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Oak Harbor woman accused of hitting her boyfriend with a fireplace poker

An Oak Harbor woman is facing a felony charge for allegedly hitting her boyfriend repeatedly with a fireplace…

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Oak Harbor woman allegedly stole $30K from company

A former bookkeeper for an Oak Harbor property management company is accused of embezzling about $30,000 from the…

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Island Scanner | Suspicious women go shoeless in park

The following items were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office:

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Bob Clay must go from transit board | Letter

I am probably one of a few Island Transit users speaking up.

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Mother was prepared to go to TV news with story | Letter

I sincerely appreciate the front-page story the Whidbey News-Times wrote on my son’s assault.

Ron Wallin shows off the Fanbulance

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Seahawks Fanbulance turning heads on Whidbey and beyond

The facial expressions Ron Wall-in sees when he pulls up in the Fanbulance continue to amuse him.

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Hannold, Jacks race for Island County commissioner tightens in latest counting

The Island County commissioner race will likely require a recount.

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Veterans Day is rich in country’s war history

World War I — known at the time as “The Great War” — officially ended when the Treaty…

Harold Johnson is one of the last few survivors of Pearl Harbor still living in North Puget Sound. This past year the North Cascade Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Association lost two members.

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Pearl Harbor survivor numbers dwindling in North Puget Sound area

The morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Harold Johnson was headed out on leave to meet a girl.

Eva Brown

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Female WWII vets honored as grand marshals in Oak Harbor Veterans Day parade

When Eva Brown got the phone call telling her she was going to be a grand marshal in…

Bruce Williams-Burden stands before an exhibit of his photography put on by the Whidbey Allied Artists in Coupeville in October.  After serving as a Navy Hospital Corpsman in Vietnam and 40 years as a physician’s assistant

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Whidbey veteran finds comfort in photography after Vietnam

The setting for Bruce Williams-Burden’s 21st birthday wasn’t quite what he had imagined.

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Last parks free day Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day

The National Park Service and Washington State Parks are offering their last free day of the year Nov.…

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Oak Harbor High School principal spends time on Navy aircraft carrier in San Diego

It’s a rare opportunity few civilians ever get to experience – a trap and catapult aboard a U.S.…