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Freeland man jailed for injuring ferry captains with laser

Shenanigans with lasers earned a Freeland man a jail sentence and more than $100,000 in fines.

Oak Harbor resident Dee Holwitz stands in her front yard

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Woman succeeds in fight to take back her neighborhood

A house of drugs and poop that was the bane of the Harvest Drive neighborhood is now vacant…

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Man who pointed laser at ferry captains jailed

Shenanigans with lasers earned a Freeland man a jail sentence and more than $100,000 in fines.

A shoeless man hangs from phone lines on North Oak Harbor Street Sunday. He told rescuers that he was trying to retrieve a pair of shoes.

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Jail bird? Man on a wire was recently set free

The Oak Harbor Fire Department retrieved a man dangling from telephone lines Sunday, but his unusual saga didn’t…

Oak Harbor resident Shaunyae Allen pleads guilty to third-degree assault in court last Thursday. He was accused of shooting another man but investigators were unable to find concrete evidence. Photo by Jessie Stensland/Whidbey News-Times

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Shooter dodges 3rd strike with deal

An Oak Harbor man accused in a July 2 shooting outside a bar avoided a “third strike” by…

Robert “Al” Baker is resentenced last week for the 2013 murder of his wife in Greenbank. File photo.

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Freeland pizzaman resentenced to 52 years after unwanted appeal

A convicted murderer was resentenced in Island County Superior Court last week after his conviction was appealed without…

State is holding an open house in Oak Harbor Thursday on Sharpes Corner roundabouts

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State is holding an open house in Oak Harbor Thursday on Sharpes Corner roundabouts

With backups sometimes extending beyond the designated turn lane, Sharpes Corner can be a traffic nightmare for people…

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Island Scanner | Old man drinks, dance in park

Thursday, Aug. 25

Oak Harbor resident Jeanne Skinner was killed in an car accident in Idaho Sept. 17. Photo submitted.

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Oak Harbor resident killed in crash in Idaho Saturday

Family and friends are mourning the loss of an Oak Harbor woman who was killed in an accident…

Grant to help lower sewer rates

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Grant to help lower sewer rates

A $1-million grant from Island County should further help Oak Harbor keep sewage rates under control.

Oak Harbor resident Shaunyae Allen pleads guilty to third-degree assault in court last Thursday. He was accused of shooting another man but investigators were unable to find concrete evidence.

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Shooter dodges 3rd strike with deal

An Oak Harbor man accused in a July 2 shooting outside a bar avoided a “third strike” by…

Ed Banik

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Grant to help lower sewer rates

A $1-million grant from Island County should further help Oak Harbor keep sewage rates under control.

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DOT holding Oak Harbor open house on Sharpes Corner roundabouts

With backups sometimes extending beyond the designated turn lane, Sharpes Corner can be a traffic nightmare for people…