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Letter claims students being ‘indoctrinated’

Eighty people signed a letter to the Oak Harbor school board detailing their concerns.

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Oak Harbor school enrollment expected to decline next year

Enrollment had been climbing steadily the previous eight years but is expected to drop next year.

Germaine Kornegay, left, and Allenda Jenkins star in Whidbey Playhouse’s virtual production of ‘Having our Say: The Delany sisters’ first 100 years’ available to view online on Feb. 26-27. Photo by Emily Gilbert/Whidbey News-Times

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‘Having our Say’ brings history to life through two sisters’ memories

Whidbey Playhouse’s virtual production can be viewed online Feb. 26-27.

Dirt is moved during the deconstruction of a seawall on Friday, Jan. 29, 2020 in Langley, Wa. Shoreline restoration underway north of Langley involves removal of an old barge and bulkheads. Sea level rise makes such habitat improvements all the more important to endangered salmon and their prey. The project is a partnership between Seahorse Siesta property owners and the Northwest Straits Foundation. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Small fish, big barriers: A county confronts climate change

Island County has 196 miles of shoreline to protect as sea levels rise. And erosion is only one…

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Jury finds Oak Harbor man guilty of molesting two girls in 2019

Coy Bozeman was convicted of molesting two girls but not a third who also alleged she was abused.

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South Whidbey students returning to school next week

First and third graders will return to school Feb. 22 and others will be phased back in March.

Oak Harbor photographer Pamela Davis Headridge captured this image of Deception Pass and the surrounding park blanketed in snow on Sunday, Feb. 14 from the north side of the bridge. Photo by Pamela Davis Headridge

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Fun times in the snow

Whidbey was blanketed in snow this past weekend.

Santosa’s daughter Gwen, 2, tests out some of the toys in the new Mother Mentors “boutique.” Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record

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Mother Mentors boutique opens on South End

The first day of operation is this Saturday, Feb. 13.

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Online intruders disrupt Port of South Whidbey meeting

Videos of pornography and Confederate flags were shared on the screens of the new attendees,

South Whidbey High School Senior Sarah Zundel plays trombone.

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Whidbey students qualify for ensemble groups

South Whidbey and Oak Harbor student musicians qualified for prestigious groups.

After her story went viral, April DiDonna was honored as a HOWL’s Hero by an organization that writes children’s books about organ donation. Photo provided

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Oak Harbor woman now known worldwide for saying ‘I love you’

After the News-Times interveiwed her, April DiDonna’s story has gone around the world.

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Level 3 sex offender moves to Whidbey

Jeffery Charles Sitton moved to a home on Sunrise Park Way in Greenbank.

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Restaurants can open now that Island County moved to Phase 2

Restaurants in Island County will finally be able to serve food indoors, albeit with restrictions.