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Whidbey Bank sails through rough economy

Washington Banking Company, the holding company of Whidbey Island Bank based in Oak Harbor, will report its end…

Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik and Wellness Committee members Tim Shelley

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Oak Harbor lands WellCity award

Efforts at City Hall have once again earned Oak Harbor the WellCity award, a recognition that will save…

Political rival Paul Brewer congratulates newly elected Oak Harbor City Councilwoman Tara Hizon moments after she and other elected officials were ceremonially sworn in at City Hall Tuesday.

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Oak Harbor mayor’s old city council seat up for grabs

With newly elected Mayor Scott Dudley now officially at the helm in Oak Harbor, a search has begun…

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City strives for more open meetings

Oak Harbor decision makers are looking at several options that could radically change the way city council standing…

Clinton resident Terry Swanson

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Big Rock for sale: Giant stone goes with Coupeville apartments

A Central Whidbey landmark and arguably Coupeville’s very first tourist attraction has been put up for sale. The…

Melissa Christine Ellis

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Missing Oak Harbor woman’s body found floating

The search for a 31-year-old Oak Harbor woman who has been missing since November ended tragically this week…

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Whidbey man shot; police befuddled

No breakthroughs have been made in a case involving a Whidbey Island man that was shot in Everett…

Mayor Scott Dudley and City Council members Tara Hizon

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Dudley, Oak Harbor City Council sworn in

Scott Dudley officially became Oak Harbor’s new mayor Wednesday when he was sworn in during a quiet proceeding…

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Judge tosses Oak Harbor Street lawsuit out of court

An Anacortes construction firm that sought $230,200 in damages from Oak Harbor over problems with a bungled street…

People walk along the docks at Oak Harbor Marina. The city council last week approved a plan to abandon a 5 percent rate increase scheduled to go into effect next year in the hopes of improving occupancy and making the facility more competitive.

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Oak Harbor Marina rate hike sunk

Oak Harbor Marina tenants who were supposed to bear the weight of a planned 5 percent rate hike…

In front of other Whidbey Island Disc Golf Club members

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Whidbey forest lovers fight disc golf proposal

It wasn’t a hole-in-one but a proposal for an 18-hole disc-golf course at Rhododendron Park on Central Whidbey…

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Whidbey man shot in leg; Everett police puzzled

Everett police are investigating an early morning shooting incident that occurred Saturday and involved a Whidbey Island man.…

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Oak Harbor City council funds Stumbly Ducklings

The bronze “Stumbly Ducklings” art work for downtown Oak Harbor will waddle on SE Pioneer Way after all.