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Fort Casey park ranger with job in jeopardy nabs suspect

A veteran Fort Casey State Park ranger who may be out of a job next month made an…

Richard Hart with the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association presents Development Services Director Steve Powers with an award on SE Pioneer Way at a recent city council meeting.

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Oak Harbor honored for Pioneer Way makeover

The state chapter of a national planning organization is honoring SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor as being…

A garage and its contents remained blackened and scorched after a fire late Monday off Fort Nugent Road. The North Whidbey home was saved by the quick actions of the homeowner

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Homeowner with hose saves house

A garage fire nearly claimed a two-story North Whidbey home late Monday, authorities are reporting. According to North…

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Grants will make walk to school safer

Beginning next year, streets leading to a handful of Oak Harbor schools should become a whole lot safer.…

Tyler Collins and Chris Cloo of Boy Scouts of America Troop 4059 hold up a wreath that was presented to the Oak Harbor City Council and Mayor Jim Slowik earlier this month.

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A wreath tradition with the Oak Harbor City Council

Tyler Collins and Chris Cloo of Boy Scouts of America Troop 4059 hold up a wreath that was…

Matt Graham of Bellingham-based S&S Concrete works on one of the last unfinished sections of sidewalk on SE Pioneer Way Monday.

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Major construction finally ends on Pioneer Way project

Oak Harbor's downtown road project hit what many felt like was the home stretch this week when crews…

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Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue levy hike to boost emergency response

Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue will move forward with a levy-lid lift on the February ballot. The decision…

Island County Sheriff's Office spokesman Detective Ed Wallace briefs reporters before the start of Colton Harris-Moore's sentencing hearing in Island County Superior Court Friday.

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Mob missing on bandit’s big day

Colton Harris-Moore appeared in Island County Superior Court for sentencing Friday but the Barefoot Bandit's entourage, expected to…

The sun sets over Oak Harbor Marina. The facility’s occupancy is dropping and officials hope abandoning a scheduled rate hike will help address the issue.

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Occupancy decline may sink Oak Harbor marina’s rate hike

Despite having spent or committed millions of dollars to recent improvements at the Oak Harbor Marina, occupancy is…

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Letter confirms P-8 Poseidon’s coming to Whidbey | UPDATE

Local and federal legislators aren’t declaring outright victory, but efforts to insure the new P-8A Poseidon aircraft comes…

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One votes nay on Oak Harbor property tax hike

To battle the effects of a sluggish economy and keep pace with inflation, a 1 percent property tax…

Members of Pearl Harbor Survivor’s Association Chapter Five cast flowers into Puget Sound at the Seaplane Base Wednesday during an annual remembrance ceremony.

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Words, flowers, remember Pearl Harbor

A crowd of about 50 people gathered at the Seaplane Base Marina in Oak Harbor Wednesday to honor…

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Oak Harbor councilman’s motion wilts under public pressure

No quarter was given to City Councilman Rick Almberg by the small mob of angry constituents who converged…