WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Public defense costs have skyrocketed in recent years.
Jill Johnson
ISLAND COUNTY: Commissioner Jill Johnson (R-Oak Harbor) proposed a restructuring of the Island County Joint Tourism Board in a memo sent to the board of county commissioners in July 2025.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: At least one Island County commissioner is already looking ahead to what changes the board can make that would impact future Independence Day celebrations.
Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson (R-Oak Harbor) shared a story from the Whidbey News-Times to her Facebook page on July 12, 2025.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The measure was controversial in Clinton, where it is an obstacle in the construction of a new motel.
CITY OF OAK HARBOR: The city received funding for Midway Blvd. road improvements from the Island County Regional Transportation Planning Organization (IRTPO).
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The 90-year-old Deception Pass Bridge is in fair condition but “just starting to get into poor,” a state bridge engineer told Whidbey Island officials this week.
GOP of Island County, an independent political action committee, is holding a candidate event in Oak Harbor on June 28, 2025.