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Political signage up for debate in Oak Harbor

The campaign signs that bespeckle or besmirch, depending on your point of view, the city of Oak Harbor…

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Oak Harbor overlooks $131,000 in fees

For three years in a row, the city of Oak Harbor missed out in collecting thousands of dollars…

Joe Araucto

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North Whidbey residents upset about proposed Boon Road project

People who live on a North Whidbey road are not happy with Island County’s plans for work aimed…

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Man accused of leading car chase on North Whidbey Island

A 47-year-old Oregon man is being held in jail after allegedly leading deputies on an unusual high-speed chase…

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Oak Harbor mayor looks to drop sewer treatment plant engineers

The Oak Harbor mayor is looking to drop the engineering company hired to help build a sewage treatment…

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Oak Harbor child killer’s conviction upheld again

The Island County Prosecutor’s Office had another victory this month in an effort to keep a child killer…

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Differences stark in Island County commissioner race | Corrected

The tension between the two candidates vying to represent Oak Harbor-area residents on the Board of Island County…

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Neighbors aren’t repelled by Oak Harbor sewer plant next door

In an unusual twist, several residents of a waterfront neighborhood did not complain about a revelation that Oak…

Joshua Lambert is acting as his own attorney and asserting an insanity defense. He claims he’s schizophrenic and voices tricked him into killing his two grandfathers on North Whidbey last October.

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Did ‘voices’ drive him to kill?

Joshua David Lambert woke in the North Whidbey woods with voices screaming in his head. Cruel, taunting FBI…

Managing librarian Mary Campbell

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The Oak Harbor Library has kept patrons well read for 50 years

For thousands of people, the heart of the Oak Harbor community is located at its public library. Any…

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Oak Harbor looks at sewer plant site next to Dillard’s

City leaders may consider a site for the new, $93.5-million sewage treatment plant that was never seriously examined…

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Greenbank machete wielder faces prison time

A 25-year-old man who assaulted a teenage girl with a machete in Greenbank was sent to prison. Cory…

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Armed Oak Harbor convenience store robber sentenced

A 19-year-old Oak Harbor man who robbed the DK Market in Oak Harbor at gunpoint last February was…