Latest Curated Headlines from Oak Harbor and North Whidbey

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: City council recap & highlights from the July 1, 2025 meeting.

BRYAN STUCKY: Great turnout at the Whidbey Wags parade and festivites tonight

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Thanks to a generous 2025 Lodging Tax Tourism Grant (LTAC) Grant, we’re turning youth sports weekends into family friendly getaways that support our local hotels, restaurants, and shops!

OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT: This week marked a major milestone in the construction of the new Forest Vista Learning Center, which will soon house Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center and HomeConnection schools!

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Community highlights, resources, & events

OAK HARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT: Wow, have you seen the latest progress on the new Forest Vista Learning Center, the new site of HomeConnection and Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center?

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor is proposing extensive mitigation measures as part of an application for dredging the city-owned marina.

NORTH WHIDBEY FIRE AND RESCUE: We are currently in the process of creating a long-term strategic plan for the district and are currently asking for input and information from our community.

BRYAN STUCKY: Between 2022 and 2025, we reduced the average utility rate per household from $221.43 to $199.06. However, it now appears that external factors may cause rates to rise again, with projections showing an increase to $209.40 in 2026.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Rate residents pay for city-provided utilities could increase by 5.4% a year for the next five years