Latest Curated Headlines from Oak Harbor and North Whidbey

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Measure would give police a tool in dealing with repetitive criminal activity at specific locations

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Police officers from across the region will be able to travel to Whidbey Island during damp, dark winters to practice their gun skills safely indoors.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Video of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee meeting of Wed., Oct. 29, 2025.

CITY OF OAK HARBOR: Video of the City Council Workshop of Tue., Oct. 28, 2025.

DAVE PAUL: As Chair of the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee, I’ve spent a lot of time over the summer and fall meeting with educators, small business owners, and labor leaders to discuss ways we can improve workforce training across our state.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Keeping membership trained is a shared priority of two fire commissioner candidates going head-to-head.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Oak Harbor approved a $133,118 feasibility study for a long-planned recreation center, emphasizing community engagement and economic growth as consultants begin design and planning phases.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Two doctors are vying to sit on a board that will decide the future of Whidbey Island’s hospital public district, which employs more than 700 people and runs a critical access hospital, eight outpatient locations and three EMS stations.

The Island County Democrats posted a list of their preferred candidates in Island County’s 2025 elections.

The League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island held a virtual candidate forum for Oak Harbor City Council candidates on Oct. 14, 2025.