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Eva Brown

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One of the last local female WWII veterans dies at 93

In 1943, Eva Brown was working as a young teacher in a small town in Arkansas when Navy…

Francis Bagarella

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Oak Harbor students fill school bus for Help House

Leland Deutscher isn’t exactly sure what’s in all 300 cans of food his mom dropped off — but…

Oak Harbor High School Students cross Whidbey Avenue after school Friday afternoon. This is one crosswalk that features a button pedestrians can push that lights up signs and LED lights embedded in the street.

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City looks at ways to improve pedestrian safety

After school on a dark, blustery afternoon earlier this month, a 9-year-old boy was hit by a car…

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Oak Harbor sewage facility overwhelmed during height of big storm

Just as Oak Harbor city leaders celebrated the groundbreaking for a new sewage treatment plant with matching blue…

Emma Wezeman is a sophomore at Oak Harbor High who caught the attention of General Mills with her Cheerios themed Instagram account. Below left is one of her photos.

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Art of the Cheerios: Teen’s photos catch attention of cereal-maker

Emma Wezeman loves Cheerios — not honey nut, not multi-grain — the original. Her favorite snack and her…

Alex Brown and Shayla Emmett of Oak Harbor High School danced their hearts out to “Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy” at a Veteran’s Day Program at the high school Wednesday.

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Oak Harbor pays tribute to veterans

Veterans and their loved ones were treated to a moving program Wednesday at Oak Harbor High School that…

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Boy hit by SUV during Thursday storm

An SUV hit a 9-year-old boy walking home from Broadview Elementary during the blustery storm Thursday afternoon.

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Field carrier landing practice scheduled for tonight canceled

Field Carrier Landing Practice operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island scheduled to occur at the Outlying…

A semi truck crashed after leaving the highway in the Dugualla Bay area Thursday morning.

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Nobody injured in semi truck accident on North Whidbey

The driver of a semi truck is OK after his rig left Highway 20 at Dugualla Bay Farms…

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Change in OLF landing schedule

Field Carrier Landing Practice operations for aircraft stationed at NAS Whidbey Island are now scheduled to occur at…

Michael Nortier

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Tribute: Remembering those who served

Blustery fall weather didn’t stop people from heading to downtown Oak Harbor Saturday to pay tribute to veterans.

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North Whidbey Parks and Rec District hires a new director

It’s taken months, but they think they’ve finally found their man. North Whidbey Parks and Recreation board hired…

Peter Hunt chats with a diver from the Maritime Documentation Society. After 18 months

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Sea Hunt: Search for A-6E reveals final resting place on sea floor

Peter Hunt peered into the dark, murky depths of Rosario Strait. It was August and the air was…