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Prosecutor: ‘Soap maker’ involved in dirty enterprise

Island County prosecutors have evidence that a suspected burglar was making something other than perfumy soap in the…

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Oak Harbor eyes future of waterfront park

Imagine how Oak Harbor’s Windjammer Park can be rebuilt and improved after the construction of the sewage treatment…

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Aggravating factors added to rape charges

A former Langley man who ran a public relations firm on South Whidbey is slated to go to…

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Island Transit narrows new director choices

Mike Nortier, the former commanding officer at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, is one of three finalists for…

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Moonlighting: Sailor finds success with video production company

By Debra Vaughn By day, Rafael Guzman is a sailor stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. When…

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Navy League welcomes new president

By Debra Vaughn  The Oak Harbor Area Council of the Navy League has a new president. Retired U.S.…

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Military flyers invited to swap stories over lunch

By Kari Bray Herald Writer CAMANO ISLAND — Bob Blank is rallying veterans who have taken to the…

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Society offers loans, grants to sailors, Marines

By Debra Vaughn Most sailors earn enough in pay and allowances to get by, but it doesn’t take…

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Contaminated water at Camp Lejeune linked to diseases

By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer EVERETT — After enlisting in the Marines in 1979, Doug Jones spent time…

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Club names teen military youth of year

By Debra Vaughn Oak Harbor High School junior Ashley Serna is the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Boys…

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VA makes changes to Veterans Choice Program

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a number of changes to make participation in the Veterans Choice Program…

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VA and PenFed Foundation unite to prevent veteran homelessness

The Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with the Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation, or PenFed Foundation,…

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War stories and coffee

By Ron Newberry As the clock approaches 9, they begin showing up at a long table in the…