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    News Mukilteo-Clinton ferry service to pause for maintenance Tuesday evening

    Mukilteo-Clinton ferry service to pause for maintenance Tuesday evening

    Service will resume Wednesday with the 4:40 a.m. ferry to Mukilteo and 5:05 a.m. ferry to Clinton

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    June 20, 2025 1:30 am
    News Photo by South Whidbey Fire/EMS
A brush fire just outside of Freeland scorched a large area next to the highway.

    Brush fires spreading in drier climes

    By Kira Erickson
    News Island County begins update of hazard mitigation and wildfire protection plans

    Island County begins update of hazard mitigation and wildfire protection plans

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This map of zoning areas in Langley shows the location along Cascade Avenue where a change from central business to residential single family zoning has been proposed.
    Langley City Council ponders rezoning request
    By Kira Erickson • June 20, 2025 1:30 am

    The council is considering a zoning change that could decrease the amount of commercial area.

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    Port of South Whidbey now searching for interim director.
    Port of South Whidbey now searching for interim...
    By Kira Erickson • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The Port of South Whidbey has decided to suspend its current search for its next executive director.

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    Members of the Unity Fellowship Juneteenth program rehearse for Thursday’s event. Photo provided.
    Churches unite to celebrate Juneteenth
    By Allyson Ballard • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Several Whidbey churches will host their annual Juneteenth celebration Thursday at Windjammer Park.

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    After 6 years, still no trial in vehicular homicide
    After 6 years, still no trial in vehicular...
    By Jessie Stensland • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Six years after a fatal two-car collision on North Whidbey, the accused driver hasn’t gone to trial

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    Ezra Bolton and Chris Whiteman hang up a part of the wall (photo by Marina Blatt).
    High school class teaches hand-on engineering skills
    By Marina Blatt • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Students in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Architecture Construction class at Oak Harbor High School installed solar panels.

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    Photo by David Welton
    ‘No Kings’ protest on Whidbey draws huge turnout
    By Kira Erickson • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The largest and most visible demonstration took place in Coupeville, where an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 people were in attendance.

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    The remains of a house were still smoking the day after an explosion and fire destroyed the structure and killed a man.
    Man killed in North Whidbey explosion was building...
    By Jessie Stensland • June 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Mark Fakkema’s body was found in a shop next to his parents’ burned-down house on Strawberry Point Rd.

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    Photo by Cherie Tober A Whidbey Island home caught fire after an explosion.
    One missing, two injured after explosion on North...
    By Jessie Stensland • June 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The cause of the explosion is unknown. An investigation is ongoing.

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    Two clubs joined together for a convoy of historic military vehicles on Whidbey Island Saturday (photo by David Welton).
    Convoy of military antiques rolls across the island
    By Marina Blatt • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Members from the two clubs rolled through Whidbey Island in “steel veterans” for a military convoy.

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    Burn ban declared in Island County
    Burn ban declared in Island County
    By Jessie Stensland • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The beginning of the annual burn ban in Island County means that summer is officially here.

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