Oak Harbor City Councilman Jim Palmer's name will likely appear on the general election ballot as a candidate for Island County auditor.As of the Aug.… Continue reading
Judge Churchill is ahead; Coupeville library bond passing
With the primary election closing in, some Oak Harbor residents have apparently started a last-minute effort to get an Oak Harbor councilman on the ballot as a write-in candidate for Island County auditor.
The Island County Auditor’s Office had to reprint more than 40,000 ballots and 40,000 voter’s pamphlets for the Aug. 19 primary election.
A state labor economist characterized an 1.5 increase in unemployment in Island County over the last year as “a large jump,” but he said it’s just a local reflection of the national economy.
An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man who assaulted his girlfriend and threatened to take her child will be spending some time in jail.John Elliott, Jr., pleaded… Continue reading
Judge Vickie Churchill handed out an unusual sentence to a man convicted of mistreating a toddler a couple of years ago.In Island County Superior Court… Continue reading
An Oak Harbor man who admitted to dropping a memory stick filled with child pornography at a city park apologized in court Monday.Anthony Harrold said… Continue reading
On Sept. 11, the justices of the state Supreme Court issued a stay of execution for Oak Harbor High School graduate Robert Yates, who also happens to be one of the nation’s most prolific serial killers.
A mobile home fire killed two cats early Friday morning, but the resident managed to save her pet birds.
The budget process for the Island County commissioners began this week, but one group of employees has already made a bold move in an attempt to influence the process.
A 37-year-old Oregon man is accused of impregnating his teenaged, second cousin on a couch at his grandmother’s Oak Harbor home in 2006, according to court documents.
A homeless man has been charged in connection with a running fight involving a knife and skateboards wielded as weapons, court documents show.
In court Wednesday, Nathan Martinez seemed to be at peace about his decision to accept a deal that will send him away for at least 20 years.
In court Wednesday, Nathan Martinez seemed to be at peace about his decision to accept a deal that will send him away for at least 20 years.
Prosecutors charged 29-year-old Robert McIntyre in Island County Superior Court Aug. 12 with rape of a child in the second degree. He pleaded not guilty Aug. 25.
The mother of children allegedly molested by a man they met at an Oak Harbor church held a small press conference at the Island County courthouse Tuesday afternoon.
An Oak Harbor man accused of molesting children while he was babysitting them has agreed to a plea bargain, according to the Island County Prosecutor’s Office.
An Oak Harbor man accused of molesting children while he was babysitting them has agreed to a plea bargain, according to the Island County Prosecutor's… Continue reading
Officials in Island County Superior Court hope to put their share of money from the county’s Mental Health Sales Tax Initiative to work soon.Court Administrator… Continue reading
