An outcry over an egregious animal cruelty case on North Whidbey spawned a new group that is working to improve animal welfare on the island through stricter county codes and stronger enforcement.
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Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island) sent the following announcement to constituents on Feb. 6, 2023.
Island County commissioners met Jan. 24 to dole out this year’s dollars to organizations that support commerce and events on Camano and Whidbey islands.
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent a newsletter to constituents on Mon., Feb. 3, 2023.
Jessie Stensland reports for the Whidbey News-Times from Island County Superior Court. A 47-year-old Oak Harbor man was sent to prison last week for repeatedly and regularly molesting two preschool-age children from 2015 to 2017, according to court documents.… On Jan. 27, Judge Christon Skinner followed the prosecutor’s recommendation and...
Two judges recently made rulings in separate Public Records Act lawsuits against the city of Langley, one of which is seven years old and has gone to the state Court of Appeals and back.
Kristi L. Finch pleaded not guilty at the Island County Superior Court hearing to five counts of animal cruelty in the first degree and two counts of animal cruelty in the second degree. Judge Carolyn Cliff ordered Finch not to own, care for or possess any animals for the duration of the legal case.
Island County’s Regional Transportation Planning Organization is one of 16 Washington organizations that will receive federal money for road safety project planning. …IRTPO received $403,200 to create a safe streets master plan.