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Homes for Heroes honors Oak Harbor financial group
Homes for Heroes, Inc., which provides various savings to five groups of individuals considered heroes, recognized local businesswomen…
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Historic peace boat makes way through Penn Cove
By KATE DANIEL Whidbey News Group The golden rule — to treat others as you would like to…
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Portholes to the past: Whidbey maritime history is ingrained in Coupeville veteran
By RON NEWBERRY Whidbey News Group It’s not often one can spin a ship’s wheel in the comfort…
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Coupeville soldier embodies spirit of new Iraq War book
By RON NEWBERRY Whidbey News Group When J. Pepper Bryars first began thinking about writing a book about…
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Navy crew lending a regular helping hand
By CASSANDRA CALDERON Whidbey News Group Strolling down Coupeville’s historic waterfront early this summer might have meant completely…
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Dike Road reopening delayed to end of Sept.
Dike Road on North Whidbey likely won’t be reopened until the end of the month because of stability…
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Peggy Sue got released: TV show recounts sensational Whidbey Island murder
Just as one of the parties in a highly publicized murder case was released from prison, yet another…
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Man charged with rape held on $250,000 bail
A 35-year-old man is being held in Island County jail in lieu of $250,000 bail after he allegedly…
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AG ruling on tourism grants backs county
An informal decision from the state Attorney General’s Office may change how counties and cities distribute lodging tax…
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City, top chief candidate move to negotiations
The man who would be police chief will be in Oak Harbor next week to negotiate a contract.
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Server malfunction leaves county offices without email
Many Island County staff members learned just how important good-old-fashioned email technology still is to their jobs this…
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Judge denies county motion in beach-access lawsuit
A dispute over public beach access in Greenbank will likely go to trial in October.
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New Oak Harbor police chief to be named today
Oak Harbor’s new police chief will be named today.