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Food Bank scores shopping spree

The Coupeville food bank had a chance to take home hundreds of dollars worth of groceries for free.

Photo by John Fisken
From left, Oak Harbor basketball players Zoe Scott and Annalise Wesley chase the ball during a scrimmage at Night Out with the Cats Saturday.

Sports

Basketball season begins

The Oak Harbor High School’s basketball season kicked off on Saturday with an annual tradition.

Photo by Dennis Browne
Buried Blonde performing an acoustic set at Bailey’s Nov. 12

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Bailey’s hosts acoustic concert series

A bar in Clinton is hosting intimate acoustic concerts around a wood burning stove this winter.

News

Island County job market bounces back

The job market is exceeding pre-pandemic levels despite inflation and fear of recession.

Erik Mann

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Erik Mann resigns from school board

Change is coming to the Oak Harbor School Board as a longtime member resigned to take another job.

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City considers ways to tame traffic

Oak Harbor city staff is working on an updated traffic safety plan.

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DOD official tours ‘substandard’ school facility

A federal employee traveled from Washington D.C. to tour Crescent Harbor Elementary last Tuesday.

Photo by Rachel Rosen/Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor senior Skooter Fagan plays the trombone and was accepted into the All Northwest Band, which consists of the best student musicians from six states.

Life

Students chosen for honor bands, orchestras

Eleven students from Oak Harbor High School have made it into selective honor orchestras and bands.

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Seasonal illnesses strain providers

More people on the island – and in the entire state – are getting sick this season.

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City grows by 6.6 acres

A parcel of land near has been annexed by the city of Oak Harbor in order to build…

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From left, Teresa Kuebler, Lacey Lutz, Tyler Adamson and Greg Woodward are some of the first responders who attended Friendsgiving hosted by Exceptional Academy students this year.

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Sharing a meal at ‘Friendsgiving’

Every year, students at the Exceptional Academy make a Thanksgiving meal to thank first responders.

Photo by Rachel Rosen/Whidbey NEws-Times

Life

Former commissioner details work of USDA

Helen Price Johnson described opportunities available for the Whidbey Island community.

Photo provided by NOAA Northwest Fishery Science Center

News

Quiet, please: Ships slow down for orcas

Ships are slowing down to lessen the negative impact underwater sound can have on killer whales.