More bones have been found buried under SE Pioneer Way.
They were discovered at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, by a construction worker who was excavating roadway just a few feet from the cordoned-off pit were the remains of a least three Native Americans were unearthed late last week.
While state and tribal officials begin to try and identify the Native American remains found buried under SE Pioneer Way in Oak Harbor, some residents have decided not to wait for an official answer and floated a few theories of their own.
Peggy Darst Townsdin, an amateur local historian and author, said some of the bones could very well belong to a young Lower Skagit woman who was the first wife of Captain Edward Barrington, who is Darst Townsdin’s great-great-grandfather.
Sara Raintree’s charcoal portraits were once enjoyed by the thousands upon thousands of tourists and visitors who wander Seattle’s Pike Place Market each year. Now those same skills will be appreciated by the thousands upon thousands of locals who benefit from Whidbey General Hospital each year.
For the first time in four years , Elaine Marlow delivered some good news about the county’s finances.
A Camano Island man who’s upset with Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her “Tea Party agenda” has coined a term he hopes will catch on. Kellzilla.
The following items were selected from reports made to the Oak Harbor Police Department:
Disagreements between Island County and city of Oak Harbor officials over planning have turned into an all-out slugging match that the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board has been called on to referee.
At the heart of the matter is this: Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik believes that county officials are earmarking population growth and distributing money to Freeland at the expense of Oak Harbor.
Ed Wood is on a mission to change state laws regarding drugged driving. Wood has a very personal stake in the issue. His son, 33-year-old Brian Wood, was among three people killed in a Sept. 3, 2010, car crash on North Whidbey last fall. Evidence introduced at trial showed the two Oak Harbor women responsible for the collision had illegal drugs in their systems.
Oak Harbor city officials were aware that the SE Pioneer Way Improvement Project was in close proximity to a known archeological site, but moved ahead anyway without adhering to the recommendations of state experts, according to the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
The Coupeville wolf pack will see a significant drop in its members and resources next year, but alpha leaders have promised the group that it will still be fit to thrive in its environment.
Motorists are dealing with a first of a series of nightly lane closures on Highway 20 in Oak Harbor that will continue throughout the summer.
Congratulations to Ernie and Jeanette Meyer upon the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniverary. Ernie is originally from Chewelah, Wash. Jeanette, born Mary Jeanette Fitzgerald, is from St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada.
Oak Harbor senior and soon-to-be graduate Samuel Wolfe is getting ready to leave island life behind and head to Eastern Washington University where he’ll study film production and creative writing. Luckily, before the move, Wolfe decided to share some movie reviews, critiques and quips with his hometown audience and started a blog for the Whidbey News-Times called “The ReelScope.”