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Whidbey Island celebrates Veterans Day
On Nov. 11, Oak Harbor Navy League is hosting a Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. in the…
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Johnson leads in South Whidbey School Board race
As of Thursday night, the Island County Elections Office counted 24,132 ballots.
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Painting a legacy: South Whidbey artist still going at age 104
Whidbey is home to many artists but few have been creating art for as long as Gaylen Hansen.
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Johnson leads in South Whidbey School Board race; write-in hospital candidacy looks unsuccessful
In the first count Tuesday night, the Elections Office tallied 15,150 ballots from 23% of voters.
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Prosecutor denies Oak Harbor murderer’s bid to be resentenced
Bettie Sifuentes-Hart still gets emotional when talking about her son, Adam Garcia.
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Oak Harbor’s gentle, troubled ‘giant’ mourned
Jeffery Pangburn, ‘Jeff the Giant,’ passed away in his truck in Oak Harbor in the morning of Nov.…
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Recording of bear on Whidbey posted online
Downes joked that the island was due for a bear, since one has showed up every two years…
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Oak Harbor’s proposed ‘stay out of area’ ordinance moves forward
It would allow judges to impose conditions on people convicted of drug crimes that bans them from entering…
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Kiteboarders catch the wind on Whidbey
A group of friends from Seattle frequently returns to the island for its strong, consistent winds.
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Oak Harbor buys indoor gun range for regional law enforcement center
The $2.75 million deal includes adjacent vacant lot that could be site of new police HQ someday.
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Fund set up to support a couple after fire destroys house
A Freeland couple lost their home, family heirlooms and everything they owned.
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Whidbey food banks, organizations prepare for end of SNAP
Food banks, pantries and other relief programs on Whidbey Island are bracing for new clients.