Since multiple sclerosis confined Linda Lines to a wheelchair, she hasn’t been able to maintain the plants that surround her house and they kept growing and growing.
Fortunately, a group of volunteers from the newly formed Central Whidbey Heart and Hammers came to her home south of Coupeville to get the plants under control and otherwise clean up her yard.
A two-vehicle traffic accident involving a 1988 Honda Accord and a 1998 Harley Davidson motorcycle Friday afternoon sent a 38-year-old Oak Harbor resident to Whidbey General Hospital with unknown injuries.
A 21-year-old Oak Harbor resident was transported to Whidbey General Hospital after being involved in a one-car rollover traffic accident Friday night.
Just in time for the sunny weather, Island County Public Health has given the all-clear for swimmers at Windjammer Park lagoon and beach after water quality test results revealed that the water is safe to play in.
When Todd Ritter is told to kiss the bride at the altar this July in front of 277 of their closest friends and family, people will understand if it’s a little clumsy.
It will be the couple’s very first kiss.
“I’m wondering, will I be a good kisser? Do I know what I’m doing? I’m nervous, but excited,” says Rachel Welch, 21, who is marrying 23-year-old Ritter in Oak Harbor.
Oak Harbor financial advisor Scott Dudley said he will file as a candidate for Oak Harbor City Council Monday.
“Everyone and his brother has come out and said they support me and they want someone who can work with the current council,” he said, adding that he’ll file for Councilman Eric Gerber’s seat since Gerber isn’t running.
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Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve is a popular hot spot for locals and tourists alike. The problem is nobody really knows how many people visit reserve attractions each year.
The Oak Harbor City Council will vote on a measure Tuesday night to permanently change the city’s Manufactured Home Park Code.
If approved, the amendments would allow manufactured homes in a greater number of residential areas, but with more restrictions than originally proposed.
Both Coupeville and Oak Harbor high schools have a full slate of events coming up that highlight the accomplishments of the Class of 2009.
A 61-year-old Langley woman is going to prison for stealing money and jewelry from rooms at a Freeland assisted living facility.
Concetta Lauro pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court May 26 to two counts of residential burglary.