Site Logo

Michael Watkins

Blind student gets high-tech hat created by Robotics Team

News

Blind student gets high-tech hat created by Robotics Team

Top hats might seem a bit old fashioned, but Oak Harbor student Levi Gonzalez is bringing them back…

Snow Day on Whidbey

News

Snow Day on Whidbey

Monday-morning snow was a welcome sight for many children and military members on Whidbey Island who got a…

News

PBY Memorial Foundation to announce expansion plans

PBY Memorial Foundation to announce plans for future expansion

News

School bus slammed, nine students injured

School bus slammed

News

New group seeks to find balance between community, Navy

New group seeking balance between community, Navy, plans open house Monday

Oak Harbor petition in support of NAS Whidbey Growlers takes off

News

Oak Harbor petition in support of NAS Whidbey Growlers takes off

To show solidarity and support for Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor leaders launched a “positive support…

Aussies amongst us

Crosswind

Aussies amongst us

For now, Whidbey is home for members of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Pilots and aircrew from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 return home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Dec. 30, 2016, from a six month deployment and were reunited with their families just in time for the new year. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times

Crosswind

VAQ-130 returns home for the New Year

The “Zappers” of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-130 returned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island after completing a seven-month…

Beginning band a testament to student dedication

Life

Beginning band a testament to student dedication

More than 200 proud parents and other spectators watched the North Whidbey Middle School beginning band perform last…

Park foundation trying to raise $10K for amphitheater stage

News

Park foundation trying to raise $10K for amphitheater stage

The Deception Pass Park Foundation, along with the state park, are trying to raise $10,000 to complete the…

Members honored for School Board Recognition Month

Life

Members honored for School Board Recognition Month

January is School Board Recognition Month, and the Oak Harbor Public Schools recognized its board members Jan. 9.

Rob Smith, a member of the National Parks Conservation Association holds up a dilapidated National Park Service sign and a broken shovel Monday, at Prairie Wayside in Coupeville, to show the condition of many things in need of repair or replacement in the National Park System. Smith and the NPCA were participating in a partner volunteer project along with Mission Continues, a veterans and active duty service members who spent their Martin Luther King holiday donating their time and work to the community. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times

Crosswind

Veterans groups aid in prairie revitialization

More than 30 veteran and active duty personnel helped community members Monday work to revitalize the Prairie Wayside…

Rob Smith, a member of the National Parks Conservation Association holds up a dilapidated National Park Service sign and a broken shovel Monday, at Prairie Wayside in Coupeville, to show the condition of many things in need of repair or replacement in the National Park System. Smith and the NPCA were participating in a partner volunteer project along with Mission Continues, a veterans and active duty service members who spent their Martin Luther King holiday donating their time and work to the community. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times

News

Veterans groups aid in prairie revitialization

More than 30 veteran and active duty personnel helped community members Monday work to revitalize the Prairie Wayside…