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Freeland clinic to reopen

The Primary Care Freeland office will reopen on Dec. 1

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The remains of a travel trailer that was crushed by a fallen tree.

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Tree crushes South Whidbey travel trailer

High winds Sunday morning led to an unusual call for emergency personnel on South Whidbey.

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Gary Wray was installed as 2023 president of the Building Industry Association of Washington and won the coveted state Builder of the Year award.

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Wray named president of state builders association

Coupeville builder Gary Wray will lead one of the largest home building associations in the nation.

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Island County job market bounces back

The job market is exceeding pre-pandemic levels despite inflation and fear of recession.

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Erik Mann resigns from school board

Change is coming to the Oak Harbor School Board as a longtime member resigned to take another job.

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Fish and Wildlife biologist Justin Spinelli releases rainbow trout into Cranberry Lake as local resident Andy Golden and his two girls, Ellis and Maeve, look on.

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Stocking up on trout

Fifteen hundred trout made a trip from their birthplace to Deception Pass State Park.

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City considers ways to tame traffic

Oak Harbor city staff is working on an updated traffic safety plan.

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DOD official tours ‘substandard’ school facility

A federal employee traveled from Washington D.C. to tour Crescent Harbor Elementary last Tuesday.

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Man charged after baby suffers leg fractures

An Oak Harbor man was arrested after his 3-month-old son was admitted to Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Seasonal illnesses strain providers

More people on the island – and in the entire state – are getting sick this season.

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The A.J. Eisenberg Airport has received plenty of interest but little traction since the property went up for sale last summer.

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Airport’s fate remains uncertain

The future of the A.J. Eisenberg Airport in Oak Harbor is still up in the air.

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Shavers’ lead may be enough to avoid a recount

It appears that Clyde Shavers managed to eke out a win without needing a recounty.

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