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Deer deaths on Whidbey may be linked to spreading virus
Experts are advising residents not to feed Bambi as a precaution against a deadly deer disease.
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Audience interrupts school board meeting with Pledge of Allegiance
Board members had just approved the agenda when audience members stood and began saying the pledge.
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Unvaccinated teen recovers after month in hospital
An Oak Harbor teen is home after being treated for a COVID-19 case that developed into pneumonia.
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COVID cases skyrocketed among those without shots
An estimated one in every 123 unvaccinated residents got a confirmed COVID-19 case during one week.
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A rare glimpse: Gates to sculpture park open to public for two days
The Cloudstone Sculpture Park will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 4…
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New Ecology permit to improve Puget Sound water quality may result in utility rate increase
The draft permit is a multi-phase, decade-spanning push to reduce the nitrogen in the Puget Sound.
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Deputy revives burglary suspect who overdosed
A suspect in a burglary swallowed heroin and overdosed just prior to being arrested at his home.
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Penn Cove, Saratoga Passage, Holmes Harbor closed to shellfish harvesting due to marine biotoxins
Shellfish harvested from the affected areas after Aug. 16 should be disposed of.
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Woodworking creations taking center stage at WICA Sept. 4-6
Whidbey’s biggest celebration of all things wooden is coming to the South End next weekend.
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Park board eyes financing for boiler replacement
Replacing the 39-year-old pool boiler will cost the district $152,460.
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County moves to end camping at Ebey’s Landing
There’s been an explosion of unregulated campers leaving trash, gray water and animal feces at Ebey’s.
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Navy unit explodes munitions at Lake Hancock
The Navy is still finding munitions at a site that was once used as a World War II…
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Neighbors say woodpiles a fire danger
Thirty-four people asked Oak Harbor to do something about the woodpiles on a nearby property.