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Oak Harbor couple to celebrate 70th anniversary

The longtime Whidbey residents first met in 1950.

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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.

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Woman listens to police scanner so you don’t have to

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

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.

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Survey about ‘Angel’ sculpture open until June 16

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

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City staff have said that Northwest Elwha Street will be a better an entrance to Oak Harbor's future 75-acre park despite the city council and a public survey indicating residents would prefer initial access on Gun Club Road.

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Council refuses to pay for traffic study after the fact

The council voted 4-3 to reject an amendment to cover the cost of the traffic study.

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.

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Navy museum seeking docents to show off the PBY-5A Catalina

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

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OH Lodging Tax Fund gives out $9,576 in grants

Three different groups were awarded the grants.

A fire swept through a family’s home on North Oak Harbor Road Sunday, May 30. (North Whidbey Fire and Rescue photo)

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Fire destroys Oak Harbor home over Memorial Day weekend

Despite the total loss, there were no injuries reported.

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)

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Number of visitors nears pre-pandemic levels

Ferry riders and park visitors have increased.

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Charlie Kimmel feeds Silkie rooster Beatbox and some of his feathered friends.

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Beatbox is a one-rooster welcoming committee

The friendly rooster resides on a North Whidbey farm.

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Improvements may finally come to Northeast 7th Avenue in 2023

The busy, worn-down road is popular with adult and child pedestrians from nearby apartments, but it lacks sidewalks,…

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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.

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Despite how it may seem, clear-cutting not increasing

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

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Staff at odds with council over 75-acre park plan

After city staff changed the access point to an alternative that residents argued would be more disruptive to…

Katie McGowan, left, and Ava Lang, right, walking to lunch in downtown Oak Harbor. (Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times)

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Ten new businesses opening in downtown Oak Harbor

A new bar, salon, tea shop, furniture store and more are coming to Oak Harbor.