VOTER INTERESTS PROJECT: Here is the list of the Island County elected officials whose positions will be on the ballot in the 2024 elections.
Judge
Island County District Court Judge William Hawkins announced Monday, March 4, that he is retiring effective May 31. Hawkins was appointed to the position in 2013.
Island County District Court Judge Bill Hawkins announced this week that he plans to retire. His resignation is effective May 31.
With the Monday, March 4 announcement by Judge William Hawkins that he will retire on May 31, 2024, the process for filling the Island County District Court vacancy is underway.
A large crowd filled the Council Chambers at the city hall to support Oak Harbor’s new and old leaders on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
A Seattle teen was kidnapped and raped by a Camano man at his home, then she and a friend were taken to Marysville, where the girl was raped again, say court documents.
Island County District Court Judge Bill Hawkins wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times regarding the history of slavery.
Island County Superior Court Judge Christon Skinner made the unusual decision to revoke Sampedro’s bail completely during a hearing this week.