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    Articles by Jessie Stensland
    Whidbey Island therapist’s license suspended
    Whidbey Island therapist’s license suspended
    By Jessie Stensland • September 24, 2016 1:30 am

    The Washington State Department of Health reported that it suspended the credentials of a South Whidbey marriage and family therapist…

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    A shoeless man hangs from phone lines on North Oak Harbor Street Sunday. He told rescuers that he was trying to retrieve a pair of shoes. Photo by Robert Rizzo
    Man on a wire a recently released jailbird
    By Jessie Stensland • September 24, 2016 1:30 am

    The Oak Harbor Fire Department retrieved a man dangling from telephone lines Sunday, but his unusual saga didn’t end there.

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    Freeland man jailed for injuring ferry captains with laser
    Freeland man jailed for injuring ferry captains with...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 24, 2016 1:30 am

    Shenanigans with lasers earned a Freeland man a jail sentence and more than $100,000 in fines.

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    Oak Harbor resident Shaunyae Allen pleads guilty to third-degree assault in court last Thursday. He was accused of shooting another man but investigators were unable to find concrete evidence. Photo by Jessie Stensland/Whidbey News-Times
    Shooter dodges 3rd strike with deal
    By Jessie Stensland • September 21, 2016 6:00 am

    An Oak Harbor man accused in a July 2 shooting outside a bar avoided a “third strike” by agreeing to…

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    Robert “Al” Baker is resentenced last week for the 2013 murder of his wife in Greenbank. File photo.
    Freeland pizzaman resentenced to 52 years after unwanted...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 21, 2016 1:30 am

    A convicted murderer was resentenced in Island County Superior Court last week after his conviction was appealed without his knowledge…

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    State is holding an open house in Oak Harbor Thursday on Sharpes Corner roundabouts
    State is holding an open house in Oak...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 21, 2016 1:30 am

    With backups sometimes extending beyond the designated turn lane, Sharpes Corner can be a traffic nightmare for people headed to…

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    Island Scanner | Old man drinks, dance in park
    Island Scanner | Old man drinks, dance in...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 21, 2016 1:30 am

    Thursday, Aug. 25

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    Oak Harbor resident Jeanne Skinner was killed in an car accident in Idaho Sept. 17. Photo submitted.
    Oak Harbor resident killed in crash in Idaho...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 21, 2016 1:30 am

    Family and friends are mourning the loss of an Oak Harbor woman who was killed in an accident in Idaho…

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    Grant to help lower sewer rates
    Grant to help lower sewer rates
    By Jessie Stensland • September 21, 2016 1:30 am

    A $1-million grant from Island County should further help Oak Harbor keep sewage rates under control.

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    Island County settles lawsuit over Ledgewood Beach landslide for $1.5 million
    Island County settles lawsuit over Ledgewood Beach landslide...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 17, 2016 6:00 am

    Island County commissioners this week settled two lawsuits brought by Central Whidbey homeowners affected by a massive 2013 landslide.

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    Oak Harbor man sentenced to prison for domestic abuse
    Oak Harbor man sentenced to prison for domestic...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 17, 2016 5:30 am

    An Oak Harbor man whose abuse of his wife escalated into a violent choking incident in July is now in…

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    Photo by Michael Watkins / Whidbey News-Times                                State Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano, and Democratic candidate Doris Brevoort answer questions at a candidate forum Thursday.
    State, county candidates take on hot issues at...
    By Jessie Stensland • September 17, 2016 1:30 am

    Candidates took on such hot-button issues as Navy jet noise, affordable housing and a state income tax during a forum…

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    Info meeting planned for hunting on base
    Info meeting planned for hunting on base
    By Jessie Stensland • September 6, 2016 2:45 pm

    People interested in hunting on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island property during the 2016-17 season are invited to a “One-Stop-Shop”…

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