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Police holding appreciation barbecue for veterans
A few months ago, Oak Harbor Police Officer Mike Brown responded with other officers to an unattended suicide.
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Oak Harbor council puts street repair tax on ballot
It’s Oak Harbor voters who will decide whether to raise the sales tax rate to fund street repairs…
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Former pizza shop employee charged with burglary
A former manager at an Oak Harbor pizza joint is accused of pushing her way into a back…
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Oak Harbor mayor asks AG to dismiss Growler lawsuit
Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns is asking the state attorney general to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the…
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State to pay property owners to allow deer hunting
The state is encouraging hunting in an attempt to ease deer overpopulation on Whidbey and other islands in…
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Large parrots and machete-wielding man | Island Scanner
The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:
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Drug Court graduate sent to prison for series of crimes
Two years ago, South Whidbey resident Kody Schwiger graduated from adult Drug Court, was off heroin and talked…
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Man gets 6 months for ‘communicating with a minor for immoral purposes’
A 32-year-old petty chief in the Navy originally accused of raping a boy he met on a dating…
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After 40 years, SVC closing its South Whidbey Center
Skagit Valley College will likely shutter classrooms on South Whidbey after teaching students in the community for 40…
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Mental health patient flees ER, steals car, leads chase
A mental health patient left the hospital against doctor’s orders, stole a car, led police on a high-speed…
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Series of police cases involve felony DUIs
Police and prosecutors on Whidbey Island have been busy in recent weeks with a series of felony-level cases…
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Extortion scheme increases bail for suspected molester
A judge in Island County Superior Court increased a suspected child molester’s bail Friday because the man allegedly…
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Council delays decision on road repairs measure
A decision will have to wait on whether Oak Harbor voters will be asked to raise the sales…