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Weekend Island Weather | July 19-21 | More moderate trade showers, King Tide conditions
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Moderate trades through the weekend. Gusty trades return early next week. King Tides bring possible coastal flooding during afternoon high tides. Overnight, partly cloudy skies with a few passing light showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Saturday, sunny leeward with partly cloudy skies windward. Moderate trade...
Eluding cases is part of trend
Yet another suspect on Whidbey Island is facing charges for leading police on a potentially dangerous pursuit this year, according to court documents. Ronald B. Millado, a 45-year-old Oak Harbor resident, escaped following a high-speed chase through the city on May 11 during which he extended his arm out the window and wagged his index finger at police, according to a report by a deputy with the Island County Sheriff’s Office.
Freedom Park gets 90% property tax reduction from county
Freedom Park on Camano Island just received a substantial decrease in property taxes thanks to a program through Island County. The Public Benefit Rating System — established in the county in 1998 — allows certain properties to be assessed at their “current use” value, which is lower than the “highest and best use” value that would otherwise apply to a property.
Election 2024: Three compete for state House 10th Legislative District
Three candidates are running for the Position 1 state representative seat of the 10th Legislative District on the Aug. 6 ballot. The district includes Whidbey Island, La Conner, Conway, Stanwood, Arlington and western Mount Vernon. The candidates submitted responses to a questionnaire sent out by the Skagit Valley Herald. Incumbent Clyde Shavers (D-Oak Harbor) has...
Legislative candidates talk ferries, schools
High temperatures didn’t deter voters from attending another in-person candidate forum this week on South Whidbey. Under the twinkle lights of Clinton Community Hall and over the drone of several fans, state representative and state senator candidates for the 10th Legislative District shared their thoughts on sea level rise, gun violence and many other topics during the nonpartisan moderated forum hosted by the Clinton Community Council in partnership with Sno-Isle Libraries. Though officials said the turnout wasn’t as high as the hall’s first candidate forum in June, around 85 people braved the summer heat.
Man accused of running mobile ID theft operation
A 56-year-old Everett man arrested on Camano Island on Christmas Day 2023 was operating a mobile identity theft operation out of stolen vehicles and had victimized approximately 383 people located across four countries and 16 states, the Island County Prosecutor’s Office alleges in a motion. Stephen C. Countryman appeared...
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