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County cuts city’s court costs, dispute ends
The city of Oak Harbor won’t be splitting from Island County to start its own municipal court, but…
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Teens threatened by box cutter at Oak Harbor McDonald’s
A 35-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of threatening two teenaged boys with a box cutter at a…
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Island County workers protest new hires
Members of the largest union of Island County workers sent a complaint letter to county commissioners and filed…
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Oak Harbor parking dispute leads to charges
An argument over parking in downtown Oak Harbor last July turned criminal when a driver allegedly struck a…
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Man sentenced in Island County’s first felony DUI case
Island County’s first drunk driver to be charged with a felony DUI under a relatively new state law…
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Island County’s 5-year budget projection is dismal
The Island County budget director recently presented commissioners with a worrisome five-year budget projection that shows reserve funds…
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Garage burglar sent to prison
A 19-year-old Oak Harbor man who got whacked on the head with a wine bottle while burglarizing a…
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Oak Harbor man sentenced for molestation attempt
A Department of Corrections’ investigation into a 26-year-old Oak Harbor man who tried to molest a sleeping boy…
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Mount Vernon man charged in fruitless burglary
A 19-year-old Mount Vernon man was charged in connection with an unusual burglary in North Whidbey last month,…
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Police make pot bust near North Whidbey Middle School
Police arrested a 21-year-old Oak Harbor man last week on suspicion of dealing marijuana in another joint operation…
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Coupeville man killed while walking on Highway 20
A well-known, 77-year-old Coupeville man was struck and killed by a truck early Friday morning as he was…
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Island County permits show encouraging signs
The Island County Planning Department recently reported some positive numbers for the construction industry and the county budget.…
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Former Oak Harbor resident gets 3 years for assault
A 38-year-old man who savagely beat his girlfriend in a travel trailer parked in a Greenbank woods Jan.…