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Judge orders suspect undergo an evaluation

A Whidbey man with “deteriorating” mental health problems is accused of threatening to exterminate a Clinton resident, according…

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Burglars allegedly set up house in vacant home

A man and a woman moved into a temporarily vacant house on South Whidbey, changed the front-door lock…

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City of Oak Harbor looks at buying, selling land

The city of Oak Harbor has been in the real estate business lately.

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Meeting set for Growler impact on historic sites

A federal agency will be holding a public meeting on Whidbey Island Dec. 19 to gather comments on…

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Council reduces stability fund

Oak Harbor leaders changed a policy created during a time of political agitation in the city which resulted…

Remembering President George H.W. Bush

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Remembering President George H.W. Bush

Meeting a career highlight

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Police investigating school incident

Police have not filed charges against a substitute teacher at the Oak Harbor Intermediate School accused of inappropriately…

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Police find pipe bomb in suspect’s car

Police discovered a pipe bomb, an illegal rifle, other guns and a silencer inside a man’s car in…

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Mailbox snoop| Island Scanner

The following were reported to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:

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Navy ends talks on historical impacts

Many of the people involved in negotiating mitigation measures on the impact that an increase in EA18-G Growlers…

New Lions reviving Christmas Village

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New Lions reviving Christmas Village

A new Lions Club is giving the community a special gift this Christmas season.

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Editorial: Hopefully door to crucial agreement isn’t entirely closed

Navy officials had the daunting task of negotiating with a string of agencies, groups and elected officials in…

Photo by Jessie Stensland / Whidbey News-Times                                Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns and Project Engineer Brett Arvidson, at right, struggle briefly with a computer during the ribbon cutting Thursday for the city’s new, state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant. As part of the ceremony, Severns was able to hit a key on the laptop to direct the water cleaned by the plant to go directly into the harbor for the first time. State lawmakers, representatives from the EPA and the state Department of Ecology, a leader from the Swinomish tribal community, the director of the Puget Sound Partnership, city council members and public works staff attended the event in celebration. Severns pointed out that the project came to fruition only with the help from all these partners.

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Ceremony celebrates sewage treatment plant coming online

By Jessie Stensland