WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A high-profile legal dispute over the validity of the Island County auditor’s decision to impose a mask mandate in the Elections Office has grown even more heated and potentially costly.
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Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 14, 2025.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The Island County Jail has reached the end of its useful life and renovations would be impractical and extremely expensive. The only real solution is to build a new jail.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: South Whidbey residents are getting fed up with a certain elected official’s brashness and are speaking out.
https://www.facebook.com/426190446223136/posts/1066573465518161 The Island County Sheriff’s Office posted this to his Facebook page on March 13, 2025 6:03 pm. Don’t push your luck this St. Patrick’s Day. Extra patrols will be out working, so make a plan to get home safely before you start celebrating.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Uncertainty in state and federal government may waylay — or at least pause — discussions on Island Transit’s governing board about potentially lowering the amount of sales tax the agency collects.
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Mar. 7, 2025.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The former chairperson of the Island County Republican Party appeared in a courtroom Wednesday to answer criminal charges related to his refusal to wear a mask in the Elections Office.