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    Articles by Jessie Stensland
    Oak Harbor politicians claim double “Schrammie” honors
    Oak Harbor politicians claim double “Schrammie” honors
    By Jessie Stensland • February 16, 2011 5:30 pm

    Tonight the second Oak Harbor politician this month will receive a Schrammie, a dubious award presented with thick sarcasm and…

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    Stressed Afghan veteran gets two weeks for gun incident last fall
    Stressed Afghan veteran gets two weeks for gun...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 15, 2011 5:39 pm

    A 25-year-old Navy man who got into an armed standoff with deputies last fall was recently sentenced to two weeks in jail after a deputy prosecutor determined that he may not have pointed a gun at anyone.

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    Island County commissioners retreat, go different directions
    Island County commissioners retreat, go different directions
    By Jessie Stensland • February 11, 2011 4:24 pm

    Island County commissioners were unable to find much in the way of common ground during a four-hour retreat in their hearing room Wednesday, but they definitely got to know each other better.

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    Christopher Williams
    UPDATE: Tip leads to capture of suspect in...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 10, 2011 6:20 pm

    On Thursday, a tipster helped police catch a suspect in an Oak Harbor drive-by shooting.
    Christopher Williams, also known as “Dookie,” was wanted on a $150,000 warrant out of Island County Superior Court. Prosecutors charged him Feb. 4 with a single count of drive-by shooting.

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    Assessor’s file cleared, legal move against Island County dropped
    Assessor’s file cleared, legal move against Island County...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 5, 2011 10:00 am

    Island County Assessor Mary Engle dropped legal action against the county last month after an offending disciplinary letter was quietly removed from her file.

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    18-year-old charged with crimes against girlfriend
    18-year-old charged with crimes against girlfriend
    By Jessie Stensland • February 4, 2011 4:43 pm

    An 18-year-old Seattle man is accused of raping, choking and hitting his girlfriend at her Oak Harbor home last month, court documents indicate.

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    Oak Harbor resident Nancy Dehn
    A hero’s regret: Oak Harbor woman deals with...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 1, 2011 4:39 pm

    Nancy Dehn saved her roommate’s life by breaking down a door and dragging the older woman outside as smoke and flames filled the single-wide in Oak Harbor’s Parkwood Manor trailer park Nov. 4.

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    Papers fear public’s at risk if notices move to web
    Papers fear public’s at risk if notices move...
    By Jessie Stensland • February 1, 2011 1:33 pm

    State lawmakers are considering a set of bills that would drastically change the way counties, cities and towns alert the community about what they’re up to.

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    Babysitting rapist sentenced to prison
    Babysitting rapist sentenced to prison
    By Jessie Stensland • February 1, 2011 4:30 pm

    A 26-year-old Oak Harbor man is going to prison for raping a grade-school girl he babysat in 2007, court documents indicate.

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    Man finds porn’s not free
    Man finds porn’s not free
    By Jessie Stensland • January 29, 2011 5:00 am

    The alleged theft of pornographic magazines and movies from an Oak Harbor convenience store led to a felony drug charge for a 20-year-old homeless man, court documents indicate.
    Prosecutors charged Gary England in Island County Superior Court Jan. 11 with possession of heroin, possession of a dangerous weapon and theft in the third degree.

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    Emersons seek injunction to stop the fines
    Emersons seek injunction to stop the fines
    By Jessie Stensland • January 28, 2011 6:25 pm

    Instead of cooperating with the planning department, Island County Commissioner Kelly Emerson and her husband are using a legal maneuver in an attempt to prevent the county from collecting or levying more fines against them.

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    Oak Harbor man beats woman, assaults officer, charges allege
    Oak Harbor man beats woman, assaults officer, charges...
    By Jessie Stensland • January 28, 2011 6:23 pm

    A 25-year-old Oak Harbor man is accused of brutally beating a woman in front of her toddler, then assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, court documents indicate.

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    Under a hearing examiner’s decision
    Examiner paves way for gravel mine expansion
    By Jessie Stensland • January 28, 2011 5:59 pm

    A Central Whidbey gravel mining company with a history of violating environmental rules will be able to expand its operations into the 100 acres surrounding the site located north of the Greenbank Farm.

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