Mayor Ronnie Wright and City Administrator Sabrina Combs joined Representative Dave Paul in Olympia for the signing of House Bill 1791, which expands the flexibility of city funds, making it easier for cities to respond to local needs without raising taxes. A special thanks to Deputy City Administrator & Finance...
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: As the Oak Harbor City Council prepares to make a vote on the proposed business and occupation — or B&O — tax next month, Deputy City Administrator and Finance Director David Goldman returned to the council chambers with a new option.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: On top of adding career firefighters and a new fire station, the Oak Harbor Fire Department is hoping to beef up its capabilities and save more lives by offering paramedic services rather than emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, only.
You spoke, we listened! We’re taking “The Wright Blend-Coffee & Conversation with Mayor Wright” to after hours! El Cazador has agreed to host us in April for “Tacos & Conversation.” Mayor Wright will be serving up answers to your questions, and El Cazador will be serving up tacos to spice...
3-253-2025 City of Oak Harbor Council Workshop
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: What started off as an unusually intense rivalry between two mayoral candidates degenerated into a battle of allegations and Facebook posts fought from opposite sides of the country.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: After encountering some bumps along the way, Oak Harbor’s Public Works department needs extra funding to add some finishing touches to the Northeast Seventh Avenue reconstruction project.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Construction of the Oak Harbor Fire Department’s new fire station is only a few days away.
