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Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times                                Sen. Barbara Bailey presents letters of appreciation to the 2016 Sailors of the Year Friday at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

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Luncheon honors NAS Whidbey sailors of the year

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Sea, Shore and Reserve Sailors of the Year were honored by the community…

Oak Harbor, Coupeville EIS meetings draw much different crowds

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Oak Harbor, Coupeville EIS meetings draw much different crowds

Navy public meetings held to inform the public may have resulted in attendees leaving with more questions than…

Luncheon pays tribute to WWII veterans

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Luncheon pays tribute to WWII veterans

More than 90 WWII veterans are currently living in Island, San Juan and Skagit counties

First snow falls on Whidbey

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First snow falls on Whidbey

Wyatt Waite, Grace Waite, Maggie Waite and Isabel Waite take advantage of thefirst snow of the season in…

Holiday spirit lights up downtown Oak Harbor

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Holiday spirit lights up downtown Oak Harbor

The crane that towers over Oak Harbor is no longer the city’s lone landmark twinkling with holiday spirit.

On 75th anniversary, Pearl Harbor attack vivid in Oak Harbor woman’s memory

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On 75th anniversary, Pearl Harbor attack vivid in Oak Harbor woman’s memory

It has been 75 years, but Pauline Williams remembers watching Japanese aircraft drop bombs and the machine gun…

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The first of five public meetings will start next week to discuss results of the Navy’s long-awaited impact survey released last month.

The Navy is holding a series of meeting this week on the draft Environmental Impact Survey, or EIS,…

School bus cameras catching passing violators

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School bus cameras catching passing violators

Drivers thinking about illegally passing a school bus should think twice.

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Tree lighting, Santa arrives downtown Saturday

Oak Harbor is gearing up for the holidays with its annual tree lighting and events Saturday on Pioneer…

Residents learn about Navy well testing for fire chemicals

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Residents learn about Navy well testing for fire chemicals

More than 80 people who live near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island arrived at Oak Harbor Elementary School…

Oak Harbor schools’ fill the bus campaign a big success

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Oak Harbor schools’ fill the bus campaign a big success

More than 19,000 much-needed food items collected by students of Oak Harbor Public Schools were delivered to North…

The Brothers in Arms Motorcycle Club prepares to donate complete holiday meals and gift cards to those less fortunate. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whideby News-Times

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Bikers bring bounty to those in need

Local club rides with the purpose of giving back to the community

Photo by Michael B. Watkins/Whidbey News-Times                                Construction workers from WhidbeyHealth cross at State Highway 20 in Coupeville as protesters behind them protest the Dakota Access Pipeline stand outside Wells Fargo Bank in Coupeville last week. The group opposes the bank funding the pipeline project and the potential impact to the environment and native people’s land.

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Group rallies in Coupeville in support of Sioux Tribe

More than 100 island residents converged on Coupeville Tuesday to rally in support of the Standing Rock Sioux…