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    More federal relief money than expected headed to Whidbey
    More federal relief money than expected headed to...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 18, 2021 1:30 am

    Whidbey Island will soon receive millions of dollars of American Rescue Plan funding.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Kathy Hawn has had a police scanner for most of her life. She’s gained a following on Facebook for posting what she hears called over the radio.
    Woman listens to police scanner so you don’t...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 8, 2021 1:30 am

    Kathy Hawn posts all 911 emergency dispatches she hears in her Facebook group, Alert Whidbey 2.0.

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    An artist’s rendering of “Angel de la Creatividad” by Mexico City artist Sebastián shows the 37-foot-tall metal sculpture in its proposed location in Windjammer Park. Rendering provided.
    Survey about ‘Angel’ sculpture open until June 16
    By Emily Gilbert • June 8, 2021 1:30 am

    The sculpture has been mired in controversy since it was presented to the park board in February.

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    Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum President Wil Shellenberger is hoping to find more volunteer docents so the museum can show off the PBY-5A Catalina aircraft’s interior to the public. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times.
    Navy museum seeking docents to show off the...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 7, 2021 12:30 pm

    The museum plans to offer tours of the WWII-era plane on the weekends this summer and needs docents.

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    Caraleigh Hernandez, 10, left, and her sister Denelle, 14, play on the beach at Deception Pass State Park. (Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times)
    Number of visitors nears pre-pandemic levels
    By Emily Gilbert • June 4, 2021 1:30 am

    Ferry riders and park visitors have increased.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Charlie Kimmel feeds Silkie rooster Beatbox and some of his feathered friends.
    Beatbox is a one-rooster welcoming committee
    By Emily Gilbert • June 4, 2021 1:30 am

    The friendly rooster resides on a North Whidbey farm.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Roughly half of the trees on Cherry Valley Logging's 40-acre property on North Whidbey will go to a Skagit County fish habitat project, owner Justin Vanhulle. The other half will be sent to a mill.
    Despite how it may seem, clear-cutting not increasing
    By Emily Gilbert • June 1, 2021 1:30 am

    The Department of Natural Resources says local logging has stayed steady over the past five years.

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    Ed Klaszky, a firefighter with Clark County Fire Dept. in Nevada, during a controlled burn training exercise organized by the Oak Harbor Fire Department on Saturday, May 22. Photo by Bryan Fick/WestCoast Fire Media
    Firefighters get invaluable training
    May 25, 2021 1:30 am

    The Oak Harbor Fire Department conducted a controlled burn to give firefighters practical, hands-on experience at a house on Southeast…

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    Oak Harbor Memorial Day to be held in...
    By Emily Gilbert • May 25, 2021 1:30 am

    Veterans will be honored during a Memorial Day service May 31 at Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Seniors Anthony Pierzchala, right, and Charlie Dubois working with junior Eric Lindsey, back left, during teacher Chris Whiteman’s advanced engineering class. Someone stole $1,000 worth of tools from the program earlier this month.
Seniors Anthony Pierzchala, right, and Charlie Dubois working with junior Eric Lindsey, back left, work on projects during teacher Chris Whiteman’s advanced engineering class. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    Community steps up to replace stolen tools
    By Emily Gilbert • May 18, 2021 1:30 am

    School officials expressed thanks to those who donated.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Chopped garlic and parsley and salt and spot shrimp in 2020.
    Shrimping season opens in waters off Whidbey
    By Emily Gilbert • May 18, 2021 1:30 am

    All shrimp species are open to harvest on Wednesday, May 19 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Marina Areas 8-1 and 8-2, which covers the eastern shores of Whidbey Island from Deception Pass to Possession Point.

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    Shannon Hamilton, front, and Wendi Hilborn own Whidbey Farm and Market on Monroe Landing Road outside of Oak Harbor. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    New market opens across from drive-in
    By Emily Gilbert • May 11, 2021 1:30 pm

    Whidbey Farm and Market has close to 100 local products.

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    Filing to open for long list of local positions
    Filing to open for long list of local...
    By Jessie Stensland • May 11, 2021 1:30 pm

    Candidates must file for the election May 17-21.

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