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Oak Harbor City Council balks at choosing finalists for sewer plant sites

Oak Harbor decision-makers have, for the second time in as many months, declined to narrow the number of…

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Pilot killed as airplane crashes on Ebey’s Bluff; Pilot identified

A man was killed Thursday when the small aircraft he was piloting crashed into a bluff on Whidbey…

Hundreds of islanders enjoy the annual tree lighting ceremony in downtown Oak Harbor Saturday.

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Downtown, where all the lights are bright

An estimated 500 people braved Old Man Winter’s chill to attend the eighth annual tree lighting ceremony in…

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Oak Harbor councilman Campbell challenges Island County commissioner Homola

Island County Commissioner Angie Homola, a Democrat, will seek reelection in 2012 but her bid for the District…

Rafael Soto of Strider Construction monitors digging on SE Pioneer Way. The black enclosure went back up this week but could be down again soon

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Curtain obscures Oak Harbor Tavern entrance

It’s back. The black fencing that hid the archaeological site on SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor for…

Scott Dudley

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Hiring, firing freeze aimed at Oak Harbor’s new mayor

Oak Harbor Mayor-elect Scott Dudley is still nearly a month away from taking office yet some of his…

Penny Andrukat and Brian Shelly walk along a section of Ala Spit that was recently battered by waves during a high tide. They

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Tides raise concern about Ala Spit project

A restoration project at Ala Spit is once again making waves with concerned North Whidbey residents. Besieged with…

Downtown merchant Kristi Jensen prepares for a month of holiday festivities in downtown Oak Harbor. Things kickoff this weekend with the annual tree lighting on Pioneer Way.

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Oak Harbor’s Pioneer Way lights up for Christmas

Hoping to start the holiday season off with a good taste in your mouth, Pioneer Way shopkeepers will…

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Oak Harbor Street dispute lands in Superior Court

It appears the problems that plagued the N. Oak Harbor Street Improvement project have come back to bite…

Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jill Johnson addresses the City Council during a discussion about the Island County Joint Tourism Board. She is against the city increasing its annual contribution.

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City of Oak Harbor keeps tight grip on tourism bucks

Over the objections of one city councilman, Oak Harbor is once again refusing to increase the amount it…

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Fleet Reserve balks at sewer plant site

A new wastewater treatment plant at the old city shops? No way, say officials with the Fleet Reserve…

Diane Sullivan and Karen Mueller are shown together at Wind & Tide Bookshop in downtown Oak Harbor. After more than two decades of ownership

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New chapter begins for Wind & Tide

With all great stories, one chapter closes and another one opens.

Oak Harbor artist Wayne Lewis puts some finishing touches on a bronze he is creating for downtown. Although he worked on the project for months he withdrew his proposal in the wake of tribal concerns.

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Oak Harbor artist lacks support for statue location

An Oak Harbor artist who wants to donate a bronze for SE Pioneer Way has formally withdrawn his…