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County holding comprehensive plan meetings

Island County will host a number of informal public meetings to discuss the Island County Comprehensive Plan Update,…

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Science Olympiad team headed to state

Coupeville High School’s Science Olympiad team competed at the Northwest Regional Science Olympiad completion on Feb. 28 at…

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Deputies respond to noise, parking issues | Blotter

The Coupeville Marshal’s Office responded to the following calls:

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Acres clear cut as part of regrowth

Approximately 24 acres of forestland off Wanamaker Road have been clear cut to remove diseased trees and about…

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WGH signs contract with new CEO hire

Whidbey General Hospital’s new CEO will assume her duties April 20. Geri Forbes, most recently CEO of Doctor’s…

Dylan Crogan

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Oak Harbor High School culinary students head to nationals

Mary Arthur carefully looks over the cuts made by Dylan Crogan, then makes a point.

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Island County prosecutor decries hiring of outside land-use counsel

A disagreement among Island County officials over the hiring of a consulting land-use attorney has echoes of a…

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Reward offered for Oak Harbor graffiti vandal

Rick Rennebohm is taking matters into his own hands.

Liam Stuart

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Face of autism | Oak Harbor family finds small victories in early detection

On his first night home from the hospital, Erin Stuart noticed something was wrong with her son, Liam.

Dutch Strehle sits with his then-fiancee Donna Haines at Strehle’s home March 4. Three days later

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Longtime chair of Oak Harbor St. Patrick’s Day event swept off his feet

Dutch Strehle can already hear the laughs. For nearly a quarter of a century, he’s remained low-key as…

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Looking Back | ‘Laundry editor’ gets a hot tip from a friend

A lady friend advised the Oak Harbor News laundry department editor that a dripping pan placed over the…

Josh Bayne

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Spring prep preview | Coupeville baseball

The Coupeville High School baseball team is coming off one of its most successful seasons ever, and the…

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Optimism growing as recession fades away | Publisher’s Column

During the past several weeks, I’ve had some interesting and enlightening conversations with a few key people in…