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Editorial: Life-saving Narcan should be available far and wide
It’s both alarming and sad that opioid overdoses are now such a problem on Whidbey Island that a…
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Council adopts amendment to spare oak tree
Oak Harbor council members passed an ordinance amendment last week to save a single oak tree from development.
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North Whidbey fire district sets meetings on Aug. 1 vote
A vote on a proposed levy lid lift for North Whidbey Fire and Rescue is less than a…
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Runway at NAS Whidbey closed for repairs
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island reports that routine annual repairs to Runway 7/25 at Ault Field are scheduled…
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Navy SAR rescues kayaker in Dugualla Bay Sunday
A Whidbey Island kayaker may owe his life to a sharp-eyed member of the Search and Rescue team…
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Video court planned for Island County inmates
A couple of years ago, the chief at Island County Jail received tips that five inmates hatched an…
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Freeland driver charged in road-rage incident
A Freeland man got so mad at a tailgater that he pulled his pickup over while driving along…
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Man loses hat in fight | Island Scanner
The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:
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Bus route changes begin July 3
More runs, a newly designed route to businesses and doctors’ offices and improved connections to the ferries are…
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Oak Harbor man accused of assault with a bat
An Oak Harbor man is being held on $50,000 bail after allegedly beating another man with a baseball…
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County’s new fireworks rules in effect
The fireworks season — at least the legal one — begins next week in Oak Harbor, but those…
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Former cop gets 3.5 years for possessing child porn
A federal judge sentenced a former Oak Harbor police officer today to three-and-a-half years in prison for possessing…