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‘It’s a part of us’: Oak Harbor firefighters give new life to fallen oak

One dark and stormy night, one of Oak Harbor’s giant namesake Garry oaks toppled. The tree blocked a…

Whidbey General Nurses rally at the Captain Whidbey Inn last summer.

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WGH, nurse’s union reach tentative contract agreement

Whidbey General Hospital and the nurses's union reached a tentative contract agreement Monday night, potentially ending nearly a…

Troposcatter equipment like this is scheduled to be used at a joint army and navy training exercise next month at the outlying field in Coupeville.

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Army to conduct training at OLF Coupeville

An Army battalion from Joint Base Lewis McChord plans to team up with sailors from Naval Air Station…

Oak Harbor city workers clear driftwood from an outfall pipe and place absorbent pads to soak up spilled fuel.

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Fuel oil spill prompts cleanup of Oak Harbor Bay

City crews shut down part of Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor Tuesday to clean up heating oil that…

Children head to school at Broad View Elementary in Oak Harbor Friday morning. Under a proposal

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Oak Harbor School District looks at 5th-6th grade school

Oak Harbor School District officials are considering creating a new intermediate school for fifth and sixth graders as…

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19 contestants vie for Miss Oak Harbor crown

Nineteen young women plan to compete for a title and hundreds of dollars in scholarship money at the…

Third graders at Hillcrest Elementary came clutching copies of books by one of their favorite authors

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Building teamwork, literacy

You may not have heard of author Suzanne Selfors, but ask a 10-year-old, and they probably have a…

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Filed documents confirm Tractor Supply Co. moving into old Kmart

Tractor Supply Co. plans to occupy the former Kmart building in Oak Harbor off State Highway 20.

Retiring base commander Capt. Mike Nortier delivers the flag to his wife while his children look on. Nortier said he plans to stay in Oak Harbor after retiring.

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Change of command: Base bids Nortier farewell, welcomes aboard Moore | Slideshow

Capt. Geoff “Jefe” Moore took command of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Friday morning at the Indoor Wash…

Workers install a Tractor Supply Co. sign just off State Highway 20 near the old Kmart.

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Tractor Supply Co. files application to occupy part of Oak Harbor Kmart building

Tractor Supply Co. plans to occupy the former Kmart building in Oak Harbor off Highway 20. Documents filed…

The city of Oak Harbor logged 40 acres it owns off Sleeper Road and is considering selling the land or leasing its mineral rights.

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City of Oak Harbor deciding what to do with logged acreage on Sleeper Road

The city of Oak Harbor is investigating what it should do with 40 acres of property it owns…

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Sewer plant community room axed by council

The new sewer treatment plant being built on the Oak Harbor waterfront will move forward without a $4.6…

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is slated to receive millions of dollars in federal money to build a new hangar for the EA-18G Growler and a new Triton mission control facility

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Whidbey base a big winner in federal budget

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island scored two big wins in next year’s proposed federal military budget.