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A 1983 photo in the Whidbey News-Times shows then-Oak Harbor Assistant Police Chief Pete Gaalema examining a bone passed to him by Officer Steve Johnson. The bones were believed to have been Native American and were found on SE Pioneer Way.

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Bones leave Oak Harbor vulnerable to lawsuit

If it’s proved that Oak Harbor officials knew Native American remains were located on SE Pioneer Way but…

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Decision erases Oak Harbor Arts Commission members

In the wake of the downtown art decision, three members of the Oak Harbor Arts Commission have resigned.

Duane Dillard

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Dillards LID still on hold; Oak Harbor seeks more answers

Resident of an Oak Harbor waterfront neighborhood will once again have to wait to learn the future of…

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Oak Harbor signs agreement for trash hauling on Seaplane Base

Oak Harbor has entered into a 10-year franchise agreement with Island Disposal for waste collection on the Seaplane…

Oak Harbor City Council members Danny Paggao

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Oak Harbor noise problem centers on parking lot

Fed up Bayshore Drive residents won a small victory last week when the Oak Harbor City Council agreed…

Stephanie Mott

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Scorpions return to Whidbey for holiday

Most of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132, the “Scorpions,” returned home last week following an eight-month deployment overseas,…

Oak Harbor City Councilman Scott Dudley holds up newspaper advertorials that advertise the SE Pioneer Way Improvement Project. He and several merchants complained about the latest mitigation campaign at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

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Oak Harbor City Council halts downtown advertising effort

An effort to minimize the impact on Oak Harbor businesses affected by the SE Pioneer Way Improvement Project…

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Burial ground may be located under Oak Harbor’s Pioneer Way

State experts now believe that the bones found under SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor are from at…

Oak Harbor mayoral candidate Scott Dudley asks D.J. Stinson to remove two of his campaign signs from her yard. Dudley was told last week by a city enforcement officer to remove his signs because they violate a city ordinance. But it turns out the city rule may be unconstitutional.

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Oak Harbor candidate told he can keep signs up after all

After informing Oak Harbor mayoral candidate Scott Dudley that his campaign signs violate a section of city code,…

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Archaeologist to inspect Oak Harbor outfall site

As city officials anxiously await news about an archeological plan for SE Pioneer Way, archaeologists will soon be…

Scott Dudley

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Oak Harbor tells Dudley to take down campaign signs

Oak Harbor mayoral hopeful Scott Dudley broke the law when he allowed about 200 political signs to be…

Rick Fakkema of Oak Harbor Public Works patrols the area of SE Pioneer Way where the remains of Native Americans were unearthed. Following another discovery this week

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Bones halt Oak Harbor road work

Oak Harbor’s $8.35 million downtown improvement project ground to a halt this week following the discovery of more…

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More bones unearthed in Oak Harbor street project

More bones have been found buried under SE Pioneer Way. They were discovered at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday,…