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Oak Harbor woman pleads guilty in stabbing death
A woman admitted to stabbing her fiancé to death during a Friday the 13th power outage in 2020.
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Commissioners set $20 an hour minimum wage for county staff
A total of 35 people will see their wages increase, some of whom made as low as around…
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Bail revoked for man over shotgun incident
An Oak Harbor man allegedly fired a shotgun during an argument, according to court documents.
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Mack quits city council
Oak Harbor Councilmember Jeff Mack announced his resignation last week.
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Cops recover suspected burglary loot from stolen truck
Oak Harbor police officers arrested two people in a stolen truck Dec. 27.
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Judge orders man to surrender firearms
Judge Christon Skinner authorized a temporary extreme risk protection order for Rama D. Keating.
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County commissioner race heats up early
Two Republican candidates announced that they intend to run against Commissioner Janet St. Clair.
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Growler noise study supports computer modeling
A $1.9 million study of aircraft noise at two Navy bases is unlikely to satisfy critics.
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Splash park water cost alarms council member
The water bill for the Windjammer Park splash park, Shipwreck Shores, totals $100,000 a year.
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County commissioners eye housing sales tax
A one-tenth of 1% sales tax would raise about $1.2 million a year for county affordable housing.
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Magistrate’s report on lawsuit critical of Navy’s Growler environmental impact study | Updated
A federal magistrate judge ruled in favor of the state Attorney General’s Office and a Whidbey anti-noise group…
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New district maps keep things competitive
Whidbey Island will remain in the state’s most politically competitive legislative district.
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County names new public works director
A former rocket scientist will be taking over Island County largest’s department.