An effort to annex 10 acres of undeveloped forest into Oak Harbor may result in a handful of county residents going along for the ride, whether they want to or not.
Getting from one end of Whidbey Island to the other on Sundays should be a bit easier and much less expensive this holiday shopping season.
In an effort to fill a transportation gap, improve commerce and pave the way for a future business venture, Whidbey SeaTac Shuttle will be offering a free shuttle service between Oak Harbor and Clinton for the next four weeks.
A house fire that occurred late Monday evening has left an Oak Harbor woman dead and investigators searching for answers.
A Harborview Medical Center official confirmed that 42-year-old Dawn Campbell died Tuesday evening after being airlifted from Coupeville to the Seattle facility early that morning. She had been in intensive care with her condition described as “critical.”
Oak Harbor City officials barred the public from attending two meetings Friday morning between state regulators and the City Council concerning the results of the city’s annual financial audit.
A Level 3 sex offender recently released from state prison was back in jail last week for allegedly violating the terms of his parole.
Nathan Thomas Marion Evans, 28, was taken into custody Nov. 15 by state Department of Corrections officers and booked into the Oak Harbor Jail at about 1:30 p.m., according to community corrections officer Rob Diekman.
On top of heavy snowfall, slick roads and high winds, North Whidbey was hit by a magnitude 3.1 earthquake yesterday.
According to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network’s website, the quake occurred at 3:56 p.m. in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about 7 miles northwest of Coupeville and about 8 miles southwest of Oak Harbor. It was reported by 228 Whidbey Island residents and was felt by people 115 miles away in Marblemount.
While all other city workers are either being forced or have voluntarily waived pay raises in 2011, Oak Harbor police officers have decided to stick to their guns and require the city to honor the terms of their existing contract.
That means the cops will be the only city employees to get raises next year.
It was a tough first week on the job for Whidbey Island’s new ferry.
The 273-foot Chetzemoka, the ferry that Gov. Chris Gregoire christened Sunday as the ship built to handle the conditions common to the roughest route in the system, had cancelled a total of eight sailings as of Thursday afternoon.
Between 25-year-old Spencer Hawkins and 21-year-old Landon Luschei, the two Oak Harbor residents are just one year shy of 30 years of skateboarding experience.
Employees and elected officials in Oak Harbor got a shock this week when they learned that a premiere international travel company has named the Whidbey Island Marathon as one of the 10 best in the world.
After three long years, the wait is finally over.
The 64-car ferry Chetzemoka began regular service on the Coupeville-to-Port Townsend ferry route Monday following its inaugural sail and christening by Gov. Chris Gregoire Sunday, Nov. 14.
The new ferry that will permanently serve as the transportation link that connects Whidbey Island to the Olympic Peninsula will be officially christened by Gov. Chris Gregoire at the Coupeville ferry terminal this weekend.
The Island County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a level 3 sex offender is being released from the state Department of Corrections today and will be homeless in Oak Harbor.
