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Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Hanks addresses Naval Air Station Whidbey Island for the last time.
    Capt. Hanks retires; new officer assumes command of...
    By Sam Fletcher • August 16, 2024 1:30 am

    The change of command ceremony of Commanding Officer Capt. Eric Hanks took place Thursday morning.

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    Photo by Caitlyn Anderson
Hal Ramaley Park Memorial Park is adjacent to a proposed Hilton hotel development.
    City loosens restrictions on trading parkland
    By Sam Fletcher • August 16, 2024 1:30 am

    The Oak Harbor council passed an ordinance that will loosen the restrictions on trading park land.

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    Emerald ash borers lay larvae into the stem of the tree, and the larvae feeds on the tissue underneath of the bark and the tree, preventing the sapwood from transporting water and nutrients, killing the tree over the course of a year or even a few years. (Photo provided)
    Wanted dead or alive: invasive insects
    By Sam Fletcher • August 13, 2024 1:30 am

    Several state agencies ask the public to check nearby trees for signs of invasive insects.

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    From left to right, Planning & Outreach Manager Bill Windler, Acting Director Craig Cyr, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and Vice Chair Jenny Bright stand before Island Transit's electric van.
    Larsen tours Island Transit with eyes on expansion
    By Sam Fletcher • August 13, 2024 1:30 am

    U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen toured the Island Transit facility to discuss future developments.

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    Photo by Caitlyn Anderson
    Oak Harbor drafts next year’s budget, discusses pressing...
    By Sam Fletcher • August 9, 2024 1:30 am

    City staff are incorporating city council feedback for a budget proposal for the city’s projects.

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    Whispering Pines Cooperative, a 55-manufactured-home, resident-owned community on North Whidbey, has decided to pursue the state revolving fund to address its polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PFAS, contamination. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)
    Neighborhood to pursue PFAS remediation
    By Sam Fletcher • August 9, 2024 1:30 am

    Whispering Pines Cooperative will pursue the state revolving fund to address its PFAS contamination.

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    Johnson and Elliot advance to Nov. 5
    Johnson and Elliot advance to Nov. 5
    By Sam Fletcher • August 9, 2024 9:00 pm

    The Island County Commissioner District 2 race has dwindled to two.

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    Parks and rec district due for levy renewal
    Parks and rec district due for levy renewal
    By Sam Fletcher • August 6, 2024 1:30 am

    The North Whidbey Pool, Parks and Recreation District is due for a levy re-up.

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    Ferron Rice, Sherri Marsolk & Brent Hundley of the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 97 pose at the Crow’s Nest Lounge on 8th Ave. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)
    Sea service association to hold grand re-opening after...
    By Sam Fletcher • August 6, 2024 1:30 am

    Fleet Reserve Association Branch 97 will have its grand re-opening on Aug. 30.

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    Oak Harbor’s Water Supply signs recently dropped to Stage 1, recommending water conservation practices. (Photo by Sam Fletcher)
    Oak Harbor asks residents to use less water
    By Sam Fletcher • August 6, 2024 1:30 am

    Oak Harborites may have noticed a recent change to the water conservation signs around town.

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    An E/A-18G Growlers, assigned to the "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, return home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, July 13,2024, after a deployment with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group returned to homeport after a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations to support maritime security, promote regional stability and deter aggressions. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Sykes)
    Navy squadron returns home to Whidbey after historic...
    By Sam Fletcher • August 2, 2024 1:30 am

    During the deployment, a Growler scored its first air-to-air kill battling Houthi militants in Yemen

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    A water bottle full of tap water from the Valley High Park water supply, July 30. (Photo by Caitlyn Anderson)
    Mobile park with failed septic, tainted water seeks...
    By Sam Fletcher • August 2, 2024 1:30 am

    When sewage started leaking from a pipe under a home in a mobile park, it reeked for over a week.

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    Farmer Kyle Flack pets a cow from the Bell’s Farm heard of ancient white park cattle, July 30. (Photo by Caitlyn Anderson)
    Historic Bell’s Farm on the market after 78...
    By Sam Fletcher • August 2, 2024 1:30 am

    When the “for sale” sign went up, some felt that a piece of their childhoods was vanishing too.

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