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County survey gauges child-care needs

The county is asking parents, guardians and future parents about their child care needs.

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Eden Health to take over home health services from hospital

The Whidbey Island Hospital District is discontinuing its Home Health Care program after 32 years.

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Council mulls affordable housing strategies

Oak Harbor City Council members are considering ideas in the Housing Action Plan.

Head Chef Zachary Harris transports a pan of freshly baked buns in Prima Bistro’s kitchen. The Langley restaurant, like many other businesses on Whidbey, is looking for more staff as the spring season ramps up. Photo by Kira Erickson/Whidbey News Group

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Whidbey’s leisure, hospitality sector seeing worker shortage

There are as many as 30 businesses looking for help in Langley alone.

A fire destroyed the kitchen at Currents Bistro in Coupeville. A donation fund has been set up at Whidbey Island Bank to help the business. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Kitchen fire forces closure of Coupeville restaurant

The Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association will set up a donation fund for Currents Bistro.

The bridge across the lagoon at Windjammer Park is undergoing a joint restoration project between the city and the two Rotary clubs in Oak Harbor. The city said it will be closed until June. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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Windjammer Park bridge closed for renovation

Two Rotary clubs have partnered with the city to renovate the bridge.

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Mass vaccine clinic Saturday at Oak Harbor High Sschool

The clinic is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Oak Harbor High School for people 16 years of age…

Photo by Bryan Fick/West Coast Fire Media
Oak Harbor firefighters responded to a car fire on Goldie Road on May 12, 2020. Nobody was injured.

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Oak Harbor fire chief: Response times slower than year ago

The department currently has a rating of four from the Washington Survey and Rating Bureau.

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Oak Harbor resident accused of hate crime

Marty Baldwin, 60, was arrested on April 16 on suspicion of assault in the fourth degree and three…

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Weekend food trucks offering a taste of normalcy

The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Food Truck Turnout event is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. this weekend.

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Man, 29, killed in dirt bike accident

A 29-year-old Bellingham man died following a dirt bike accident in Clinton.

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Man sentenced for sexual assaulting woman last May

The 44-year-old Oak Harbor man was sentenced to 20 months in prison.

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Whidbey Island man accused of dealing in child porn

A detective identified “at least 85” video files that meet the statutory description of child porn.