Oak Harbor officials have been discussing the notion of building sewer lines to spur development on Goldie Road for a decade. It’s an issue that has caused controversy over the years, partly because the area is outside the city limits.
Monday at noon, a bank sign on Midway Boulevard in Oak Harbor said it was 84 degrees. But according to the National Weather Service, the temperature in the city was a mere 66 degrees.
A 40-year-old man who barricaded himself in a North Whidbey motor home and held off police with a sawed-off rifle during a three-and-a-half-hour standoff could end up in prison, court documents indicate.
A 22-year-old Oak Harbor man was arrested for assaulting a former friend at the skate park Thursday afternoon, according to police.
Oak Harbor Police Chief Rick Wallace said the two men got into an argument at the skate park on SE Jerome Street just after 5 p.m. The suspect kneed the 20-year-old victim in the face and kicked him in the face, Wallace said.
A 28-year-old employee of Skagit Farmers Supply in Oak Harbor stole more than $3,000 in cash from the business, court documents alleged.
Prosecutors charged Serena Overby in Island County Superior Court June 29 with theft in the first degree. Her arraignment, scheduled for Monday, was postponed until July 27.
A sailor assigned to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station is back at work after being charged in federal court with stealing and selling high-tech gun sights.
Two people were injured in a four-car, chain-reaction accident in Oak Harbor early Tuesday afternoon.
Oak Harbor Police Officer Dennis Dickinson said he had just made a traffic stop in the northbound lane of Highway 20 when the accident occurred in the southbound lane, near the intersection with NE 16th Avenue.
A North Whidbey used car lot earned the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first dealership to have its license yanked by the state due to methamphetamine contamination.
A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in cash got a relatively lenient plea deal because he’s facing even bigger trouble in Alaska.
Shaun Gould pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court June 29 to theft in the second degree. He was originally charged with first-degree theft, forgery and identity theft in the first degree.
Despite concerns about potential trouble from mixing fireworks and dry weather, police and fire officials reported a relatively uneventful Fourth of July weekend.
It now costs a little more to get a building permit in Island County, but it will cost a lot more for those who are caught building without a permit.
Interim Planning Director Keith Higman presented commissioners Monday with a resolution that increases building permits by an average of 1.5 percent.
A 32-year-old Snohomish man in Island County jail on felony domestic-violence charges assaulted a fellow inmate during a fight over shoes, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.
A program aimed at providing emergency assistance to indigent Island County veterans and their dependents recently got a makeover that should make the process quicker, easier and altogether better.
