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Fee hike to pay for Oak Harbor Marina dredging

People with boats in Oak Harbor Marina could begin seeing a significant increase in their moorage rates.

GG Excavation flagger Ronalda Mehlum waves traffic through the intersection of N. Oak Harbor Road and Whidbey Avenue. The $1.54 million street project

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North Oak Harbor Road project nears culmination

Four months of road work on N. Oak Harbor Road is expected to wrap up this month following…

Oak Harbor wastewater treatment plant manager Larry Michaels walks along one of the dividers that separates ponds in the city’s lagoon treatment facility. The city is planning to build a plant that will combine the lagoon site and the facility in Windjammer Park within seven years.

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Oak Harbor City Council eyes $70 million sewer plant

Oak Harbor decision makers will meet for their first workshop later this month concerning the construction of a…

Expensive rescue operations that cost taxpayers thousands of dollars

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North Whidbey Fire District bills for accident calls rack up $28,000 so far this year

For some Island County residents, a moment’s inattention behind the wheel is now a lot more expensive. This…

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Ruling could end Crockett Barn events

A ruling issued June 30 by Island County Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink will likely put an end to…

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Tough budget times ahead for Oak Harbor

The city of Oak Harbor’s days of clear financial sailing appear to be over as the economic storm…

The PBY Memorial Foundation’s new PBY seaplane lands at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Friday

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Whidbey PBY returns to the Seaplane Base

After a 67-year absence, a PBY 5A Catalina seaplane can once again call Whidbey Island Naval Air Station…

North Whidbey Fire and Rescue firefighters secure an Oak Harbor woman for transport to Whidbey General Hospital Friday

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Oak Harbor woman escapes injury in Highway 20 crash

An Oak Harbor woman may have narrowly escaped serious injury Friday, June 25, when her vehicle veered off…

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Pioneer Way one-way design plans debuted

At a public workshop designed to gather community input this week, Oak Harbor residents got their first glimpse…

Power lines from the roof of Jo Jo’s Harbor Light Tavern in Oak Harbor run across Pioneer Way. The city may bury the lines underground as part of the road project.

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Burying power lines may cost Oak Harbor $2 million

The Oak Harbor City Council has agreed to spend up to $2 million from its own coffers to…

A North Whidbey Fire and Rescue firefighter and a Washington Department of Transportation worker are lowered over the side of Deception Pass Bridge to retrieve two Mill Creek residents who attempted to cross the bridge along its underside girders.

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Man rescued from Deception Pass Bridge may face prosecution

A Mill Creek man may be facing charges from the Island County Prosecutor’s Office following a rescue from…

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Oak Harbor City Council splits on public meeting issue

Over the objections of two Oak Harbor City Council members and an official from the state Attorney General’s…

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Judge rules Oak Harbor not to blame for marina roof destruction

An Island County District Court judge has denied an Oak Harbor man’s claim that the city of Oak…