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Official Navy photo by GM1 Joseph Martinez. Freddy is eight years old and worked with the Navy for the last six years.

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Base’s top dog retires after six years

Freddy, an 8-year-old Dutch shepherd, concluded six years of service at NAS Whidbey.

Photo by Allyson Ballard. First-time Musselfest producer Krista Fleming is a veteran of the event planning industry.

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Musselfest celebrates 40 years of bivalves

The festival returns March 6-8, bringing with it mussels, music and mingling.

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Navy to drill PFAS monitoring wells on town property

The Coupeville town council approved the Navy’s request to drill two new PFAS monitoring wells.

Photo by Allyson Ballard

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Wildcat NJROTC heads to national competition

The Wildcats’ primary armed drill team is going big or going home on the national stage.

Oak Harbor School District plans to review the attendance boundaries of its elementary schools, pictured here in a map from the district’s website.

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District to review elementary school boundaries

A team of community members will meet periodically this spring to develop a recommendation.

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Coyote culling mistaken for active shooter on base

Gunshots reported by sailors working the night shift spurred a “short” lockdown last week.

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Coupeville Wharf opens new dock

Replacing the dock cost about $600,000 and took four days of work.

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Century-old schooner makes national register

The recognition makes grants for the schooner’s maintenance more accessible.

Photo by Allyson Ballard

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Larsen tours low-income housing in Oak Harbor

Affordable housing is in high demand state-wide.

Photo by Allyson Ballard

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Public records complaint filed against school district

Lawmakers are trying to reduce the burden of requests on districts, making the complaint timely.

Photo by Matthew Selsor, Oak Harbor High School Yearbook

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Wildcats flag football eliminated from playoffs

Oak Harbor failed to score in its loss to Seattle Prep. on Saturday.

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Navy base drowns drone

A drone intruded at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on Tuesday but did not present any threat.

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Reservist in hot water after flying drone at base

The drone, a small, commercial quadcopter, was rendered “inoperable” by base defense systems.