Two recent break-in, attempted rape cases have similarities
Island County Health Officer Roger Case details what people in Island County need to know about this disease
A 20-year-old man who was in Oak Harbor jail for stealing beer from Ennen’s is facing a felony assault charge for punching a jailer in the eye, according to police.
Halloween is coming to Roller Barn in Oak Harbor on Friday
PWY haunted house, “Crypt of Horror” at the Roller Barn, 98 NE Barron Dr., Oak Harbor:
Friday, Oct. 26, 7-11 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, Noon to 4 p.m. Special Kids; Session and
7-11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 29, 6-9 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 6-9 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 6-10 p.m.
Tickets available in advance for $5 at Naval Youth Center and at the Roller Barn. Tickets at the door will be $6. Bring a canned food donation for Help House and receive $1 off admission.
Selected entries from calls made to local law enforecement
Jim Larsen starts as new editor Oct. 24
Police say Cameron Wiggins admitted that he threatened to “bash” his wife’s head with a hammer during a fight over housework.
A group of Oak Harbor High School students say they are not happy with the new levy-supported hot lunch program, and that they want to see some changes.
Tuesday morning, eight high school students gathered around a conference table — along with food service director David Connors and high school vice principal Linda Riffe — in order to provide feedback on Oak Harbor High School’s current lunch program. The meeting was the first in a series that will take place throughout the year.
A 36-year-old sex offender from Arizona was arrested in Oak Harbor earlier this month for allegedly failing to register as a sex or kidnapping offender.
An Island County Superior Court judge put out a $20,000 bench warrant Friday on a 48-year-old Freeland man accused of molesting a nine-year-old boy.
You have no doubt heard the joke about the oxymoron “jumbo shrimp.” How can a shrimp be “jumbo?” we ask. Well, ponder this — shrimp can even be “extra colossal,” meaning that the edible tail portion is about 3-inches long and about 1 1/2- inches wide. Now that’s a big shrimp. “Jumbos” are about 2-inches long, and the size decreases on down to “tiny” shrimp, which are a mere 1 1/4-inch long. But no matter what their size, shrimp are shrimp, and, provided they have been handled properly, they are all sweet, tasty and nutritious.
‘Together … we remember’ is set for Nov. 6
As I drove by Dugualla Bay Farm north of Oak Harbor this week, I glanced at fields of fat orange pumpkins. Ah yes, it’s October. But what really caught my attention were the rows of blueberry bushes whose foliage had turned red. Not just ordinary Crayola red; it was dazzling, vivid, intense Red with a capital R.
Who wouldn’t enjoy seeing such rich, saturated color in their own garden? Now’s the best time of year to shop nurseries and garden centers for the red, gold, orange, coral, burgundy, magenta and vermilion foliage that makes autumn the most colorful season of the year. I asked three Whidbey Island nursery professionals for their personal recommendations on the best trees and shrubs to plant for a brilliant fall show.
