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City looks at options for changing park ownership
The Oak Harbor council discussed ordinance 1999 for a final time before they will act on Aug.13.
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EMS levy renewal to fund equipment upgrades, prevention programs and more
The EMS levy shows how time, money and life are intimately intertwined.
News
Molts decorate Whidbey beaches, not dead crabs
There hasn’t been a documented crab die-off, in fact, quite the opposite.
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Neighborhood in limbo over contaminated well
A resident-owned community on North Whidbey discovered two types of PFAS contamination in its water.
Sports
Whidbey Island crabbing season hits a high-water mark
July marked the beginning of the recreational crabbing season surrounding the whole of Whidbey and, according to longtime…
Life
Whidbey has a toad-crossing zone
A low-key but important migration is happening on North Whidbey this month.
Life
Oak Harbor Purple Heart veteran models for a cause
The veteran was featured in a yearly calendar created by nonprofit Pin-Ups for Vets.
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Oak Harbor restructures clean water facility debt
The council approved raising utility taxes but reducing sewer rates to provide the community savings
Life
Citizen scientists on the prowl for invasive crab
One of the world’s most evasive species has been found on Whidbey Island in small numbers.
News
Republicans challenge Shavers for District 10 seat
Shavers faces a city council member and veteran and a self-described constitutionalist and Navy wife
Business
Dew-Dropping the old ways: South Whidbey hypnotist reframes reality with heightened suggestibility
Dewdrop Hypnotherapy opened in Freeland about a decade ago.
News
North Whidbey house destroyed in fire
Nobody was injured in a house fire early Saturday morning in North Whidbey.