Latest Headlines from Island County

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County commissioners have a preliminary timeline for moving forward with a proposed jail replacement project and are planning on contracting with consultants to help with plans.

The Island County Council of Governments posted the agenda for its Oct. 23, 2024 meeting.

Richard MacQuarrie, a local political activist and the principal of the Parabellum Strategy Group, interviewed Christina Elliott (D-Oak Harbor), candidate for Island County Commissioner, District 2 (Oak Harbor).

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Island County commissioners were astounded to learn last week that an inactive diking district has not paid taxes on two of its properties for the past three years.

Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent her weekly recap to constituents on Fri., Oct. 11, 2024.

The Island County Commissioners posted the agenda for their Oct. 15, 2024 meeting.

The Island County Commissioners posted the agenda for their Oct. 16, 2024 work session.

WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: This election, voters will have their choice on the ballot between two Democrats with distinct approaches to local government in the contest for the District 1 county commissioner seat. Or they could decide to write in the name of a Republican candidate who threw his hat into the ring last month.

SOUTH WHIDBEY RECORD: The Island County Auditor’s Office inadvertently printed the wrong explanatory statement for the schools’ replacement levy for educational programs and operations in the Island County voters’ pamphlet.

The Island County Board of Health posted the agenda for its Oct. 15, 2024 meeting.