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County extends hearing on potential sales tax increase
— Created January 26, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Island County commissioners have continued a public hearing on a proposed sales tax increase, pushing a decision on the matter to March 22. A public hearing was […]
Langley Creates is counting creativity
— Created January 19, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Anyone in the greater South Whidbey area who earns a living through their creativity is being asked to stand up and be counted by Langley Creates. The […]
Film festival celebrates the revolutionary ’60s
— Created January 12, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed The fourth annual Whidbey Island Film Festival (WIFF) is truly something revolutionary – well, at least its selection of featured films were revolutionary in one way or […]
Island County considers sales tax increase
— Created January 12, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Island County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. to discuss a one-tenth of one percent increase in the county’s sales tax […]
Developer contradicts city claims regarding Oak Harbor’s “Road to Nowhere”
— Created January 12, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Excruciating. That’s how the project manager for U-Haul Oak Harbor describes the process of trying to get the company’s building plans approved by the City of Oak […]
Sound Waters University, reimagined
— Created January 5, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Shannon Bly Sound Waters University, to be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 5 and 6, is an opportunity to learn about our unique Salish Sea ecosystem so we can […]
Oak Harbor City Council gains two, loses one
— Created January 5, 2022 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed As the Oak Harbor City Council welcomes two new members to its ranks – Shane Hoffmire and Dan Evans (Councilman Bryan Stucky has already assumed his seat) […]
Fireworks to light up the sky New Year’s Eve
— Created December 29, 2021 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce has planned a bright, sparkly way to usher in a new year. Its annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display will proceed […]
New year, new opportunities to donate blood
— Created December 29, 2021 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed The season of giving doesn’t end with the holidays – especially when it comes to donating blood. This life-saving gift never goes out of style and there […]
Oak Harbor to proceed with Fakkema Access Road project – for now
— Created December 22, 2021 by Kathy ReedBy Kathy Reed Oak Harbor City Council members have approved a one-year contract extension for an engineering plan for the Fakkema Access Road project. The Dec. 14 vote was a […]