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Navy bomb unit investigates suspicious package on North Whidbey
A man in a green moon suit riding a Segway vehicle is helping to investigate suspicious packages delivered…
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County budget deficit deepens
A new budget projection by Island County officials dramatically increases revenue shortfall this year to at least $1.8…
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Ebey’s Landing, Freeland top planners’ to-do list
The Island County Planning Commission will tackle a series of high-interest issues this year that include regulations to…
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Charge to posterior ends fighting
A 31-year-old Oak Harbor man who got tasered on the buttocks while fighting a police officer pleaded not…
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Parks may be parked in planning
Bill Oakes has some important mulling to do. The public works director for Island County is investigating a…
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Mom hides loot under baby, gets 3 months
A 20-year-old woman was sentenced to jail for hiding stolen goods under her baby and punching a Wal-Mart…
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New planners come on board in Island County
Two new members of the Island County Planning Commission will start digging into land-use policy beginning in March.…
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Pot grower had lapsed prescription
It turns out that a 35-year-old South Whidbey man arrested for having a large pot-growing operation in his…
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Frozen pizza fight erupts into stabbing
Two intoxicated, homeless men who were trying to cook a frozen pizza on a barbecue pit at a…
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Homola proposes new tax
ith continued bad news about the economy, Island County officials agreed that just about all possible options for…
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Church sued in sexual assault aftermath
The parents of four children who were sexually assaulted by a member of their Oak Harbor church have…
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Man guilty of selling fake items on eBay
A former Oak Harbor man recently pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally importing more than $2 million…
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D.J. mixes politics with music
Oak Harbor’s newest talk show can best be described as “eclectic.” Daniel Miller, a former Friday Harbor resident,…