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Paving prompts two-day closure of Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor

Sections of SE Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor will be closed to vehicular traffic today and Thursday…

Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jill Johnson addresses the Oak Harbor City Council earlier this month about funding a study that could help bring a Freeland shipyard to the Seaplane Base. This week

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Oak Harbor City Council considers funding Nichols Brothers study

There may yet be hope for a plan that would help Freeland-based Nichols Brothers Boat Builders set up…

Chris Luerkens

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North Whidbey’s Ala Spit project begins; worries persist for later work

Restoration work on Ala Spit, a popular county park in North Whidbey, began in earnest Monday with loaders…

Laborers from Anacortes-based Lakeside Industries smooth out fresh asphalt on Dock Street in downtown Oak Harbor Monday night.

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Oak Harbor’s Pioneer Way road project hits home stretch

For downtown merchants who have suffered months of dirt, dust and the drone of heavy machinery, nothing is…

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Native remains review cites ‘simple misconception’

Oak Harbor’s own investigation reveals several failures that resulted in inadequate planning for the Native American remains discovered…

Fishermen try for humpie salmon at Ala Spit. The popular county park will be closed for about six weeks beginning Monday for a restoration project that will remove rip-rap.

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Ala Spit work concerns anglers

A project designed to protect and restore Ala Spit on North Whidbey has some local fisherman and park…

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Distraught teenager causes crash on purpose, police say

A lane of Highway 20 in Oak Harbor was closed for about 40 minutes Monday after a driver…

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Island Disposal strikes Goldie with franchise

Oak Harbor has granted Island Disposal a 10-year garbage franchise for a 122-acre area recently annexed into the…

Larry Cort

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Bones inflate project cost for Oak Harbor

The estimated cost of finding human remains on SE Pioneer Way has passed the half million dollar mark.…

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City turns up heat on Element nightclub

An Oak Harbor nightclub owner will not be forced to hire off-duty police officers, or a private security…

Nikolas 'Nik' Ngo

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Motorcycle accident claims Whidbey sailor

The search for a missing Whidbey Island Naval Air Station sailor ended late Friday when his body was…

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Vacuum truck, payouts hike Coupeville’s 2011 budget

A new vac-truck, employee compensation expenses, and covering the cost of a police department review are among the…

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Collision lands Coupeville motorcyclist in hospital

A Coupeville man was hospitalized Wednesday after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on Engle…