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Oak Harbor city councilman and mayoral hopeful Scott Dudley files for office Monday. Included in the entourage of supporters that joined him are Oak Harbor police officers Lt. Tim Sterkel (far right)

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Dudley files for Oak Harbor mayor, escorted by off-duty cops

An eager Scott Dudley became one of the first candidates to file for public office Monday and among…

Retired Navy Cmdr. Harry Ferrier

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The Battle of Midway

Navy personnel, veterans and dignitaries from a variety of Island County governments convened at the Crescent Harbor Marina…

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Many file early for Island County offices

Candidate filing began this week and as of Tuesday morning, some 41 candidates had filed for open elected…

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Three hurt in Highway 20 crash

Three women were hospitalized Sunday after sustaining injuries in an early morning car accident north of Oak Harbor.…

Al and Kathy Collantes of Angelo’s Caffe

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Asphalt returns to Oak Harbor’s Pioneer Way

The Pioneer Way Improvement Project hit a major milestone this week when about half the roadway received its…

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Oak Harbor mayor will run again

The race for Oak Harbor mayor is on. Following word that he officially announced his candidacy at a…

Don Boyer

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Oak Harbor Lions roar into 60th year

Sixty years old, going on forever. At least that’s the way Don Boyer and Dur Roberson see the…

A P-3 Orion is guided on the tarmac at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Admiral Gary Roughead

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Top admiral reassures on Whidbey Poseidons

The Navy's top brass has reaffirmed that Whidbey Island Naval Air Station is still in line to receive…

City Administrator Paul Schmidt listens as Lesley McConnell speaks to the city council in March. McConnell was hired to lead the SE Pioneer Way marketing effort but agreed to a mutual termination Wednesday following squabbles over the budget and the marketing focus.

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City parts company with marketing chief

Budget disagreements and concerns about SE Pioneer Way’s marketing focus have led to the “mutual termination” of Oak…

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Lawmakers pass bill to create ferry surcharge

The fate of a new surcharge that would be added to all Washington State Ferries fares, along with…

Mark Wiggins

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Two vie for Oak Harbor City Council seat

The first race for an Oak Harbor City Council seat began Wednesday. Mark Wiggins, a former planning commission…

Martha Rose

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Island Transit lands $896,000 for major project

Island Transit expects to spend more than $1 million on a transit park, roadway safety improvements, and preserving…

A miniature model of a stacked glass art piece sits on display at one of the many public meetings the Arts Commission held in recent months in order to pick four pieces for Pioneer Way.

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Oak Harbor’s art funding source lost, turmoil results

After a volunteer board spent six months researching artwork for downtown Oak Harbor, city leaders suddenly realized the…