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Island County veteran services make a difference

The two officers aid veterans in filing disability compensation claims and more.

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State Auditor issues finding against ICOM

The financial statements audit report covers the period of Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2023.

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Peterson, Marrow likely winners in council races

Oak Harbor voters made their choices clear in what appears to be a nail-biter-free election.

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Marrow and Peterson leading in Oak Harbor Council races in Tuesday election

Write-in hospital board candidacy looks to be unsuccessful

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Schools face shortfall in special ed funding

Military families with special needs children are intentionally assigned to NAS Whidbey Island.

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Oak Harbor council asks questions, moves forward with parks, recreational facilities and green spaces planning

If the Lorax spoke for the trees in Oak Harbor, he might have had plenty to say last…

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Whidbey Community Foundation launches food resilience fund

The new fund is seeded with $50,000 with board approval from WCF’s discretionary reserve.

Garcia hold his daughter, Sophia.

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Prosecutor denies Oak Harbor murderer’s bid to be resentenced

Bettie Sifuentes-Hart still gets emotional when talking about her son, Adam Garcia.

An anonymous North Whidbey resident posted a video of a bear walking through a yard.

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Recording of bear on Whidbey posted online

Downes joked that the island was due for a bear, since one has showed up every two years…

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Oak Harbor’s proposed ‘stay out of area’ ordinance moves forward

It would allow judges to impose conditions on people convicted of drug crimes that bans them from entering…

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Oak Harbor council considers code to tackle chronic nuisances

Measure would give police a tool in dealing with repetitive criminal activity at specific locations

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Chris Whiteman stands on his property on North Whidbey.

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Ecology settles with North Whidbey landowners over ditches built to drain wetland

Residents agreed to donate $10,000 to the nonprofit Whidbey Camano Land Trust

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Oak Harbor Police Chief Tony Slowik discusses the indoor shooting range that the city is purchasing for a regional training facility.

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Oak Harbor buys indoor gun range for regional law enforcement center

The $2.75 million deal includes adjacent vacant lot that could be site of new police HQ someday.