The Oak Harbor Police Department recently promoted Barton from captain to the new position of deputy police chief.

This week, the commissioners convened a special meeting to discuss more candidates for the interim position. Commissioner Curt Gordon has been connecting with former executive directors of other port ...

Prosecutors charged both of the boys in Island County Juvenile Court July 2 with rape in the second degree. The boy who recorded the alleged assault on his cell phone was charged as an accomplice.

The current moratorium has been in effect since April 15 and affects areas zoned as mixed-use Rural Areas of Intense Development, or RAIDs. The commissioners have stated the purpose of the one-year ...