model train show this weekend

The first-ever show on Whidbey Island for a local model train club is on track to be a…

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Two members of the film crew adjust the U-Crane camera.

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Commercial filmed at bridge

Commuters on Deception Pass Bridge experienced delays due to a film crew shooting a car commercial.

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Fire destroys South Whidbey workshop

A renowned South Whidbey chainsaw carver lost his entire woodshop and belongings to a fire Friday.

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Heidi Mayne, center, stands with her family. From left, her daughter Hannah, son James, daughter Claire, husband Donald, daughter Sophia and daughter Jillian.

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Community rallies to support cancer patient

The breast cancer diagnosis was nothing short of life-changing for Heidi Mayne and her family.

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Food Bank scores shopping spree

The Coupeville food bank had a chance to take home hundreds of dollars worth of groceries for free.

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Gun club celebrates 75 years

The Central Whidbey Sportsmen’s Association will celebrate its 75th anniversary this month.

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Fundraiser to help Langley man’s recovery

Rick Newton was fixing a roof Nov. 11 when the ladder he was using skidded out from underneath…

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Tiny Christmas Village by the Sea

It’s a tiny house project supporting a real-life tiny house project.

Clyde Shavers, left, and Greg Gilday.

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Shavers wins by narrow margin as Dems flip seat in 10th District

Democrat Clyde Shavers won by 211 votes against incumbent state Rep. Greg Gilday. It’s close enough for a…

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Island County job market bounces back

The job market is exceeding pre-pandemic levels despite inflation and fear of recession.

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Erik Mann resigns from school board

Change is coming to the Oak Harbor School Board as a longtime member resigned to take another job.

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Fish and Wildlife biologist Justin Spinelli releases rainbow trout into Cranberry Lake as local resident Andy Golden and his two girls, Ellis and Maeve, look on.

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Stocking up on trout

Fifteen hundred trout made a trip from their birthplace to Deception Pass State Park.

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Decorating coordinator Hope McCormack puts a finishing touch on a gingerbread-themed tree.

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Nonprofit auctions trees for a good cause

An Island County nonprofit organization is decking the halls of the Elks Lodge in Oak Harbor.