Long before the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941, there was a war going on, and while the United States wasn’t yet officially involved, its sailors saw a lot of action all over the world.
Muggles of all ages said goodbye early Friday morning to a cast of characters that have been part of their lives for more than a decade.
There’s very little chance that teachers will disrupt the start of school this fall over unmet salary expectations, according to Oak Harbor Education Association President Mike Watson.
The owner of an Oak Harbor used-car dealership that was shut down because of methamphetamine-contaminated vehicles two years ago has filed a lawsuit against Island County in federal court.
Mark Brown and his wife filed the complaint in U.S. District Court earlier this year and asked for unspecified damages. Brown, who’s not related to the sheriff of the same name, is a retired Oak Harbor school teacher and the owner of the former car lot, O&J Sales.
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station invites its Northwest neighbors to the air station’s celebration of 100 years of Naval Aviation July 28 to 30.
The premiere event of the 3-day celebration is the Centennial of Naval Aviation Heritage Fly In on Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s free to the public. Events will be held on both Ault Field and Seaplane Base.
The Island County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating 81-year-old Betty Tews. Tews went missing from her Oak Harbor Area home sometime prior to June 21, 2011, according to a news release.
Inside a small blue tool shed tucked underneath a carport on Central Whidbey hang bits and pieces of an inspiring life: A picture of gulls is pasted next to a doorway; black and white photographs of jazz musicians stack up along a window; and an image of snow-covered berries dances in the light of a corner.
The Oak Harbor Legion A baseball team wrapped up the regular season with a 6-1 nonleague loss at Sedro-Woolley Tuesday, July 12.
Swimming outside appealed to the North Whidbey Aquatic Club as is won the 15-team Twilight Inivitational at Wenatchee July 8 to 10.
For the fourth summer, a group of preservation-minded volunteers will spruce up historic buildings on Central Whidbey Island.
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve is holding its Preservation Field School July 18 through Aug. 11.
Fifty years ago this month, a seed of sorts was planted in the small farming town of Coupeville.
A group of business leaders and farmers started their own community bank, the first such bank on Whidbey Island. As the story goes, they wanted a bank run by local people which would invest in the local economy.
They called it Whidbey Island Bank. It opened with four full-time employees at the single Coupeville branch.
In the next two years, Washington State Parks will be weaned from public tax dollars. To make up the funding loss, officials are looking to park visitors to foot the bill.
Visitors to Washington State Parks, including the four located on Whidbey Island and areas managed by the state departments of Natural Resources and Fish and Wildlife, had to purchase a Discover Pass starting July 1. The vehicle pass costs users $10 per day or $30 per year. The pass is good at all state parks.
A 64-year-old Oak Harbor man who raped two young girls is facing more than 12 years in prison.
Richard Tice Sr. pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court July 7 to two counts of first-degree rape of a child as part as a plea bargain. He repeatedly raped a 4-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl.