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Proposal for up to 1,500 homes near Oak Harbor faces obstacles
A limited-liability corporation is proposing a large housing development that may help ease Oak Harbor’s affordable housing crisis.
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Coupeville ferry run will temporarily return to two boats
The ferry run between Keystone and Port Townsend will return to two-boat service over Labor Day weekend.
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Veteran officer named as Oak Harbor’s new police captain
Mike Bailey is no longer just acting as captain of the Oak Harbor Police Department.
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North Whidbey fire and pool levy requests failing in primary election
It appears that North Whidbey voters failed to pass two levy requests in the primary election Tuesday.
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Zylstra honored for role in shaping medical care on Whidbey Island
In 1970, doctors, nurses and administrators opened the doors to Whidbey General Hospital for the first time.
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Island Scanner: Callers report woman flashing people on Pioneer
The following were gathered from calls made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:
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Man charged in assault at gravel pit
A transient man is facing a felony charge for allegedly assaulting a woman in a gravel pit because…
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Don’t stop to smell the roses | Island Scanner
The following were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:
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Witness said man left police with no choice in shooting
A man who was shot by a police officer Tuesday in downtown Oak Harbor was armed and assaulting…
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Serial rapist from Oak Harbor making Tacoma his new home
A serial rapist who terrorized Oak Harbor in the early 1990s has moved to Tacoma.
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Two of Whidbey’s funeral homes closed
Two of the four funeral homes on Whidbey Island closed last Friday.
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Indecent exposer sent to prison
An Oak Harbor man convicted of exposing himself to a teenager at a yard sale last summer was…
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Man shot by officer in Oak Harbor was armed, police say
A man who was shot by a police officer today in downtown Oak Harbor was armed and had…