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MELANIE BACON: A Message from Commissioner Bacon (Feb. 17, 2023)
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent a newsletter to constituents on Fri., Feb. 17, 2023.
ISLAND COUNTY: Sound Off: Conservation easements can inhibit affordable housing (WANDA GRONE/WNT)
Wanda Grone, former Island County Treasurer and current Langley Finance Director, wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times discussing the balance between land conservation and workforce housing.
MELANIE BACON: A Message from Commissioner Bacon (Feb. 10, 2023)
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent a newsletter to constituents on Fri., Feb. 10, 2023.
THE OLD GOATS: Luncheon with Island County Republican Party State Committeeman Richard Bacigalupi on Feb. 17.
Island County Republican Party state committeeman Richard Bacigalupi will be the guest speaker at the Old Goats monthly luncheon, to be held Fri., Feb. 17, 2023. RSVP to roseteam@whidbey.com.
ISLAND COUNTY SHERIFF: New animal advocacy group calls for change in Island County (WNT)
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.
JANET ST. CLAIR: District 3 Town Hall Meeting
Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island) sent the following announcement to constituents on Feb. 6, 2023.
ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS make spending decisions (SCN)
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.
MELANIE BACON: A Message from Commissioner Bacon (Feb. 3, 2023)
Island County Commissioner Melanie Bacon (D-Langley) sent a newsletter to constituents on Mon., Feb. 3, 2023.
ISLAND COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: Whidbey woman pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges (WNT)
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 SUPERIOR COURT: Oak Harbor child molester sent to prison (WNT)
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...