A 29-year-old man is facing five years in prison for raping a teenaged girl at a party in Oak Harbor about three years ago.
As part of a plea bargain, Michael Davis pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court Nov. 16 to rape in the third degree. He was originally charged with second-degree rape.
Island County Sheriff Mark Brown told the county commissioners Wednesday that he will be forced to lay off two deputies and a records clerk due to budget cuts to his office.
The three Island County commissioners have made sizable cuts to their own salaries and benefits during the tough budget times.
Monday, the commissioners unanimously voted to suspect their travel allowances again this year. That’s comparable to a 10-percent reduction in their salaries.
People who go to an Island County office on a Friday to get a building permit or a marriage license will be out of luck next year.
Island County commissioners decided to revise office hours in order to give the remaining employees in understaffed departments extra time to get their work done without being interrupted by the public.
The Island County sheriff may end up losing a deputy or two after all in the current round of budget cuts.
Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson surprised Sheriff Mark Brown Monday afternoon in announcing that she no longer supports his plans to make his prescribed budget cuts, in part, by laying off the director of emergency management. The commissioner placed the department within the sheriff’s office earlier in the year.
Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock has the challenging task of filling in as interim judge in another county…
In the new year it will cost significantly more to get a building permit, a shoreline development permit, a short plat, a long plat, a clearing and grading permit, or a number of other permits administered by Island County.
On Monday, Island County commissioners will consider increasing permit fees in the planning department for the second time this year.
A 53-year-old carnival worker is being held in Alabama on a $500,000 warrant out of Island County for allegedly raping a girl numerous times after convincing her that the sex acts were part of a Druid religion, court documents indicate.
A 32-year-old Snohomish man committed suicide by hanging himself from a support girder underneath Deception Pass Bridge Wednesday afternoon, according to Island County Coroner Robert Bishop.
Bishop identified the man as Matthew Kruger.
At least a dozen law enforcement officers from Island County are among the thousands attending the memorial service at the Tacoma Dome for the four Lakewood officers who were killed last month.
There could be a showdown at the commissioners’ room Monday morning as controversy over proposed budget cuts continue to swirl around the county.
The chairman of the Island County Republican Party has issued a “call to action” urging members to protest the budget reductions at the 10 a.m. meeting in Coupeville.
Oak Harbor police arrested a 29-year-old man who they say is a drug dealer partially responsible for a recent increase in heroin in the community.
The bust caused a traffic jam on Highway 20 near the Safeway store at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. An officer recognized a driver as a suspect who the police had probable cause to arrest, according to Detective Carl Seim.
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