Island County commissioners may become night owls every so often.
A 21-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of assaulting a police officer is wanted on a $25,000 warrant.
An Oak Harbor man has filed a tort claim against the city of Oak Harbor, alleging that a police officer assaulted him.
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is looking to expand its operations with a second boatyard in Oak Harbor.
An Oak Harbor family that moved to a small Montana town about 10 days ago has been struck by a tragedy that law enforcement is calling criminal.
A 3-year-old boy, Leo Mathis, Jr., drowned in the Prickly Pear Creek last Wednesday. His father, 26-year-old Leo Mathis, was charged in Montana Friday with negligent homicide in his son’s death.
Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson’s legal battle against Island County may become even more expensive for her.
The attorney representing Island County is asking a judge to force Emerson and her husband to pay the county’s cost of defending against the couple’s lawsuit. The county’s current tab for legal defense is $35,915.
The process of creating a plan to govern Island County parks has touched on two hot-button issues: hunting and smoking.
Island County Public Works Director Bill Oakes recently went to the county commissioners to get guidance on how the new parks plan should address the two concerns. As a result of the commissioners’ counsel, residents can expect smoking restrictions in a handful of county parks and a slight change in hunting rules.
Island County’s first-of-its-kind auction of long-forgotten properties is taking place on Thursday, June 30.
An early morning fire damaged a porch at a downtown Oak Harbor nightclub Wednesday.
For the first time in four years , Elaine Marlow delivered some good news about the county’s finances.
A Camano Island man who’s upset with Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her “Tea Party agenda” has coined a term he hopes will catch on. Kellzilla.
Disagreements between Island County and city of Oak Harbor officials over planning have turned into an all-out slugging match that the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board has been called on to referee.
At the heart of the matter is this: Oak Harbor Mayor Jim Slowik believes that county officials are earmarking population growth and distributing money to Freeland at the expense of Oak Harbor.
Ed Wood is on a mission to change state laws regarding drugged driving. Wood has a very personal stake in the issue. His son, 33-year-old Brian Wood, was among three people killed in a Sept. 3, 2010, car crash on North Whidbey last fall. Evidence introduced at trial showed the two Oak Harbor women responsible for the collision had illegal drugs in their systems.
