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Boat owners at the Oak Harbor Marina walk to their vessels a few minutes before the facility opens to the general public at 8 a.m. A plan is in the works to improve security for boats by installing gates along some of the docks. It’s one of several improvements that will take place over the summer.

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Security gates to limit Oak Harbor Marina access

Walking the docks at Oak Harbor Marina may become a little more difficult in coming months. The city…

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Palmer is out, Brewer wants Oak Harbor City Council seat

Oak Harbor City Councilman Jim Palmer has announced that he will not be seeking re-election this November and…

Isaac Nickols

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Oak Harbor sees drop in sales tax

Sales tax in Oak Harbor last year declined nearly twice that of any other municipality in Island County,…

Anacortes residents Davian and Somchay Soutthivong dig for clams at Grasser’s Lagoon at the west end of Penn Cove. They were just two of many that came out that day to enjoy the day’s sunshine during an unusually long and cold spring.

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Acres of clams, and they’re not Ivar’s

While meteorologists are calling this spring one of the coldest on record, an ever-growing presence of shellfish hunters…

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Oak Harbor art plans hit a financial bump in the road

The Oak Harbor Arts Commission said it was willing to pay for public art on Pioneer Way with…

Georgia Gerber

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Ducklings added late to Oak Harbor art mix

The Oak Harbor Arts Commission will hold a special meeting Monday in the hopes of shoring up one…

Douglas Saar and Christon Skinner of the Law Offices of Skinner and Saar pause for a photo during a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new location on Barrington Drive.

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Success prompts move for Oak Harbor law firm

Friends, family, and more than a few Oak Harbor dignitaries recently helped welcome one the city’s most prominent…

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Oak Harbor considers its transfer station

Oak Harbor is looking at building its own solid waste transfer station.

Martin Elliot of the Island County Historical Society’s Oak Harbor chapter pores through old newspapers searching for history about the city’s downtown area.

Life

Retro dance to support Whidbey Island history

Museums can’t always be about white gloves, fragile artifacts, and yesterday’s news. Every once in a while you…

Paramedics from Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue and Whidbey General Hospital load an unidentified Oak Harbor woman into an ambulance Monday afternoon.

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Collision near Coupeville sends three to hospital

Two Oak Harbor women and an infant involved in a rear-end collision on Highway 20 were transported to…

Ted Clifton at the helm onboard his Crown 34

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Sailors run afoul of rain Round Whidbey

Sailors from Kirkland to Anacortes competed in the annual Round Whidbey sailboat race this past weekend. The 65-nautical…

Members of the Oak Harbor Arts Commission looks at possible art proposals for SE Pioneer Way Tuesday evening. Replacing two earlier selected finalists

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Costs rise for Oak Harbor’s art ideas

Not counting the bronze mermaid planned for the intersection of Highway 20, public artwork on SE Pioneer Way…

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Coupeville fire cause traced to heater

A fire that destroyed a two-story home on NE Leisure Street in Coupeville this past March has been…