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    Articles by Jessie Stensland
    County commissioners consider night meetings
    County commissioners consider night meetings
    By Jessie Stensland • July 1, 2011 6:50 pm

    Island County commissioners may become night owls every so often.

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    Oak Harbor man wanted for allegedly assaulting officer
    Oak Harbor man wanted for allegedly assaulting officer
    By Jessie Stensland • July 1, 2011 6:46 pm

    A 21-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of assaulting a police officer is wanted on a $25,000 warrant.

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    Man claims assault  by Oak Harbor officer
    Man claims assault by Oak Harbor officer
    By Jessie Stensland • July 1, 2011 6:36 pm

    An Oak Harbor man has filed a tort claim against the city of Oak Harbor, alleging that a police officer assaulted him.

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    Capt. Jay Johnston
    Oak Harbor mayor promotes Nichols Brothers expansion into...
    By Jessie Stensland • July 1, 2011 6:02 pm

    Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is looking to expand its operations with a second boatyard in Oak Harbor.

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    3-year-old Oak Harbor boy dead, father under arrest in Montana
    3-year-old Oak Harbor boy dead, father under arrest...
    By Jessie Stensland • June 28, 2011 5:47 pm

    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.

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    Island County wants Emerson to pay its lawyer fees
    Island County wants Emerson to pay its lawyer...
    By Jessie Stensland • June 24, 2011 5:49 pm

    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.

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    Island County park plan to set hunting, smoking policies
    Island County park plan to set hunting, smoking...
    By Jessie Stensland • June 24, 2011 5:20 pm

    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.

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    County auctions forgotten property
    County auctions forgotten property
    By Jessie Stensland • June 24, 2011 4:47 pm

    Island County’s first-of-its-kind auction of long-forgotten properties is taking place on Thursday, June 30.

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    A fire early in the morning Wednesday damage the exterior of an Oak Harbor nightclub.
    Downtown Oak Harbor nightclub damaged in fire
    By Jessie Stensland • June 23, 2011 3:01 pm

    An early morning fire damaged a porch at a downtown Oak Harbor nightclub Wednesday.

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    Early budget figures bring relief to Island County
    Early budget figures bring relief to Island County
    By Jessie Stensland • June 21, 2011 6:54 pm

    For the first time in four years , Elaine Marlow delivered some good news about the county’s finances.

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    Michael “Chumleigh” Mielnik drove from Camano Island to Coupeville to protest Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson.
    Chumleigh vs. Kellzilla: Man protests county commissioner
    By Jessie Stensland • June 21, 2011 6:53 pm

    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.

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    Oak Harbor mayor wants Freeland growth money
    Oak Harbor mayor wants Freeland growth money
    By Jessie Stensland • June 21, 2011 6:49 pm

    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.

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    Brian Wood
    Bereaved dad seeks tough laws for drugged driving
    By Jessie Stensland • June 21, 2011 6:47 pm

    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.

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