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Joseph Michael “Joe” Kiefer, born on April 29, 1957, in Long Beach, California, passed away on October 5, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was 68 years old and graduated from Oak Harbor High School, ...

A driver who claimed he drank a bottle of anti-freeze and consumed a bottle of pills led deputies on a long, strange chase on North Whidbey and into Fidalgo Island that ended with a crash into a tree ...

Rebecca Senn, a graduate student, said she found the bottle containing the Giant Pacific octopus, but she didn’t realize it wasn’t a ruby octopus until later. Underwater, she could only really see ...

Island Shakespeare Fest is returning with a thrilling production of “The Turn of the Screw.” Island Shakespeare Fest returns for its second season of spooky fun with another thrilling production of ...

As the autumn air gets crisper, don your favorite sweater and head outside to a new event celebrating the coziest time of year. Good Cheer is launching the Sweater Weather Festiva ...

Crabbing is one of Puget Sound’s most popular recreational fisheries. Each year, sport fishers catch more than 1.5 million pounds of Dungeness crab using pots, ring nets — and in the case of wade and ...

Oak Harbor Girls Scouts earned the bonze award, a rare milestone for Western Washington clubs. Two Girls Scouts from Oak Harbor recently earned the bonze award, marking a rare milestone for Western ...

According to its website, the WIAA sanctioned girls flag football in April, making it the first sport added by the organization since girls bowling in 1999. Oak Harbor High School initially explored ...

Several candidate forums are being held next week ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. A quiet election season on Whidbey Island is due to become more interesting next week with several candidate ...