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Ethan Lane, a music teacher from Marysville, plays a bugle to sound the call to assembly at Fort Casey State Park Saturday for the 9th Coast Artillery District, a living history group that focuses on bringing together pieces of actual history into a collection for the public to experience at various forts and historical locations throughout the Northwest. Photo by Michael B. Watkins/ Whidbey News-Times.

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March back in time: Volunteers bring history to life at Fort Casey

History came alive at Fort Casey State Park last weekend as a group of volunteers marched back in…

A salute to veterans

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A salute to veterans

The Oak Harbor community honored its veterans Friday morning during a program at Oak Harbor High School.

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Navy League gathers partners for community vets celebration

Oak Harbor Navy League will honor Veteran’s Day with annual program at Oak Harbor High School.

Members of COER ask the Island County Board of Health at a meeting earlier this year to take action to protect the community from noise generated by Navy aircraft. File photo/Whidbey News-Times

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State Health to consider COER complaint against county staffers

Anti-jet-noise group alleges county officials derelict in protecting public health

Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times                                George Williams, an apprentice at Snowowl Arms and Training facility, practices markmanship using the indoor laser range in Oak Harbor on Monday.

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New Oak Harbor business aims to educate gun buyers

Selling firearms isn’t where the transaction ends for Dean and Dawn Cox, owners of Snowowl Arms and Training…

Community honoring veterans living among them

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Community honoring veterans living among them

An Oak Harbor retirement community will honor 62 veterans during its 6th annual Veteran’s Day program

Nisa Hagan, left, shows off her jellyfish costume to judges Lance Gibbon, Oak Harbor Public School superintendent and Sandra Mulkey, director at Regency on Whidbey Monday on Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times

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Halloween fun on Pioneer Way

By Michael Watkins

Friends, family rally to help woman ousted by fire

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Friends, family rally to help woman ousted by fire

Oak Harbor woman gets help from family, friends after her home is destroyed by fire

Middle School reconfiguration meeting held Wednesday

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Middle School reconfiguration meeting held Wednesday

Parent meeting looks at middle school reconfiguration planned for next year

Laura Renninger, president of the Oak Harbor Garry Oak Society, prepares for the planting of 30 new Garry oak trees on Navy property in Oak Harbor Friday.

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Navy, community planting Garry oaks

Oak Harbor’s Garry Oak trees are in danger of dying out, according to city officials.

Capt. Dave Whitehead, commanding officer, Patrol Squadron 30, gives media a tour inside the squadron’s first P-8 Poseidon aircraft at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Friday.

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First official P-8 Poseidon aircraft delivered to NAS Whidbey on Friday

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island took delivery its P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft Friday.

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SAR evacuates two people in one day

Thursday was a busy day for Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Search and Rescue team.

Michael Pelzer, left, Thomas Mohlsick center, and Ryan McCarthy, right, all volunteers of the North Whidbey Fire andRescue conduct extraction training Saturday in Oak Harbor. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times

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Accident scenarios offer volunteer firefighters invaluable training

Volunteers with North Whidbey Fire and Rescue conducted realistic extraction training Saturday in OakHarbor.