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Narrow code revisions would have only affected over-water buildings in the Historic Commercial Center Zone, highlighted light blue here.

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Coupeville Town Council ceases short-term rental code discussion

Town code currently prohibits short-term, ground-floor rentals in all Front Street buildings.

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Bradley Price II and Abigail Giugliano will be spending New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California, decked out in their marching band best.

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Oak Harbor High School sending students to Rose Parade

Abigail Giugliano and Bradley Price II will march in the 2026 Rose Parade.

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Military Appreciation Picnic returns to Oak Harbor

Over 400 pounds of pork, as well as potato salad, coleslaw will be provided

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South Whidbey band hosts album release party

A former East Coast punk found his latest musical inspiration immersed in Whidbey’s abundant nature.

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Environmental stewards saving Whidbey prairie

The Pacific Rim Institute is steadily rehabilitating 140 acres of prairie and savanna.

(Photo by Allyson Ballard) Superintendent Michelle Kuss-Cybula called the buildings’ funding a “twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

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Superintendent touts schools being built with grants

Construction of two new school buildings is well underway for the Oak Harbor School District.

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Whidbey group flying kites for Palestine

Whidbey for Palestine is inviting everyone to its first kite-flying and picnic event on Sunday.

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Continued enrollment declines projected for Oak Harbor school district

The school board and staff discussed the issue during a school board meeting last week.

Bigger view of the plane, slightly from the side. Used to train. Photo by Allyson Ballard

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Air museum plans reopening at new site

The Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum is hosting a grand re-opening at 11 a.m. on Aug. 21.

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Extras sought for movie to be filmed on Whidbey

Filmmakers Van Allen Cooper and Dale Schomer are seeking extras for a crowd scene in Coupeville.

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Whidbey comedian makes debut

Delia Pierce opened for “That Gay Comedy Show” at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon on Saturday.

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Jason Grube, 48, was killed in a bicycle accident last week, leaving behind his wife and three children.

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Whidbey mourns man killed in bike accident

A fundraiser was started for the family of an Oak Harbor father and artist who lost his life.

Rick Larsen during conference call with Clinton

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Larsen visits Whidbey to talk about funding cuts

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen toured the Ituha Stabilization Facility in Oak Harbor Wednesday.