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In a year dominated by COVID-19, nurse conducted tests at a WhidbeyHealth makeshift drive-thru tent in the back parking lot in March. File photo by Brandon Taylor/Whidbey News-Times

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So long, 2020

A look back on a year unlike any other.

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Taser chasers | Island Scanner

Island Scanner Dec. 7-14.

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Oak Harbor schools reports 1st confirmed COVID-19 case in a staffer

The person was not identified through batch testing.

Neil Tower

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Neil Tower to go on Oak Harbor historic register

The Oak Harbor Preservation Commission has chosen the Neil Tower as its first project.

Dog Rescue

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Rescuers pluck dog from side of steep bank

The dog, Morty, was not seriously injured after slipping down a steep slope in the North End.

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County sales tax receipts showing a big increase

September sales tax receipts were 20 percent higher than the same month a year ago.

Camren Procopio with Kathy McCoy (photo provided)

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Homeless seek shelter as numbers rise, options diminish

The Point in Time Count for 2020 recorded 143 people that were homeless in Island County.

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State takes over COVID tracing from county

Several staff from Island County Public Health quit, so state contact tracers have stepped in.

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Man accused of drive-by shooting being held in lieu of $50,000 bail

The man was apprehended by police after a car chase in North Whidbey a few days later.

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Island County employee killed in car accident

The 35-year-old woman died at the scene of the accident on Dec. 18.

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Caller finds possible human bones on beach | Island Scanner

Island Scanner Dec. 3-7.

State Rep. Dave Paul, D-Oak Harbor, talks to Boys & Girls Club of Oak Harbor Unit Director Nikki Barone about some of the new ways the club will be able to teach kids kitchen skills in its new location on Ely Street. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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New year, new home for Boys Girls Club of Oak Harbor

Kids will return to a new Boys & Girls Club building in January.

Fr. Kyle Logan of Grace by the Sea

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New priest gets warm welcome at Grace by the Sea

The Rev. Kyle Logan is the new priest at Grace by the Sea Anglican Church in Oak Harbor.