Fires dotted prairie land in Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve last week, but they were not the result of criminal mischief or a stray cigarette butt.
Oak Harbor City Council members seem to have taken to heart recent concerns about openness and conflicts of interest.
As governor of the Soroptimist International Northwestern Region, Oak Harbor resident Sue Riney oversees the efforts of thousands of women across five states.
Spend a few minutes talking with her and it’s easy to see why she’s the right person for the job. After nearly 25 years of volunteering with Soroptimist and a similar group, Riney still gets fired up when talking about improving the lives of women everywhere.
A bend on Zylstra Road notorious for bad accidents has once again resulted in the dispatch of police and emergency responders.
At 6:15 p.m. Thursday evening, a 50-year-old Oak Harbor woman was traveling northbound on Zylstra in a 1995 white Chevrolet Camaro adorned with black racing strips when she failed to negotiate the 90-degree curve near Nubian Way, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Tim Yzaguirre.
Following a two-month closure, one of Oak Harbor’s favorite eateries is once again open for business.
Zorba’s Greek and Italian Restaurant, which had been located on SE Pioneer Way for the past 12 years, reopened its doors Aug. 15 at its new location next to the Coachman Inn off Highway 20 on the north side of town.
The cause of a fire that consumed about three acres of grassland and bluff at Fort Ebey State Park Wednesday is still unknown, but authorities believe it may have been started by a lit cigarette.
Ranger Curt Steinagel, whose face was dripping with sweat and smudged with soot, said moments after the last embers were extinguished that few other things could have started the blaze.
For the second year in a row, some of the Bering Sea’s toughest and best known crabbers will be back in Oak Harbor.
Vinton and Charisse Waldron of Seabolt’s Smokehouse are once again hosting a shindig with crew members from the wildly popular “Deadliest Catch” reality TV series.
More than a week after Oak Harbor City Councilman Scott Dudley publicly implicated a fellow council member of wrongdoing for voting on the SE Pioneer Way improvement project, it is still unclear whether Councilman Bob Severns actually has a conflict of interest.
Confused and frustrated over a lack of authority, and amidst threats of legal action by incensed neighbors, the Coupeville Design Review Board Tuesday only reluctantly approved elements of a new 20-home subdivision.
After more than eight years of trying, Coupeville’s effort to find a buyer that will preserve the old fire hall on Alexander Street is now closer than ever to completion.
On the heels of a performance problem that has pushed back the Chetzemoka’s arrival by about six weeks, Washington State Ferries officials have now confirmed that the boat has a list.
With Oak Harbor City Councilman Scott Dudley once again leading the charge, opponents of the SE Pioneer Way one-way street project took their case to the county.
One Oak Harbor city councilman’s attempts to scuttle the controversial Pioneer Way improvement plan may have paid off as state regulators are now asking questions about how the city is planning to pay for certain elements of the project.
