A drunk and suicidal man robbed an Oak Harbor convenience store for a 12-pack of beer, waved a gun around, stole a car and led police on a high-speed chase last week, court document indicate.
A training exercise meant to test Whidbey Island emergency responders turned the parking lot at Keystone Harbor into a disaster area Monday evening.
Oak Harbor’s new show choir, inspired by Fox’s hit show “Glee,” has managed to nab media attention despite having no association with a crazed cheer coach or pregnancy drama.
Two downtown property owners fighting against Oak Harbor’s plan for a one-way street on SE Pioneer Way suffered a major defeat this week.
On Thursday, Sept, 23, an Island County Superior Court judge ruled against Frank Scelzi and Kristi Jensen, the owners of Old Town Mall, and granted the city’s motion for summary judgement concerning sidewalk rights on Pioneer Way.
The Whidbey Camano Land Trust had been hoping to make history today by becoming the new owner of the fabled Trillium property in South Whidbey.
But it appears history will have to wait another week.
The conservation group was expecting to close with three Snohomish County banks for the 664-acre tract of forest between Greenbank and Freeland Wednesday, Sept. 22. However, some last minute but essential details have stalled the finalization of the deal, according to Pat Powell, executive director for the land trust.
Pencils, notebooks and calculators were so two weeks ago. This week, Oak Harbor students’ shopping lists revolve around three things: dresses, suits and flowers. Get ready to shell out some dough, Wildcat parents. Homecoming week is upon us.
Grossly inaccurate accounting prompted the Washington State Auditor’s Office to declare that Island County’s 911 service provider’s system of tracking dollars must improve.
America’s prisoners of war and missing in action were honored and remembered in Oak Harbor last week by both the roar of motorcycles and soft, heartfelt words.
Whidbey environmental groups are ramping up for their last charge at the U.S. Navy’s proposal to increase operations in its Northwest Training Range Complex.
The home of one of Whidbey Island’s pioneer families is coming back to life.
After a four-year renovation project, the long-vacant Jacob Ebey House, which is located near Sunnyside Cemetery and overlooks Ebey’s Landing, will open next spring as a visitor center for hikers in the Historical Reserve.
A 49-year-old Oak Harbor woman is accused of forging a legal document to falsely claim that her deceased mother had bequeathed the family farm to her, and not to her siblings, court documents state.
For the first time in memory a cow has entered Island County politics, and truth be told we like her chances.
Island Scanner: Oak Harbor Police Department