Oak Harbor News

Whidbey Island Conservation District supervisors had their first chance to hear public opinion about a proposed new property tax during a sparsely attended meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Taylor Road Fire Station.

Despite concerns about potential trouble from mixing fireworks and dry weather, police and fire officials reported a relatively uneventful Fourth of July weekend.

The City Council tonight will discuss Skagit Valley College's marine trades center and a development that would include office space and condos near the Cap Sante Boat Haven.

Edmonds: Transit plan to be discussed Edmonds is hosting a public open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Brackett Room on the third floor of City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave.

The Island County Commissioners have collectively disappointed the public by insisting on hiding the process by which they fill the important position of Island County Planning director.

SEATTLE - Scientists have upgraded the size of a small quake at Whidbey Island. It was first reported as a magnitude 3.0, but further analysis at the University of Washington seismology lab shows it was a 3.7. The quake at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday was centered about two miles southeast of Coupeville at a depth of 36 miles.

Scientists have upgraded the size of a small quake at Whidbey Island. It was first reported as a magnitude 3.0, but further analysis at the University of Washington seismology lab shows it was a 3.7. The quake at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday was centered about two miles southeast of Coupeville at a depth of 36 miles.

"I love this plane," said Paul Mankin of the model Grumman Wildcat F4F in his hands.

A 22-year-old Navy airman who allegedly stole a truck was caught after he left his cell phone inside the abandoned vehicle, court documents indicate.

Whidbey Island Clinton, Langley, Bayview, Freeland, Coupeville and Oak Harbor, WA 98260 United States of America Whidbey Island in Washington State.

A 45-year-old Bellingham man is accused of lighting a fire inside the Oak Harbor home of his estranged wife and children June 14, court documents state.

Discarded cigarettes apparently started a fire that caused about $20,000 damage to an Oak Harbor condominium Saturday afternoon, according to the Oak Harbor Fire Department.

The Oak Harbor City Councila s decision to move toward decreasing the citya s contribution to the Island County Joint Tourism promotion effort is reasonable.

Associated Press - June 22, 2009 4:05 PM ET OAK HARBOR, Wash. - Four years after the Navy formed a public-private partnership to build housing in the Puget Sound area, hundred of families are moving into new quarters at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

With summer heat turning lawns brown, city of Oak Harbor employees are experimenting with something new to make sure grass along a roadside curb remains a lush shade of green.

Christina Knight, 25, of Oak Harbor, poses for a photo Sunday in front of a bronze sculpture titled "Opulence" after being awarded an Associate in Technical Arts degree in nursing at Skagit Valley College.

Local musician Nate Parsell will be headlining the BlueSky 10-year live concert in Pago Pago, American Samoa on July 10 with the rock band Amely.

After 42-years selling furniture, Janice Fischer deserves a chance to sit on a couch and just relax for a while.

Auditions for the Musical a oeZombies from the Beyonda are being held at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd.

After making a last-second switch, two Oak Harbor High School students performed well enough at a state competition to move onto nationals that start Tuesday in Michigan.