Oak Harbor News

Island County commissioners agreed last month to become part of the HOME Investment Partner Program, an organization that will collectively become eligible for grants issued through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to Catherine Reid, Island County housing program coordinator.

The process was arduous and the startup costly, but Maureen Cooke, owner of Mo's Pub and Eatery in Langley, was the first name on the state's list of approved sellers released Monday, July 7. Yet for all the hurdles jumped, money spent and time invested into Cooke's newest venture, Whidbey Island Cannabis Company, she'll have to bide her time a bit ... (more)

City of Oak Harbor officials maintain that Dena Royal, owner of Whidbey Island Yarns, cannot live in the back of her business because it's against the city's building code.

Oak Harbor's police chief wants five additional officers, the fire chief wants four new firefighters and the city administrator wants his own administrative assistant.

Cruz, from Oak Harbor, was one of eight anglers already casting their lines from the shores of Driftwood Park near Keystone beach in Coupeville at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

LIFE CHURCH is holding Jesus: Rockstar Kids Camp 2014 Tuesday, July 22 through Friday, July 25. It's for children ages 6-12.

"I'm so sorry for Oak Harbor," said Jamie Wilson, who worked for Waste Management for three years before taking another job two months ago.

The Oak Harbor Emblem Club recently awarded scholarships to four Whidbey Island high school seniors.

Despite allusions in the June 11, 2014 Whidbey News-Times , Citizens of Ebey's Reserve has had absolutely nothing to do with the defacing of U.S. currency.

The CHANCEL CHOIR OF OAK HARBOR FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH , 1050 SE Ireland St., presents "America - Sweet Land of Liberty," the annual musical celebration of God and Country 7 p.m. July 3. Everyone is invited.

Former Coupeville deputy marshal Hodges Gowdey said accusations that he handcuffed his former girlfriend during a roadside squabble seven years ago and coached her about what to tell investi And then he hopes to go back into law enforcement - and may be able to - even though he's been dogged by trouble for much of his career.

When Jessie Tamayo was looking to relocate her Asian fusion-style restaurant to a different city, she kept coming back to Oak Harbor.

Austin Jenckes, who became famous for appearing on the TV show "The Voice," will perform in Oak Harbor Saturday as a fundraiser for the Oak Harbor Music Festival.

This factoid, offered by local oceanographer Jim Rich, shows the instability of Whidbey Island's geologic makeup.

While most of these earthquakes are too small to notice, if an event is large enough, it could trigger local landslides and even tsunamis.

The Anacortes resident has a "sick car" and said he relies on the bus service to get to work in Coupeville.

Island County is wrapping up plans for a South Whidbey bike route that will circle through scenic areas between Clinton to Bayview Corner to Langley and back again.

In an effort to attract more visitors to Pioneer Way on the Fourth of July, Oak Harbor's downtown merchants are adding a car show to the mix.

But, in interviewing Hodges Gowdey, a former deputy with the Coupeville Marshal's Office, the Oak Harbor police tried to compel him to make statements through a fake internal investigation into a 2007 incident in which he allegedly handcuffed his girlfriend during a fight and later told her not to tell investigators about it.

Dan Ollis keeps the device handy for communication on the fly. As president of a buzzing coffee company with 122 employees, he's often on the go, making the front seat of his black Chevy Tahoe his mobile office.