People with boats in Oak Harbor Marina could begin seeing a significant increase in their moorage rates.
Four months of road work on N. Oak Harbor Road is expected to wrap up this month following the installation of streetlights and landscaping next week.
Oak Harbor decision makers will meet for their first workshop later this month concerning the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant expected to cost city ratepayers up to $70 million.
For some Island County residents, a moment’s inattention behind the wheel is now a lot more expensive.
This past December, the North Whidbey Fire District’s Board of Commissioners adopted a policy to seek financial reimbursement from people involved in motor vehicle accidents. The policy, which launched in March, is beginning to pay off.
A ruling issued June 30 by Island County Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink will likely put an end to charitable events being held at the historic Crockett Barn.
The city of Oak Harbor’s days of clear financial sailing appear to be over as the economic storm plaguing state and municipal governments across the nation has finally caught up with Whidbey Island’s largest city.
After a 67-year absence, a PBY 5A Catalina seaplane can once again call Whidbey Island Naval Air Station home.
The flying boat, which was stationed in Oak Harbor in 1945, arrived at the Seaplane Base Friday, June 25, from a location near Skagit County Airport.
An Oak Harbor woman may have narrowly escaped serious injury Friday, June 25, when her vehicle veered off the roadway and nearly collided with a power pole.
At a public workshop designed to gather community input this week, Oak Harbor residents got their first glimpse and a chance to comment on the aesthetic designs being laid down for SE Pioneer Way, which is set to become a one-way street in 2011.
The Oak Harbor City Council has agreed to spend up to $2 million from its own coffers to help pay for a portion of the controversial Pioneer Way Improvement Project that city officials had been hoping would be funded with local and state grant funds.
A Mill Creek man may be facing charges from the Island County Prosecutor’s Office following a rescue from Deception Pass Bridge Friday that involved at least five public agencies and cost local taxpayers thousands of dollars.
Over the objections of two Oak Harbor City Council members and an official from the state Attorney General’s Office, the council has approved meeting policies that may violate the Open Public Meetings Act.
An Island County District Court judge has denied an Oak Harbor man’s claim that the city of Oak Harbor was liable for damages sustained to his 32-foot powerboat in a January windstorm.
Judge pro tem Amy Dempsey ruled Thursday, June 10, that the city was not at fault and denied 73-year-old Dennis Behrman’s claim for $1,807 on the grounds that he waived any right to compensation when he signed a lease agreement to moor his vessel at the Oak Harbor Marina.
