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    Iconic Whidbey golf course for sale
    By Emily Gilbert • September 3, 2021 1:30 am

    A sale is already pending.

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    Oak Harbor area housing projects inching forward
    Oak Harbor area housing projects inching forward
    By Emily Gilbert • August 27, 2021 1:30 am

    One of the largest construction companies in the nation snapped up a big project south of the city.

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    Police chief says spate of motorcycle thefts ‘unusual’
    Police chief says spate of motorcycle thefts ‘unusual’
    By Emily Gilbert • August 27, 2021 1:30 am

    Oak Harbor police officers are looking for three motorcycles reported as stolen in the last week.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert
Those looking to enjoy oysters on the half shell in Penn Cove, Saratoga Passage or Holmes Harbor should look elsewhere. The three areas are closed to recreational shellfish harvesting because of high levels of marine biotoxins.
    Penn Cove, Saratoga Passage, Holmes Harbor closed to...
    By Emily Gilbert • August 27, 2021 1:30 am

    Shellfish harvested from the affected areas after Aug. 16 should be disposed of.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Harborview Mobile Home Park residents have signed a petition asking the city of Oak Harbor to respond to their concerns about the fire danger posed by the large wood piles left by a real estate developer in the field above Safeway. Scott Thompson, the developer, said he does not know when he will remove them because he is waiting to receive a model home permit from the city.
    Neighbors say woodpiles a fire danger
    By Emily Gilbert • August 24, 2021 1:30 am

    Thirty-four people asked Oak Harbor to do something about the woodpiles on a nearby property.

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    One of the patios on F dock at the Oak Harbor Marina is closed to visitors because years of storms have damaged it, resulting in the loss of some of its walls. (Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times)
    Repairs planned for marina’s F dock to cost...
    By Emily Gilbert • August 20, 2021 1:30 am

    The city will use a combination of the insurance settlements, marina funds and a grant for $392,000 from the state Department of Commerce to pay for the project.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    Tour offers glimpse of work spaces
    By Emily Gilbert • August 20, 2021 1:30 am

    T hose interested in the creative processes of local artists can take a peek into almost 50 work spaces across the island during the Whidbey Working Artists Summer Open Studio Tour this weekend.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
A new All-Hazard Alert Broadcast sirens to warn residents of incoming tsunami threats was installed on West Beach Road near Joseph Whidbey State Park along with four others on the island.
    New tsunami sirens installed on North, Central Whidbey
    By Emily Gilbert • August 17, 2021 1:30 am

    There are five new tsunami warning sirens on Whidbey Island to alert residents of impending threats.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    Oak Harbor school board clears the room after...
    By Emily Gilbert • August 13, 2021 1:30 am

    State law allows school boards to clear the room if someone is interrupting the meeting.

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    Firefighters respond to six fires in one day
    Firefighters respond to six fires in one day
    By Emily Gilbert • August 13, 2021 1:30 am

    Chief says some of those blazes may be ‘suspicious.’

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    An artist rendering of the “Angel de la Creatividad” sculpture proposed for Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor. Photo provided.
    Oak Harbor council delays decision on ‘Angel’ sculpture
    By Emily Gilbert • August 10, 2021 1:30 am

    City council members are waiting until Sept. 7 to make any further decisions about the sculpture.

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    City of Oak Harbor to give $50k to Homeless Coalition
    City of Oak Harbor to give $50k to...
    By Emily Gilbert • August 6, 2021 1:30 am

    Oak Harbor may use some of its federal relief funds to support the Whidbey Homeless Coalition.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
    Pick your own sunflowers at North Whidbey farm
    By Emily Gilbert • August 6, 2021 1:30 am

    The farm stand is now offering u-pick sunflowers from its fields north of Oak Harbor.

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