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An update on a Flat Earther, a woodchopper and drummers
The characters in this space stumbled into love, a Netflix movie deal, potato chips and a drumming debut.
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Mukilteans speak up at ferry meeting: ‘We’re not a doormat’
Community forum with ferry officials draws people from both sides of the Sound.
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Whidbey’s shrimp season mighty small and plenty busy
Local waters are awash in thousands of buoys, hundreds of boaters and dinner for dozens.
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Dead whale dumped on Whidbey beach raises smelly questions
Island County leaders question the practice of leaving the giant carcasses on local shorelines.
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Savor Spring with tastes of local wine, spirits and food
Six locations will be featured this weekend on the South Whidbey tour.
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Sponsors step up for Whidbey’s old-fashioned July 4 parade
The 104th annual event at Maxwelton Beach was uncertain due to rising costs.
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Yarn crawl lures hardcore knitters with 24 stops, free merch
The Local Yarn Shop Tour from May 15-19 is one of the largest events of its kind in…
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Oak Harbor preschool owner accused of molesting girls
He reportedly was taking care of three girls who claimed he abused them at his home.
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Restaurant food doesn’t get much more locally grown than this
The Whidbey couple bought Coupeville’s Oystercatcher 6 years ago and they are busy, busy, busy, busy.
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49 rescued from whale-watch boat aground west of Whidbey
The 60-foot vessel from Victoria reportedly hit a rock near uninhabited Smith Island in the Strait.
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Historic Whidbey telephone building rolls back into downtown
Whidbey Telecom plans to renovate it into a history museum about communications and connections.
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Club for board game ‘nerds’ of all ages forms in South Whidbey
“When you’re working on a computer all day, it’s nice to get off the screen.”
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Whidbey Island man guilty of theft, money laundering
He made $1 million running a website that sold high-end television sets that never arrived.
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Walk the Whidbey wonderland of 400 sculptures by Hank Nelson
Cloudstone opens to the public for a rare glimpse at pieces “small as a chair and as large…
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Find Comforts of Whidbey at this idyllic estate on the island
Rita and Carl Comfort’s hard work and dedication pay off with a destination B&B and winery.
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Petition calls for South Whidbey Superintendent to resign
Jo Moccia says she’s committed to working together with parents to address issues.
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Film shows the plight of man through eyes of albatross
The birds are dying by the thousands as a result of plastic pollution swirling in the oceans.
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Whidbey Island historian Roger Sherman dies at age 84
In the 1970s, the Sherman brothers helped to create Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve.
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Parents lash out at South Whidbey school board
Student bullying, special education and administrative raises are top concerns.