Members of the largest union of Island County workers sent a complaint letter to county commissioners and filed a grievance in a separate matter last week.
An argument over parking in downtown Oak Harbor last July turned criminal when a driver allegedly struck a pedestrian on purpose, court documents state.
Prosecutors charged Sylvester Barron III, a 35-year-old Oak Harbor man, in Island County Superior Court Feb. 1 with assault in the second degree and perjury in the second degree. He pleaded not guilty Feb. 22.
Island County’s first drunk driver to be charged with a felony DUI under a relatively new state law was recently sent to prison for more than four years.
Kelly Wayne Shields, a 45-year-old Oak Harbor resident, pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Feb. 16 to felony driving under the influence, driving while license suspended or revoked and possession of 40 grams or less of marijuana.
The Island County budget director recently presented commissioners with a worrisome five-year budget projection that shows reserve funds dwindling to levels that could create cash flow problems in just a year or two.
A 19-year-old Oak Harbor man who got whacked on the head with a wine bottle while burglarizing a garage last fall was recently sent to prison, court documents show.
Dakota Simpson pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Feb. 16 to residential burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm and vehicle prowling in the second degree.
A Department of Corrections’ investigation into a 26-year-old Oak Harbor man who tried to molest a sleeping boy reveals a sad, familiar story of substance abuse, untreated mental illness and wasted youth.
Brandon Cole pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Jan. 4 to attempted child molestation in the first degree. On Feb. 16, a judge sentenced him to more than three years in prison, with the possibility of a life sentence.
A 19-year-old Mount Vernon man was charged in connection with an unusual burglary in North Whidbey last month, court documents indicate.
Prosecutors charged Forrest Nelson in Island County Superior Court Jan. 20 with residential burglary. The charge includes an “aggravating factor” because the victim was allegedly present during the burglary.
Police arrested a 21-year-old Oak Harbor man last week on suspicion of dealing marijuana in another joint operation between the Oak Harbor Police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
The bust could mean an extended prison term for the suspect, Korey Jensen, because he was allegedly dealing out of an apartment within 1,000 feet of two schools, according to police.
A well-known, 77-year-old Coupeville man was struck and killed by a truck early Friday morning as he was making his morning walk to the Tyee Restaurant for a cup of coffee.
The Island County Planning Department recently reported some positive numbers for the construction industry and the county budget.
In a report to county commissioners, Planning Director Bob Pederson detailed permit activity in January of this year compared to the same month last year. The preliminary numbers show a significant growth in revenues from building, and especially, land-use permits.
A 38-year-old man who savagely beat his girlfriend in a travel trailer parked in a Greenbank woods Jan. 23 was recently sent to prison for three years.
A 24-year-old Navy man who was about to be deployed to Afghanistan is accused of choking his wife during a fight that occurred while he was packing to leave, court documents indicate.
Prosecutors charged Cullen Sedgwick in Island County Superior Court Jan. 22 with assault in the second degree, domestic violence. He pleaded not guilty Feb. 1.
Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation’s rate for euthanizing animals is one of the lowest in the state, or depending on how you look at it, in the nation, according to statistics from the nonprofit group.
