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Government shutdown delays Growler study
Federal judge stays deadline for the Amended Analysis of the Environmental Impact Statement.
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Advisory vote on fireworks set for 2026, but city residents can’t take part
Measure will ask whether to ban the use of consumer fireworks in unincorporated areas.
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State Auditor issues finding against ICOM
The financial statements audit report covers the period of Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2023.
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Peterson, Marrow likely winners in council races
Oak Harbor voters made their choices clear in what appears to be a nail-biter-free election.
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Marrow and Peterson leading in Oak Harbor Council races in Tuesday election
Write-in hospital board candidacy looks to be unsuccessful
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Prosecutor denies Oak Harbor murderer’s bid to be resentenced
Bettie Sifuentes-Hart still gets emotional when talking about her son, Adam Garcia.
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Recording of bear on Whidbey posted online
Downes joked that the island was due for a bear, since one has showed up every two years…
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Ecology settles with North Whidbey landowners over ditches built to drain wetland
Residents agreed to donate $10,000 to the nonprofit Whidbey Camano Land Trust
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Oak Harbor buys indoor gun range for regional law enforcement center
The $2.75 million deal includes adjacent vacant lot that could be site of new police HQ someday.
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WhidbeyHealth hospital board candidates offer prescriptions for success
Dr. Dennis Rochier and Dr. Kirk Gasper believe the board would benefit from having a physician.
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Island County land use and building permit fees to increase by 40% next year
The increases were needed to balance the department’s budget.
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About 2,700 Island County residents could lose tax care health credit
The cost of premiums could rise 52% for those who lose the tax credit.
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Resident files sixth PRA lawsuit against Langley
Mayor Kennedy Horstman called the action another “baseless claim.”