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Oak Harbor shelter opens with seven clients

Christian Reformed Church becomes overnight Haven for the homeless

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Index measures wealth in county, not just Oak Harbor

Bloomberg wealth study scrutinizes income and home value

Carla Farnell and Shawn Lowe meet with Island County Housing Support Center staff Malissa Taylor and Joanne Pelant to discuss an assistance voucher. Living out of their car all winter, the homeless couple may soon be moving into an Oak Harbor apartment. Farnell lost her motel housekeeping job after five days of work when the employer discovered she was homeless and had given a fake address on her application. The windshield of their car was bashed in one day when they were away bathing in a creek. They then recived a traffic ticket for driving with a broken windshield. Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times

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No home? No job. No job? No home. Homeless snagged by Catch-22

Housing Support Center paving the way to permanent shelter

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First case of mumps reported on Island County

The first probable case of the mumps has been reported in Island County, said Dr. Brad Thomas, county…

Photo by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times                                Island County environmental health inspector Maribeth Crandell demonstrates a sludge stick used to measure accmulation in a septic tank. The above ground concrete tank and exposed pipes are used for education. Crandell begins teaching septic system safety to the public this month.

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Health Department overflowing with septic applications

Number doubles in five years with Whidbey growth spurt

Photos by Patricia Guthrie/Whidbey News-Times                                Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Grant gets a close cut known as a fade from barber Kevin Bell recently. Bell specializes in haircuts for men in the military and what he calls “rockabilly” styles.

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Yondersea barber drops anchor in Oak Harbor

Styles from “rockabilly” to fades, tapers, wild or mild cuts offered

Public health on the front lines of protection

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Public health on the front lines of protection

State may expand county funds to help in public health mission

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Controversial ‘Nightly Grind’ gets go-ahead to open April 1

Island County Board of Commissioners gave the green light to Whidbey’s first red-light district, saying a proposed business…

Michael Shuman, left, author of a report on the “hidden costs” of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, visits Island County Economic Development Office in Coupeville on Tuesday. Larry Morrell, right, is with the citizen group, Sustainable Economy Collaborative, that hired Shuman for the economic impact investigation.

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Report contends $122 million hidden Navy price tag

Federal compensation for lost taxes and health harm advised by private citizen group

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Oak Harbor homeless shelter opens April 13

Island County approves $121,960 toward homeless efforts on South and North Whidbey

Photo by Evan Thompson/South Whidbey Record                                A new outreach team aimed at getting opioid drug addicts into recovery meets recently at Island County Sheriff’s South Whidbey precinct in Freeland. From left to right are Colleen Keefe, public health nurse, deputies Grant Walker and Brent Durley and outreach advocate Carolyn Pence.

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County launches programs aimed at opiate addicts

Island County recently launched two programs aimed at opioid abuse.

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County board revisits debate over health impacts of noise

The ongoing controversy over Navy jet noise unexpectedly punctuated the ending of a recent three-hour Island County Board…

No way Jose! Brothers open eatery in downtown Oak Harbor

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No way Jose! Brothers open eatery in downtown Oak Harbor

New restaurant featuring Mom’s traditional cooking