WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Tim Hazelo will not have to spend any time in jail for disrupting the Island County Elections Office by refusing to wear a mask last year.
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WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Timothy Hazelo is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 25; prosecutor recommends seven days.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Litigation and prosecution related to a mask mandate at the Island County Elections Office isn’t going away anytime soon.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A judge sided with the city of Oak Harbor in a lawsuit over the council’s decision to change a code that previously required a vote of the people before any city-owned park land can be sold or transferred to a private entity.
WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: The visiting judge in a civil case challenging a mask mandate at the Island County Elections Office didn’t hesitate to express irritation or admonish attorneys during a hearing Tuesday morning.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: A high-profile legal dispute over the validity of the Island County auditor’s decision to impose a mask mandate in the Elections Office has grown even more heated and potentially costly.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The former chairperson of the Island County Republican Party appeared in a courtroom Wednesday to answer criminal charges related to his refusal to wear a mask in the Elections Office.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The former chairperson of the Island County Republican Party is now facing a felony charge in connection with his refusal to wear a mask in the county Elections Office last fall.