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Dudley switches offensive to Oak Harbor utility hikes
Years of annual rate hikes for three of Oak Harbor’s four utilities were approved this week with barely…
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Oak Harbor Public Works pitches hopeless wish list
The Oak Harbor Public Works department has come out with its 2011-2012 budget wish list, and among the…
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Gunman closes West Beach Road
Police have closed a section of West Beach Road for what appears to be a man with a…
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Oak Harbor’s one-way foes gear up for court battle — again
Determined to reverse or at least hamstring Oak Harbor’s plans to turn SE Pioneer Way into a one-way…
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Retired Oak Harbor teacher’s body recovered in mountains
The body of a former Oak Harbor school teacher was recovered by a search and rescue team in…
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Yes indeed, Trillium forest deal becomes official
With a swish of a pen, the effort to save Trillium Woods, the largest single owned tract of…
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Community helps Whidbey man left homeless after fire
After losing everything but his most faithful companion to a fire in Greenbank last month, good fortune may…
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Hundreds bicycle Whidbey for hospital
Blessed with sunshine and a hefty turnout, organizers are calling Whidbey General Hospital Foundation’s ninth annual Tour de…
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Retired Oak Harbor school teacher feared lost in climbing accident
As of Tuesday morning, search and rescue teams in Whatcom County were still searching for a retired Oak…
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Whidbey Island Bank buys second failing bank during ‘unique time’
Whispers that Whidbey Island Bank was on the verge of buying its second failing bank this year were…
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Council moves for six years of utility hikes instead of three
The Oak Harbor City Council made it clear this week that proposed utility rate hikes, which represent about…
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Whidbey Island first responders tested by disaster drill at Keystone Harbor
A training exercise meant to test Whidbey Island emergency responders turned the parking lot at Keystone Harbor into…
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Judge sides with city on Pioneer sidewalk dispute in Oak Harbor
Two downtown property owners fighting against Oak Harbor's plan for a one-way street on SE Pioneer Way suffered…