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Whidbey Island Cannibis Co. owner Maureen Cook stands behind empty display shelves. Not only wasn’t there product to sell

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South Whidbey rec pot store’s opening delayed

The recreational marijuana business in Island County has gotten off to a rocky start.

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Mayor wants Oak Harbor Elks to take over marathon

Oak Harbor Mayor Scott Dudley wants the Elks Club to run the city-owned Whidbey Island Marathon.

An artist’s rendering shows a concept for Oak Harbor’s new sewage treatment plant.

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Oak Harbor sewage plant may include plaza, water park

Plans for the new sewage treatment in Oak Harbor may include an event center and outdoor plaza adjacent…

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Head WGH nurse charged with assault

Prosecutors charged the chief nursing officer at Whidbey General Hospital last week with assaulting a patient.

A fire on the Fourth of July caused extensive damage  to a house in Oak Harbor. Nobody was injured in the blaze.

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Five homeless, none injured in Oak Harbor fire on Fourth of July

Nobody was injured in a fire that left five people in Oak Harbor homeless on the Fourth of…

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City to discuss sewer plans at meeting tonight

Will Oak Harbor lose any of its most valuable park land to a new sewage treatment plant?

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Whidbey General Hospital head nurse charged in alleged assault

Prosecutors charged the chief nursing officer at Whidbey General Hospital last week with assaulting a patient.

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Oak Harbor department heads plead for new hires

Oak Harbor’s police chief wants five additional officers, the fire chief wants four new firefighters and the city…

Deer in the spotlight: A questionnaire sent out this week by graduate student Rob Wingard aims to determine what Whidbey residents think of the heavy population of deer on the island. Results may help the state in deciding how to deal with the growing deer population.

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Oh deer! | Survey may steer how state handles deer population

While walking home from the Coupeville Post Office earlier this month, Theresa Carr was attacked by a deer.

A painting company van went off the road Thursday.

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Two rollover crashes reported Thursday | Three injured in Coupeville accidents

Three people were transported to the hospital and one man was seriously injured in two separate rollover accidents…

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Oak Harbor woman charged with vehicular homicide June 17

An Oak Harbor woman faces a vehicular homicide charge after a woman she hit died from blood clots…

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North Whidbey suspect charged with rape

A rape suspect who was caught hiding on North Whidbey June 14 after a brief manhunt has been…

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Former Coupeville deputy marshal guilty of disorderly conduct

Former Coupeville deputy marshal Hodges Gowdey said accusations that he handcuffed his former girlfriend during a roadside squabble…