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Oak Harbor considers second fire station to shorten response times

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Oak Harbor considers second fire station to shorten response times

Oak Harbor firefighters pulled a 79-year-old woman from a house fire last week, just in time to save…

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Zoning may be key to Coupeville’s A-frame work around

Coupeville Town Planner Owen Dennison came up with an idea to use zoning to get around proposed sign…

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Town addresses noise complaints at Rec Hall

The Town of Coupeville is working to address complaints about noise coming from the Recreation Hall while still…

Melissa Brown and her two children celebrate moving into their Habitat for Humanity house on Dec. 28, 2015. Photo provided by Habitat for Humanity of Island County

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Owning a home still within reach on Whidbey

Habitat for Humanity seeks qualified buyers and it could be you

Elementary art mixes with Holland Happening

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Elementary art mixes with Holland Happening

Art teacher Christina Brady is usually inundated with student inquiries after the completion of each art project.

Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Tyler Smith, right, holds up a necklace in front of Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Ray Canafax during the annual Dumpster Dive competition as part of numerous Earth Day events at the base Friday, April 21, 2017. There also was a tree planting near the barracks at Ault Field. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Sailors dig into Earth Day activities

In between sorting through a bag of moldy bread and a carton of sour milk, Ray Canafax dug…

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Status of gray whale hit by boat unknown

The fate of gray whale struck by a powerboat in Saratoga Passage this weekend remains a bit of…

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Sawed-off shotgun found in suspect’s truck

Oak Harbor police found a loaded, sawed-off shotgun last week in a truck belonging to a domestic-violence suspect…

Melissa Rohr, attending a school orientation in Coupeville last August, is leaving the Coupeville School District for another position in Southern California. Coupeville is now seeking a new middle school principal. Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News-Times

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Coupeville starts search for middle school principal

The Coupeville School District is looking for a new principal to lead its middle school after learning that…

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Six interviewing for port director job

Six candidates will be interviewed Thursday for the job of executive director for the Port of Coupeville.

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Port sets half off discount for nonprofits

Port of Coupeville established a policy offering a 50 percent discount to nonprofits on moorage and rental fees.

Former jail deputies appear in court on charges of falsifying logs

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Former jail deputies appear in court on charges of falsifying logs

Two former Island County corrections deputies accused of forging jail records after the 2015 death of an inmate…