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    Articles by Jessie Stensland
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    Primary points to lively mayor race ahead
    By Jessie Stensland • August 4, 2023 1:30 am

    Primary election results suggest a hotly contested campaign season lies ahead for Oak Harbor.

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    Man reportedly wigged out | Island Scanner
    Man reportedly wigged out | Island Scanner
    By Jessie Stensland • August 2, 2023 1:30 am

    Thursday, June 29

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    Tokitae leaps in the small pool she has lived in for decades. (Photo by Rachael Anderson)
    Orca capture commemoration set for Aug. 6
    By Jessie Stensland • August 1, 2023 1:30 am

    This year’s ceremony in memory of the 1970 orca roundup in Penn Cove has a special significance.

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City officials are considering ideas for improving Windjammer Park.
    Oak Harbor officials try to prioritize park upgrades
    By Jessie Stensland • August 1, 2023 1:30 am

    City officials have $1.3 million to spend on Windjammer Park and ideas from the public and staff.

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    Oak Harbor child molester sentenced to prison
    Oak Harbor child molester sentenced to prison
    By Jessie Stensland • August 1, 2023 1:30 am

    Brian K. Reed pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court June 9 to child molestation.

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    Wright, Hoffmire dominate mayoral race in primary election
    Wright, Hoffmire dominate mayoral race in primary election
    By Jessie Stensland • August 1, 2023 1:30 am

    Two of the four candidates for Oak Harbor mayor dominated the primary election Tuesday, but it appears that it might…

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    Businesses get new COVID grants
    Businesses get new COVID grants
    By Jessie Stensland • July 28, 2023 1:30 am

    Nine businesses on Whidbey Island recently received more than $280,000 in grants.

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    (Photo by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
    Wild rabbit on Whidbey tests positive for hemorrhagic...
    By Jessie Stensland • July 25, 2023 1:30 am

    The state’s first wild cottontail rabbit to test positive for the disease was found on Whidbey.

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    The Mutiny Bay boat launch on Robinson Beach has been closed for years. (Photo by David Welton)
    Island County eyes $3.4 million boat ramp
    By Jessie Stensland • July 25, 2023 1:30 am

    Construction of an elevated boat ramp at Robinson Beach in Freeland won’t be cheap.

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    County reconsidering how to set speed limits
    By Jessie Stensland • July 21, 2023 1:30 am

    Island County officials are using a cutting-edge analytic tool to set speed limits on roadways.

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    Photo by David Welton
    Fire destroys farm building, equipment on Central Whidbey
    By Jessie Stensland • July 21, 2023 1:30 am

    Special agents with the National Park Service are investigating a fire in a large storage building that destroyed multiple pieces…

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    Meth smoker causes ferry cancellation
    Meth smoker causes ferry cancellation
    By Jessie Stensland • July 18, 2023 1:30 am

    The passenger caused an extra hour of delay for the Clinton-Mukilteo ferry Monday afternoon.

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    Bushwhacked | Island Scanner
    Bushwhacked | Island Scanner
    By Jessie Stensland • July 15, 2023 1:30 am

    The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:

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