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New lights shine on base

Anyone driving or walking on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at night will notice a significant change under…

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Vet Resource Center needs support

Since opening the doors at the new center on February 2014, the Whidbey Veterans Resource Center has experienced…

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Farmer’s daughter is newly pinned chief

By DEBRA VAUGHN Alicia Parks didn’t plan on joining the military and the Navy was far removed from…

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Navy’s aviation energy conservation to improve efficiency

Naval Aviation is part of the Secretary of the Navy’s Energy Conservation Program. The Aviation Energy Conservation (Air…

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Shadowbox Tour comes to Whidbey Island

By KATE DANIEL Lt. Ralph Tufano, a Sept. 11 first responder and retired member of the Fire Department…

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Former town planner loses battle with cancer

Larry Cort, longtime Coupeville resident and former town planner, passed away at his home Oct. 28.

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Severns has big lead in race to be Oak Harbor mayor

Bob Severns will be the next mayor of Oak Harbor, according to the first count of ballots in…

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Island County officials face roadblocks in trying to get help for mentally ill inmate

Step inside the four walls covered with brown smears of human feces and bits of toilet paper, and…

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Oak Harbor man charged in Seattle drone accident

An Oak Harbor man who runs an aerial media firm is facing a criminal charge in Seattle because…

Joshua Lambert stands in his cell in Island County jail two years ago. He had a cell to himself because he was acting as his own attorney and had filed of legal documents and books.

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Oak Harbor man who killed grandfathers files lawsuit against jail chief

An Oak Harbor man who murdered both of his grandfathers filed a lawsuit in federal court against the…

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Suspect in Oak Harbor theft rams police cars after high-speed chase

A man who stole from Walmart, pushed a store security officer and led police on a high-speed chase…

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Whidbey community mourns loss of Larry Cort

People across Whidbey Island are sharing their memories this week about Larry Cort — planner, leader, public servant,…

A city contractor inspects processed sewage at a facility in Germany that uses the same dryer that Oak Harbor is purchasing for its new plant.

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Black gold? New Oak Harbor sewage plant will make poo usable solid

Thanks to a state-of-the-art belt dryer, Oak Harbor’s sewage treatment facility will turn the solids flushed down the…