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A burn controller with The Nature Conservancy keeps track of wandering flames under the watchful eyes of burn boss Peter Dunwiddie

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Researchers hope fires spark butterflies’ return

Fires dotted prairie land in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve last week, but they were not the result…

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Council members reveal a flurry of conflicts

Oak Harbor City Council members seem to have taken to heart recent concerns about openness and conflicts of…

Sue Riney

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Soroptimist leader earns $10,000 to fight sex trafficking

As governor of the Soroptimist International Northwestern Region, Oak Harbor resident Sue Riney oversees the efforts of thousands…

Washington State Patrol trooper Tim Yzaguirre escorts an Oak Harbor woman to his vehicle after she missed a sharp curve on Zylstra Road in her vehicle and collided with a fence.

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Dangerous Zylstra Road curve claims another crash

A bend on Zylstra Road notorious for bad accidents has once again resulted in the dispatch of police…

Zorba’s Greek and Italian Restaurant owners Helen and Chris Pantoleon pose for picture with head chef George Pardington in the kitchen of their new digs off Highway 20

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Popular Greek restaurant moves into new digs on Highway 20 in Oak Harbor

Following a two-month closure, one of Oak Harbor’s favorite eateries is once again open for business. Zorba’s Greek…

North Whidbey Fire and Rescue firefighters Marc deLeuze and Bill McArthur assist Joe Barney and Karissa Lawson climb back up the bluff in Fort Ebey State Park Wednesday after a fire claimed about three acres of grassland.

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Fort Ebey fire claims three acres of grassland

The cause of a fire that consumed about three acres of grassland and bluff at Fort Ebey State…

Vinton Waldron

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Deadliest Catch crew expected to reel in crowds this Saturday

For the second year in a row, some of the Bering Sea's toughest and best known crabbers will…

Oak Harbor City Council members Bob Severns and Rick Almberg participate in a recent meeting concerning the burying of utility lines along SE Pioneer Way. It’s been suggested that both men may have had a conflict in interest and should have recused themselves from voting on the project.

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Oak Harbor councilmen deny conflict

More than a week after Oak Harbor City Councilman Scott Dudley publicly implicated a fellow council member of…

Albion Street residents and opponents of the Laurens Woods subdivision react to comments at a Coupeville Design Review Board meeting in which board members were told a housing development before them would move forward regardless of their vote.

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Critics decry 20 ‘ticky tack’ homes in Coupeville

Confused and frustrated over a lack of authority, and amidst threats of legal action by incensed neighbors, the…

A conceptual drawing reveals what the old fire hall on Alexander Street will look like once exterior renovations are complete. Birch Bay-based Far North Ventures and Coupeville are in the final stages of hammering out a sale agreement.

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Fire hall developer readies work plan

After more than eight years of trying, Coupeville’s effort to find a buyer that will preserve the old…

The Chetzemoka’s list

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List earns new ferry nickname: “I-Lean”

On the heels of a performance problem that has pushed back the Chetzemoka’s arrival by about six weeks,…

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Dudley: Take back Oak Harbor’s $1 million

With Oak Harbor City Councilman Scott Dudley once again leading the charge, opponents of the SE Pioneer Way…

Utility lines criss-cross SE Pioneer Way. Although the city is planning to bury all the lines as part of the street’s improvement project

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Regulators scrutinize Oak Harbor’s Pioneer Way project

One Oak Harbor city councilman’s attempts to scuttle the controversial Pioneer Way improvement plan may have paid off…