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Oak Harbor: A Century of Cityhood

As Oak Harbor history goes, the dirt underneath Karla Freund’s feet is essentially hallowed ground.

Emily Mulka from Peoples Bank brushes on paint at a Habitat for Humanity home being built in Oak Harbor Wednesday.

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Oak Harbor Habitat program offers women constructive work environment

Perched upon a scaffold for the only time in memory, Emily Mulka kept her composure when she noticed…

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Hearts & Hammers chips away at 17 community service projects

The last thing Dave Kelleher wanted to do was tangle with bees. But after John Schisel got finished…

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Science Olympiad team brings home two first-place wins

Coupeville High School’s Science Olympiad team won two first-place awards at the state competition in Des Moines last…

Dave Kelleher uses a board to pull out insulation to reveal a bees nest that needed to be removed from a mobile home at Terry Mobile Park in Coupeville Saturday. Kelleher was part of the Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers crew that replaced windows.

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Central Whidbey Hearts & Hammers carves out time for 17 projects

The last thing Dave Kelleher wanted to do was tangle with bees.

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40 years later, DAV Chapter 47 still serving veterans

The work space for Steve DeAvilla and other volunteers dedicated to helping disabled veterans in Oak Harbor is…

LaDonna Richardson of Oak Harbor found 15 dead goldfinches

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Salmonella named culprit in strange bird deaths in Oak Harbor

When her dog showed up at the back porch with a dead bird in its mouth, LaDonna Richardson…

Randy Emmons stands in his North Whidbey home studio before a watercolor painting that was selected for the 75th Annual International Open Exhibition in Seattle. He is one of 86 artists picked for the exhibit out of 600 entries from seven countries.

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Oak Harbor painter finds life good again after surviving cancer battle

The painting speaks to Randy Emmons. With shades of green and yellow, it reveals a tall figure at…

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District cuts principal due to enrollment

It’s the sort of announcement a school superintendent never wants to make. Jim Shank, superintendent of the Coupeville…

Oak Harbor High School seniors Sara Jackson

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Whidbey Coffee’s remodeled store gets warm welcome downtown

Even on her day off, Hilary Gardner-Carpenter couldn’t stay away.

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Holland Happening brings large crowds | Slideshow

Early downpours turned into sunshine and warmer temperatures in time for large crowds to enjoy the Holland Happening…

Valerie White and Patrick Christensen work on mochaccino muffins at the Knights of Columbus kitchen in Oak Harbor.

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Bakery cooks up Holland Happening treats

Patrick Christensen has only been back on Whidbey Island for a little more than a week, and yet…

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Jumbo trout part of lure for anglers on Whidbey today

One of the more intriguing opportunities for anglers on Whidbey Island during today’s lowland lakes fishing opener are…