Oak Harbor officials are considering a step toward removing politics from decisions regarding development. During a council workshop meeting last Wednesday, Development Director Steve Powers… Continue reading
The following reports were gathered from 911 calls made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office: Thursday, Nov. 7 At 7:40 a.m., a driver reported that… Continue reading
A Whidbey News-Times article about errors in election result displays inspired an Oak Harbor mayoral candidate to ask for a manual recount. Pat Harman, who… Continue reading
Oak Harbor resident Jason Lynch was killed when his car struck a log truck near the Skagit Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon. Lynch, 43, was driving… Continue reading
Rotary Club of Oak Harbor’s Student of the Month for October is Leana Doughty. Doughty has been a member of National Honor Society throughout high… Continue reading
A 36-year-old man is accused of strangling a woman and putting a knife to her throat during a Nov. 10 incident in Freeland, according to… Continue reading
A Langley man is being held in Island County jail on $100,000 bail for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl who had been living with him,… Continue reading
A different kind of plastic is now accepted at the dump in Central Whidbey. Last week, the Coupeville Solid Waste Complex began taking credit card… Continue reading
The beloved off-leash dog area at Greenbank Farm is going to stay intact. Posted meeting materials led some citizens to fear the Port of Coupeville,… Continue reading
Those who are far away from family, down on their luck, don’t like cooking and anyone else are invited to Oak Harbor’s annual community Thanksgiving… Continue reading
A litigious murderer is once again suing Island County and various officials. From his prison cell, Joshua Lambert filed a complaint in U.S. District Court… Continue reading
Langley City councilman-elect Craig Cyr’s curiousity about results in an Island County election led to the discovery of widespread errors on the county’s election results… Continue reading
A Whidbey family is asking the public for help in trying to find a missing service dog. The black lab named Tank disappeared at a… Continue reading
There’s been more awareness of the opioid crisis in the last couple of years, but there are still Whidbey residents battling addiction to prescription and… Continue reading
Whidbey is an island where many people rely on ferry and bus service. As a result, a lot of people on Whidbey may feel the… Continue reading
An Oak Harbor man who allegedly has a history of leading police on car chases was charged with a felony in connection with the latest… Continue reading
A report of a food-throwing incident at an Oak Harbor restaurant turned into a felony investigation Nov. 1, court documents state. Police responded to a… Continue reading
Violence in hospital emergency rooms is a stark and growing problem nationwide, often linked to patients with mental health or drug addictions, according to the… Continue reading
The following were calls made to the Island County Sheriff’s Office: Thursday, Oct. 24 At 5:10 a.m., a resident reported cows were running in the… Continue reading
Coupeville officials are looking into adding electric vehicle chargers at the community green. The municipal parking lot was updated this summer to include infrastructure for… Continue reading
