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    Articles by Jessie Stensland
    Two women choked, Oak Harbor man goes to prison
    Two women choked, Oak Harbor man goes to...
    By Jessie Stensland • May 27, 2011 5:16 pm

    A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man was sent to prison this week after pleading guilty in two separate cases in which he choked women.

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    Sexual assault trial faces Sen. Haugen’s husband
    Sexual assault trial faces Sen. Haugen’s husband
    By Jessie Stensland • May 25, 2011 10:00 am

    An Island County Superior Court judge dismissed all but one element of a Coupeville woman’s lawsuit against the husband of a powerful state senator.

    But Judge Alan Hancock’s decision last Friday afternoon means Courtney Jones’ lawsuit against Basil Badley, Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen’s husband, can continue, unless it’s settled out of court before the Aug. 30 trial date.

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    Elderly trike rider injured in accident on North Whidbey
    Elderly trike rider injured in accident on North...
    By Jessie Stensland • May 24, 2011 5:31 pm

    A 73-year-old Lynnwood man on a 2006 Honda GL 1800 trike was injured in a collision last Wednesday afternoon on Highway 20 in front of a North Whidbey convenience store.

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    Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider describes possible new commissioner boundaries Monday. Tenth District Legislative and Second District Congressional boundaries may also change due to the 2010 census results.
    Voter boundary lines may change by end of...
    By Jessie Stensland • May 24, 2011 5:27 pm

    By the end of the year, some Island County voters will likely be living in a different commissioner district. Officials in the auditor’s office and the planning department are in the process of reviewing census data to redraw the boundaries of the county’s three commissioner districts.

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    Tin foil turns shoplifting accusation into felony charge
    Tin foil turns shoplifting accusation into felony charge
    By Jessie Stensland • May 20, 2011 6:05 pm

    A Marysville man accused of shoplifting at Oak Harbor’s Walmart could face extra time in jail because he used tinfoil to aid him in the caper, court documents indicate.

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    Kenneth Emerson
    Island County judge skeptical of Emerson lawsuit
    By Jessie Stensland • May 20, 2011 6:03 pm

    Things did not go well Wednesday afternoon for the attorney representing Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her husband.

    Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock listened to arguments over a motion seeking to dismiss the Emersons’ lawsuit against the county. The couple’s attorney, Stephen Pidgeon of Everett, argued ardently about Fourth Amendment rights, but his legal analysis didn’t seem to have any sway with the judge.

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    Trike rider injured in North Whidbey accident
    Trike rider injured in North Whidbey accident
    By Jessie Stensland • May 18, 2011 8:37 pm

    A 73-year-old Lynnwood man on a 2006 Honda GL 1800 Trike was injured in a collision Wednesday afternoon on Highway 20 in front of a North Whidbey convenience store.

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    Lt. John Dyer climbs a trail that’s part of the “Yellow Brick Road” obstacle course at FBI Headquarters. Dyer was chosen to attend the FBI’s Academy for law enforcement.
    Oak Harbor officer survives FBI’s ‘Yellow Brick Road’
    By Jessie Stensland • May 17, 2011 1:47 pm

    Lt. John Dyer now has something in common with Clarice Starling.

    Dyer may not have chased serial killers like the fictional Starling, played by Jodie Foster in the movie “Silence of the Lambs.” Or as least he’s not admitting to it. But Dyer ran the legendary “Yellow Brick Road,” the obstacle course at FBI headquarters that Starling famously jogs in the movie.

    “It’s definitely challenging,” Dyer admitted.

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    Colton Harris-Moore
    Island County prosecutor piles on charges against Barefoot...
    By Jessie Stensland • May 17, 2011 5:23 pm

    The Island County Prosecutor’s Office filed four new charges Tuesday against 20-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, the so-called “Barefoot Bandit,” in order to avoid running up against three-year statutes of limitations.

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    Oak Harbor police and an NCIS agent seize more than 200 marijuana plants from home on North Whidbey.
    Cops find attic pot crop in Oak Harbor
    By Jessie Stensland • May 13, 2011 7:31 pm

    A team of Whidbey Island law enforcement officers uncovered a large marijuana grow operation in the cramped attic of a home just outside Oak Harbor Thursday morning.

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    Emergency response personnel take notes at the scene of a collision on Oak Harbor Road Friday morning. An emergency vehicle from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue collided with a pickup.
    North Whidbey emergency rig in crash
    By Jessie Stensland • May 13, 2011 6:03 pm

    An emergency vehicle from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue was involved in an accident north of Oak Harbor Friday morning.

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    Island County commissioner Emerson asks for 30 days before lawsuit action
    Island County commissioner Emerson asks for 30 days...
    By Jessie Stensland • May 13, 2011 5:52 pm

    The attorney for Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her husband is asking for at least 30 extra days before a judge hears a motion to throw out their lawsuit against the county.

    Stephen Pidgeon, an Everett-based attorney, filed the motion for continuance May 5, along with a new declaration by Kenneth Emerson, the commissioner’s husband. The hearing on the motion for summary judgment is scheduled for May 18.

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    Oak Harbor man, 63, blames girl, 4, for rape
    Oak Harbor man, 63, blames girl, 4, for...
    By Jessie Stensland • May 13, 2011 5:05 pm

    A 63-year-old Oak Harbor man admitted to raping two young children, but blamed his actions on the 4-year-old victim, according to a police report.

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