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Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Hartin explains the need to replace a 1986 engine (left)

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Station changes, levy lift, may be in Central Whidbey’s future

Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue is taking a close look at its future, and among the topics under…

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Hope remains for base Poseidons

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station may yet get its share of the new P-8A Poseidon aircraft, the long-awaited…

In the presence of fed-up Bayshore Drive residents

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Element takes heat at Oak Harbor City Council meeting

Bayshore Drive residents who live near downtown’s Element Nightclub sent the Oak Harbor City Council a clear message…

Denton Palmer

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UPDATE: Detectives investigate death of Oak Harbor cyclist found on side of road

A well known Oak Harbor man died unexpectedly this week following an ill-fated bicycle ride on Morris Road…

Oak Harbor Elementary School fourth-graders Jacob Curtis

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Oak Harbor Marina to net 30,000 foster fish

Beginning next week, Oak Harbor Marina staff will once again become the proud parents of 30,000 coho salmon.…

A worker washes down the docks during dredging of the Oak Harbor Marina.

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Oak Harbor dredges up money for marina

With marina dredging project bills stacking up, the Oak Harbor City Council Monday moved forward with a plan…

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Lonesome Dudley votes no again

For the second time in as many weeks, Oak Harbor City Councilman Scott Dudley found himself alone in…

Washington State Patrol Trooper Josh Lancaster speaks with people who heard the impact of a minivan that collided with a semi-truck on Taylor Road Monday morning. The crash sent the 77-year-old Oak Harbor driver to Island Hospital in Anacortes.

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Oak Harbor man hospitalized after minivan collides with semi on North Whidbey

An Oak Harbor man was hospitalized Monday after his minivan van collided with a semi-truck parked along the…

A P-3 Orion

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UPDATE: Whidbey loses Poseidon, thousands of jobs in doubt

The Navy’s announcement this week that Whidbey Island Naval Air Station will not be among the recipients of…

Unwilling to show his face

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Mayor walks out of store with ‘sign of protest’

If you have one of Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik’s old campaign signs, be careful what you do…

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UPDATE: Oak Harbor pedestrian struck twice recovering

An Oak Harbor pedestrian is on the mend this week after being hit by two vehicles last week.

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Historic Colt .45 seized from felon triggers hunt for owner

The arrest of a convicted felon this week unearthed a piece of American history and police are now…

Helen Chatfield-Weeks examines a miniature bronze mermaid proposed for SE Pioneer Way during an Oak Harbor Arts Commission meeting Monday evening.

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Mermaid mesmerizes Oak Harbor art lovers

If the weight of public opinion carries sway, the makeover of downtown Oak Harbor could include a topless…