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    Oak Harbor couple to celebrate 70th anniversary
    By Emily Gilbert • June 11, 2021 1:30 am

    The longtime Whidbey residents first met in 1950.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
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.
    Woman listens to police scanner so you don’t...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 8, 2021 1:30 am

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

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    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.
    Survey about ‘Angel’ sculpture open until June 16
    By Emily Gilbert • June 8, 2021 1:30 am

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

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Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
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.
    Council refuses to pay for traffic study after...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 8, 2021 1:30 am

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

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    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.
    Navy museum seeking docents to show off the...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 7, 2021 12:30 pm

    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
    OH Lodging Tax Fund gives out $9,576 in...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 4, 2021 1:30 am

    Three different groups were awarded the grants.

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    A fire swept through a family’s home on North Oak Harbor Road Sunday, May 30. (North Whidbey Fire and Rescue photo)
    Fire destroys Oak Harbor home over Memorial Day...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 4, 2021 1:30 am

    Despite the total loss, there were no injuries reported.

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    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)
    Number of visitors nears pre-pandemic levels
    By Emily Gilbert • June 4, 2021 1:30 am

    Ferry riders and park visitors have increased.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
Charlie Kimmel feeds Silkie rooster Beatbox and some of his feathered friends.
    Beatbox is a one-rooster welcoming committee
    By Emily Gilbert • June 4, 2021 1:30 am

    The friendly rooster resides on a North Whidbey farm.

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    Improvements may finally come to Northeast 7th Avenue...
    By Emily Gilbert • June 4, 2021 1:30 am

    The busy, worn-down road is popular with adult and child pedestrians from nearby apartments, but it lacks sidewalks, bicycle lanes and street lighting.

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    Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times
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.
    Despite how it may seem, clear-cutting not increasing
    By Emily Gilbert • June 1, 2021 1:30 am

    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
    Staff at odds with council over 75-acre park...
    By Emily Gilbert • May 28, 2021 1:30 am

    After city staff changed the access point to an alternative that residents argued would be more disruptive to their neighborhood, city council members changed the access back an original plan.

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    Katie McGowan, left, and Ava Lang, right, walking to lunch in downtown Oak Harbor. (Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times)
    Ten new businesses opening in downtown Oak Harbor
    By Emily Gilbert • May 28, 2021 1:30 am

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

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