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Campaign for pickleball courts welcomes donations
Nov 15, 2024 · The project is currently in the design and permitting phase. The parks and rec department plans to go out to bid for construction in January or February 2025 with the goal of opening the courts in late summer or early fall next year, Executive Director Brian Tomisser said.
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Motorcyclist killed in North Whidbey crash
Oct 15, 2024 · A motorcyclist who was killed in a collision on North Whidbey on Oct. 13 has been identified. The Island County Coroner’s Office reported that Mark Crandall, a 58-year-old Oak Harbor resident, was pronounced dead at WhidbeyHealth Medical Center.
Updated: Navy searches for crew after Growler crashes near Mount ...
Oct 15, 2024 · The fate of two crew members of a Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft that crashed near Mount Rainier yesterday afternoon remains unknown, according to an updated Naval Air Station Whidbey Island press release this morning.
Wind storm knocks out power across island | Whidbey News-Times
Nov 5, 2024 · South Whidbey schools were cancelled on Tuesday morning due to the outages. According to South Whidbey Fire/EMS Chief Nick Walsh, on Monday afternoon shortly before school let out, downed power lines on Maxwelton Road near Island Christian Academy and South Whidbey Elementary School caused kids to be evacuated and picked up by their parents at an alternate location.
Warrant issued on assault suspect | Whidbey News-Times
Oct 4, 2024 · The elderly man tried to intervene when Brown assaulted a man in the kitchen. Instead, Brown punched the older man, the report states. The elderly victim was recuperating from surgery for an aortic aneurysm; his son had died and he was visiting Whidbey to take care of his affairs, the report states.
In turnaround, county commissioner, state senator poised for win …
Nov 12, 2024 · Both Johnson and Muzzall were behind after the first tally of votes on election night. Johnson was behind by 6% on election night. She and many of her supporters thought that it would be nearly impossible for subsequent vote counts to turn around the difference.
Navy locates fallen Growler, crew still missing
Oct 16, 2024 · At around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, aerial search crews located the wreckage of the EA-18G Growler that crashed on Oct. 15 east of Mount Rainier during routine training. The status of the two crew members in the aircraft is unknown while the search continues, according to a press release.
Oak Harbor man accused of drive-by shooting | Whidbey News …
Oct 4, 2024 · In the recent case, prosecutors charged 28-year-old Trujillo in Skagit County Superior Court Oct. 1 with assault in the first degree, drive-by shooting, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm.