An Oak Harbor man who took part in a brutal assault that was caught on video outside a downtown bar three months ago was finally arrested following a brief standoff with police last month, court documents indicate.
A proposal to add a right-turn lane at the intersection of North Main Street and Highway 20 sparked a round of questions during a June 29 Coupeville Town Council meeting.
The “barefoot burglar” famously got his start on Camano Island before moving on to bigger and badder things.
Now Camano has another burglar who may be worthy of a catchy monicker, like perhaps “the bacon burglar.”
A 57-year-old Freeland woman accused of assaulting a paramedic and a nurse while she was highly intoxicated is facing felony charges, court documents indicate.
Island County taxpayers are and have several times in the past couple years been told by county government officials that we have one of the lowest tax rates in the state. This was again stated in Commissioner Price Johnson’s May 29 “Sound Off” where she said, “While the 2011 tax rate would be 59 cents per $1,000 of assessed value it’s among the lowest rates in the state, with only five of 39 counties under $1.”
Driving to work Monday morning, I knew summer was upon us. It was cloudy and the windshield wipers swept away the drizzle that lasted to Coupeville, but at least the Fourth of July was over with. Even if the weather people hadn’t been predicting hot weather for this week, we knew this was the last drizzle we would see for a while. Because summer unofficially begins July 5 in these parts.
I attended Oak Harbor High School from 2001 to 2005. I was born and raised here. Although I come back to visit periodically I haven’t been here for the Fourth of July. I decided I wanted to come specifically for that because they don’t celebrate the 4th like they do here and I missed it. I was looking forward to the parade, carnival, the street fair, etc.
Oak Harbor is embarking on a process to build a badly needed wastewater treatment plant that already looks more costly than city residents can afford.
Four-year-old Rachael Abraham held up her flag and looked at her friend. “You have to let the wind blow it, see?” she instructed.
Rachael, like many other children, danced around on Saturday waving her flag and diving for candy being handed out by parade participants. She excitedly watched as the different floats passed by.
After three years as the head girls basketball coach at Coupeville High School, Blake Severns resigned at the end of last season.
Kelly Huffer and Ethan Tack each established two individual 10-and-under team records in a three-way meet with Thunderbird Aquatic Club and Bellingham Bay Swim Team at the Oak Harbor pool on Friday, July 2.
For some Island County residents, a moment’s inattention behind the wheel is now a lot more expensive.
This past December, the North Whidbey Fire District’s Board of Commissioners adopted a policy to seek financial reimbursement from people involved in motor vehicle accidents. The policy, which launched in March, is beginning to pay off.
A ruling issued June 30 by Island County Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink will likely put an end to charitable events being held at the historic Crockett Barn.