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Hospital, workers union reach tentative contract

Whidbey General Hospital reached a tentative contract agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21.

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Seminar to take a look at disaster scenarios

Emergency preparedness experts will lead a seminar addressing possible disaster scenarios on Whidbey Island and what residents can…

Oak Harbor Middle School eighth grader Natasha Decker took an impressive third at a regional spelling bee.

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Oak Harbor Middle School student places among the top spellers, nearly earns spot in national bee

Spelling has always come naturally to Natasha Decker. It’s not just talent but hard work that took her…

Workers set the last sheet pile for the new sewage treatment plant last Monday.

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Oak Harbor sewer rates may double by year 2021

Sewer rates for Oak Harbor residents may more than double over the next five years according to a…

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Meeting set to discuss future of Joseph Whidbey State Park

Washington State Parks will hold a public meeting in Coupeville on Monday to discuss potential private business development…

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Inspectors looking into alleged assault of Oak Harbor mail carrier

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is looking for witnesses to an alleged assault of a mail carrier in…

An example of what leprechauns dropped on the City of Oak Harbor Thursday.

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Offerings of luck left on Oak Harbor doorsteps

Leprechauns left a little surprise outside Oak Harbor businesses Thursday. The fairies deposited potatoes topped with Irish flags…

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Island Scanner

The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department.

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Church Notes

Here's what's happening at Whidbey's churches and places of worship.

Paradegoers dressed festively in green lined much of Pioneer Way to cheer on the entries.

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2016 St. Patrick’s Day parade | Slideshow

Oak Harbor's 43rd annual St. Patrick's Day parade invited clear skies and sunshine and a good crowd.

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Wolves warm up for season opener | Track

The Coupeville track team received its first taste of competition in 2016 when it took part in the…

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Short-handed Wolves lose at PA | Tennis

The Coupeville High School tennis team played a woman short and it proved to be the difference in…

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Nurse cleared in inmate’s death from dehydration

The state nursing commission won't take action against a former Island County Jail nurse despite concerns that she…