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    Whidbey woman holding talk about search-and-rescue dog
    By Marina Blatt • November 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Alli Paul will speak about Stella’s life at 4-5 p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Oak Harbor Library.

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    City of Oak Harbor adjusts master fee schedule
    City of Oak Harbor adjusts master fee schedule
    By Marina Blatt • November 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Changes affect a wide range of fees.

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    Photo by David Welton
    Whidbey offers a cornucopia of Thanksgiving options
    By Marina Blatt • November 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Families and friends get together, ovens glow and the comforting scents drift across Whidbey Island.

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    Photo by Marina Blatt
    Thanksgiving turkeys raised the right way
    By Marina Blatt • November 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Thomas Boettger, who owns and operates Central Whidbey Funny FArm, raises turkeys for Thanksgiving.

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    Photo by Jan Kocian at Holmes Harbor.
    Flying colors above Whidbey
    By Marina Blatt • November 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Whidbey saw a severe category geomagnetic storm this week.

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Chris Michalopoulos plans to retire around May for his 62nd birthday
    Coupeville port director retiring in spring
    By Marina Blatt • November 14, 2025 1:30 am

    After eight and a half years of historic restoration, Chris Michalopoulos plans to leave.

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    Transit employee is a supported employment success story
    By Marina Blatt • November 11, 2025 1:30 am

    Custodian Chris Londo was recognized with an ‘Employee of the Half’ award.

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    Bringing the heat in Oak Harbor
    By Marina Blatt • November 11, 2025 1:30 am

    A 12-year-old baseball player started a hot sauce business.

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    Drama Fest presents Oak Harbor’s rising directors and...
    By Marina Blatt • November 6, 2025 1:30 am

    This year’s one-act festival runs from Thursday through Saturday at Oak Harbor High School.

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    Oak Harbor council asks questions, moves forward with parks, recreational facilities and green spaces planning
    Oak Harbor council asks questions, moves forward with...
    By Marina Blatt • November 4, 2025 1:30 am

    If the Lorax spoke for the trees in Oak Harbor, he might have had plenty to say last week.

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    Krista Vanicsek loads her car up with produce for the food pantry. (Photo provided)
    Whidbey community members help hungry neighbors
    By Marina Blatt • November 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Amid this uncertainty, two Whidbey residents decided to act.

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    Krista Vanicsek started a GoFundMe me for “Jeff the Giant” after his selfless act in his attempt to save 15-year-old Grace Horn from a burning car.
    Oak Harbor’s gentle, troubled ‘giant’ mourned
    By Marina Blatt • November 4, 2025 1:30 am

    Jeffery Pangburn, ‘Jeff the Giant,’ passed away in his truck in Oak Harbor in the morning of Nov. 1.

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    Oak Harbor’s proposed ‘stay out of area’ ordinance...
    By Marina Blatt • October 31, 2025 1:30 am

    It would allow judges to impose conditions on people convicted of drug crimes that bans them from entering the zone.

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