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Harbormaster exonerated, but marina is without Funk

A criminal investigation of the Oak Harbor Marina’s financial practices has revealed no indications of missing public funds.

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Oak Harbor Arts Commission to reconsider artwork for Pioneer Way

It’s back to the discussion table for the Oak Harbor Arts Commission. Following the advisory group’s selection last…

Oak Harbor Yacht Club member Gary Jandzinski officially opens the 2011 boating season with a shot from a cannon.

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Cannon blast opens boating season in Oak Harbor

Boating season in North Whidbey opened with a blast Sunday. Literally. Holding with tradition, members of the Oak…

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Whidbey Island welcomes death of Osama bin Laden

The death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of an American strike team sparked public celebration across…

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Oak Harbor smooths way for new businesses

Oak Harbor took additional steps recently to diversify the city’s economy and lessen its financial dependence on the…

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City’s wellness effort pays off

Meeting stringent best practice standards in employee health promotion has paid off as Oak Harbor is set to…

An A-3 Skywarrior lands at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Friday. The aircraft was the airbase’s first permanently assigned jet and returned to become a static display at the corner of Ault Field Road and Langley Boulevard.

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A ‘whale’ of a landing at NAS Whidbey

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and a large contingent of aircraft enthusiasts welcomed home an A-3 Skywarrior Friday.…

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Whidbey Island’s last video store saved in cliffhanger

Blockbuster in Oak Harbor, the last video rental store in town, is one of about 600 stores across…

Strider Construction workers pulverize Pioneer Way between Dock Street and Midway Boulevard Monday morning. All work will stop Thursday and the street will be prepped for Holland Happening.

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Dirt street won’t deter Oak Harbor’s celebration

Despite heavy construction on SE Pioneer Way, the 42nd annual Holland Happening celebration is set to proceed as…

Members of the Oak Harbor Arts Commission discuss budget numbers following their recommendation for four works of art for the downtown area on Pioneer Way. From the left are Nora O’Connell-Balda

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Four Pioneer art finalists make cut, plus mermaid

A five-month endeavor to select art for a revitalized downtown came to an end Monday when the Oak…

Vern Olsen plays a hymn for worshipers at an Easter sunrise service at Sunnyside Cemetery in Coupeville. Olsen

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A special start to Easter at Central Whidbey’s Sunnyside Cemetery

With its uncharacteristically nice weather and final performance by a well known Central Whidbey musician, this year’s Easter…

A Douglas A-3 Skywarrior in flight before the Navy retired the aircraft in 1991. One of the legendary airplanes will be flying into Whidbey Naval Air Station around 1 p.m. Friday and will eventually go on stationary display.

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Legendary Skywarrior returns to Whidbey

After years of planning, fundraising, and a whole lot of effort, a long-lost Whidbey Island whale is finally…

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Pulverizing Oak Harbor’s Pioneer Way continues

Beginning next week, the remaining section of SE Pioneer Way in the downtown area will permanently convert to…