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Bailey: ‘I told you so’ to Whidbey Island residents

State Rep. Barbara Bailey met with constituents in a handful of informal meetings across Whidbey Island Thursday. Held…

Diane Sullivan and Karen Mueller are shown together at Wind & Tide Bookshop in downtown Oak Harbor. After more than two decades of ownership

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New chapter begins for Oak Harbor’s Wind & Tide

With all great stories, one chapter closes and another one opens. Wind & Tide Bookshop, the charming little…

Washington State Patrol officers walk past patrol cars at the intersection of Ebey Road and Highway 20 Thursday evening. A Coupeville woman

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Woman killed walking across Highway 20 in Coupeville

A pedestrian was killed on Highway 20 Thursday evening at an accident-prone intersection near the Coupeville traffic light.…

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Pioneer Way remains hike engineering firm’s fee

An Oak Harbor surveying firm that did work on SE Pioneer Way has had its contract limit increased…

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Oak Harbor Pioneer Way human remains stand at 7 today, but more predicted

After nearly five months of mystery, the black plastic veil of secrecy hiding the archaeological site in downtown…

A woman holds onto her hood Friday while taking pictures of waves on West Beach Road. The windstorm was the first of the season to reach gale-force conditions.

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Gale dims lights all over Whidbey

The windstorm that battered Whidbey Island Friday reached gale-force strength and knocked out power in communities from Clinton…

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Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue budget includes new engine

Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue’s board of commissioners approved the district’s 2012 budget Nov. 10. Meeting at Fire…

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Three perish in early morning South Whidbey crash

Three people died from injuries they sustained in a car accident in South Whidbey early Saturday morning. The…

Out of 17 total voter precincts in Oak Harbor

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Slowik concedes Oak Harbor mayoral race

After months of fervent campaigning and passionate debate, the race for Oak Harbor’s top seat is finally over.…

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Central Whidbey Fire to wrap up 2012 budget

A meeting Thursday may be the last opportunity for people to weigh in on Central Whidbey Fire and…

Oak Harbor Fire Department Chief Mark Soptich addresses the city council Tuesday. The department’s union

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Oak Harbor firefighters respond to budget emergency

To help fight a financial blaze at City Hall, Oak Harbor firefighters are dropping their water hoses and…

Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik presents Helen Chatfield-Weeks with a plaque signifying her new status as the city’s official cheerleader before the city council and a supportive audience last week.

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Hip, hip hooray for beloved Oak Harbor cheerleader

Oak Harbor elected officials turned the tables on the city’s biggest cheerleader this week with a hip, hip…

Che Gilliland

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Occupy Whidbey occupies Coupeville

For the second time in as many weeks, nearly 50 people from across Island County converged in Coupeville…