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Judge dismisses lawsuit over county chairmanship

A North Whidbey man's lawsuit over the chairmanship of the board of commissioners was dismissed Monday in Island…

Doug Nuckols

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Oak Harbor Arts Commission to propose plan for wood from felled Garry oak | Corrected

The wood from the post office oak tree should be turned into several, or perhaps many, works of…

Office Max in says it has no plans to leave Oak Harbor. However

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Office Max says it’s not leaving

Oak Harbor city officials are scratching their heads about the future of the Office Max store visible from…

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Garry oak and Kraken top Oak Harbor Arts Commission meeting Monday

The normally docile Oak Harbor Arts Commission meeting might be especially lively Monday night. A local artist has…

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Hit-and-run driver sentenced to prison

A Greenbank man will serve time in prison for driving while intoxicated, causing an injury accident on South…

A participant in the 2013 Whidbey Island Marathon stops on Deception Pass bridge to take a photograph.

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Thousands expected for Whidbey marathon

The Whidbey Island Marathon has gained popularity by leaps and bounds, which means residents can expect a whole…

Lifelong Whidbey Island resident Earle Darst holds up a photo of the post office oak tree for the Oak Harbor City Council to see Tuesday night. He said the photo shows the tree was perfectly healthy.

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Councilman: Meeting about oak tree should have been public

Speaker after speaker made it known they weren’t happy with the surreptitious manner in which city leaders chopped…

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Coupeville man kicked out of court

A judge kicked a 33-year-old Coupeville man out of court last week for repeated angry outbursts.

Ashley Firth appears in Island County Superior Court March 24.

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Accused tattooer pleads to lesser offense | Corrected

A woman accused of tattooing a man by force and her alleged partner in crime were recently sentenced…

Glorita Davies

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Oak Harbor community comes together in a renewed effort to solve 17-year-old murder

It’s been 17 years since Oak Harbor lost its small-town innocence. Seventeen years ago this month, a 7-year-old…

Douglas Saar

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Former Oak Harbor attorney accused of stealing WAIF bequest

Alleged theft and money laundering by a former Oak Harbor attorney resulted in the loss of hundreds of…

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Oak Harbor officials seek to close well that trapped a deer

Oak Harbor city officials are trying to arrange to have an unused well next to a mobile home…

Photo by Janis Reid/Whidbey News-Times An Oak Harbor City staffer removes rope from around an ancient Garry oak removed Sunday from the corner of City Beach Street and Barrington Drive. The crew broke two sets of ropes attempting to the lift the stump in one piece.

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Oak Harbor leadership cuts down 330-year-old tree in secret plan

Many in the community expressed outrage this week that the landmark Garry oak tree at the Oak Harbor…