Prosecutors charged Sean A. Gaffney, 32, with looking at, possessing and sending child pornography.
The Washington State Auditor’s Office found Coupeville School District committed an accounting error.
Island Scanner May 5-11
The positions with no candidates are seats on the boards for the Port of Coupeville and South Whidbey Fire/EMS, as well as various water and sewer districts.
Douglas “Bernie” Upchurch is the new Island County assessor and will serve at least until the end of the year.
Nine candidates are seeking three positions on the South Whidbey School Board.
The new venture is a collaboration between Penn Cove Brewing Company and South Whidbey resident Randy Urquhart.
Jeromy K. Ladwig, 40, appeared in Island County Superior Court telephonically from prison to be resentenced. His sentence was cut from 12 years to five years and a month.
An attorney’s investigation into the Coupeville school superintendent for alleged bias and retaliation largely exonerated him, according to the report on the inquiry.
Candidate filing week runs May 17-21.
The Skagit County Multi-Agency Response Team is investigating the death.
The body of an experienced diver was found May 4.
The training is needed as part of the unit’s certification for deployment and is in accordance with established military training and readiness requirements.