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Oak Harbor Fire Department bids farewell to volunteers
Rich Rodgers devoted 50 years serving as a paid-on-call firefighter for the department.
Sports
Whidbey’s ultra athlete is going the distance
Willow Dolde runs in pink top and skirt, long pink hair flying in the breeze, feet bare.
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Mozer resigns again from Port of South Whidbey
In 2023, she returned to the role when port commissioners were in search of a new leader.
Life
Myriad ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Whidbey
Put on a shade of green – or risk getting pinched – as Whidbey gears up to celebrate…
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Change in transit sales tax looks unlikely
Uncertainty in state and federal government may waylay discussions about lowering the sales tax.
Life
Chefs flexed their mussels at Musselfest
Chefs challenged each other and delighted judges at the event’s first ever cooking competition.
News
Oak Harbor’s new fire station breaks ground
Construction of the Oak Harbor Fire Department’s new fire station is only a few days away.
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Island County’s ‘safer smoking kits’ program draws criticism, questions
Some Whidbey leaders are criticizing a program that provides “safer smoking kits” to drug users.
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Langley mayor apologizes for bond levy mishap
Property owners who were mistakenly overcharged on their taxes will owe a little less next year.
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Freeland murder suspect claims insanity
A man accused of stabbing his mother was sent to Western State Hospital for another evaluation.
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Oak Harbor teenager charged with vehicular homicide
The teenage driver in an April 24, 2024 car crash that killed a Coupeville student was charged.
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Quake shakes Whidbey awake
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake rattled the Puget Sound region at 5:02 a.m. on March 3.
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UW study reveals 955 racist housing restrictions in Island County
The findings partly explain the lack of diversity in many neighborhoods on Whidbey.