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    Articles by Brian Kelly
    Judge orders competency hearing for alleged Greenbank shooter
    Judge orders competency hearing for alleged Greenbank shooter
    By Brian Kelly • November 3, 2011 10:37 am

    A Greenbank man facing a charge of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm will undergo a competency hearing before he is arraigned.

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    Shipyard and state ferry officials sign a contract change order with Vigor Industrial and its US Fab shipbuilding division to begin construction of a new 144-car ferry at Washington State Ferries headquarters in Seattle on Tuesday. From left
    Nichols Brothers Boat Builders expected to be hired...
    By Brian Kelly • November 2, 2011 7:25 pm

    Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is expected to take part in the construction of Washington state’s next 144-car ferry, the company that will build the new vessel said Wednesday.

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    Candidates differ on road ahead for Freeland sewers
    Candidates differ on road ahead for Freeland sewers
    By Brian Kelly • November 2, 2011 5:48 pm

    It may be the difference between a “Stop” and a “Yield” sign. Lou Malzone is challenging incumbent Nolen “Rocky” Knickerbocker for his seat on the board of commissioners for the Freeland Water and Sewer District. Although the district, which serves 440 customers and works primarily as a water provider to homes and businesses in Freeland, the focus in this election is on sewers.

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    Judge extends no-contact order for man accused of stabbing parents
    Judge extends no-contact order for man accused of...
    By Brian Kelly • November 2, 2011 1:02 pm

    Island County Superior Court Alan Hancock approved an extension for the no-contact order between a Freeland man and his parents Monday that will last until the man’s trial for stabbing his mother and father is resolved.

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    Peggy Sue Thomas and her attorney
    Thomas enters plea of not guilty in 2003...
    By Brian Kelly • October 31, 2011 6:17 pm

    The former hairdresser and beauty queen who has been charged as an accomplice in the 2003 murder of a Langley man entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder Monday in Island County Superior Court.

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    New marina plan for Langley Marina would include $100K from local hotels
    New marina plan for Langley Marina would include...
    By Brian Kelly • October 31, 2011 11:06 am

    Hotel owners in Langley are continuing their push for a do-over on the design for the first phase of the Langley Marina expansion.

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    Veterinarian David Parent holds a wild turkey that was shot through the breast with an arrow at his Freeland clinic. The bird was given treatment and is doing well
    Neighborhood’s ‘pet’ turkey escapes brush with death
    By Brian Kelly • October 30, 2011 10:54 am

    Residents along Timberline neighborhood just north of Deer Lake were shocked to see that someone shot a wild turkey that’s wandered the neighborhood for years.

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    Wife of Whidbey murder victim claimed he was abusive
    Wife of Whidbey murder victim claimed he was...
    By Brian Kelly • October 30, 2011 1:47 pm

    The wife of a Langley man who was killed just after Christmas 2003 had sought a domestic violence protection order against her husband seven months before he was murdered, court records show.

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    Freeland sewer project gains traction as political issue
    Freeland sewer project gains traction as political issue
    By Brian Kelly • October 29, 2011 1:24 pm

    Freeland’s controversial $40 million sewer plan is becoming a campaign issue far beyond the shores of Holmes Harbor. Jeff Lauderdale, a 2012 candidate for Island County commissioner, seized on the much beleaguered infrastructure upgrade during a recent speech to the South Whidbey Republican Women.

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    Arraignment postponed for alleged Greenbank shooter
    Arraignment postponed for alleged Greenbank shooter
    By Brian Kelly • October 27, 2011 10:53 am

    A judge refused to accept a guilty plea from a Greenbank man charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm in Island County Superior Court Monday, and said she wanted more information on the man’s mental state before accepting his plea.

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    Jim Sundberg
    Utility rates eclipse all at Langley voters’ forum
    By Brian Kelly • October 26, 2011 10:06 am

    LANGLEY — Candidates hoping to get the nod from Langley voters tugged at the thorn that’s long troubled both businesses and residents alike — the city’s water and sewer rates — at a forum Monday evening.

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    Sean Paul DeMerchant enters a courtroom in Island County Superior Court Monday to face arraignment on two charges of first-degree assault.
    Freeland man accused in knife attack on parents...
    By Brian Kelly • October 24, 2011 7:02 pm

    COUPEVILLE — A Freeland man accused of stabbing his parents in their Bush Point Terrace home earlier this month entered two pleas of not guilty on first-degree assault charges at his arraignment Monday in Island County Superior Court.

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    Family happy that ‘Snappy’ makes it home
    Family happy that ‘Snappy’ makes it home
    By Brian Kelly • October 24, 2011 8:04 am

    She ran away from home, changed her name and was looking forward to a life in show business. Whidbey the turtle’s brief shot at the spotlight has come to an end, however.

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