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Olalla store owner files $35 million claim against Kitsap County

Tensions between the Olalla Bay Market and Kitsap County have hit a boiling point after a series of alleged false...

By Elisha Meyer Port Orchard Independent • August 9, 2024 1:30 am


Inaugural BI Book Festival Oct. 4-5

The inaugural Bainbridge Book Festival will take place Oct. 4-5 at various downtown Winslow venues and along the Eagle Harbor…

By Staff report • August 11, 2024 1:30 am
2 new K-9s join Kitsap sheriff’s office

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office has two new K-9s joining the department with the plan to have them on patrol…

By Staff report • August 10, 2024 1:30 am
NAACP asks Nance to correct statement

The NAACP of Bremerton recently submitted a statement requesting that state Rep. Greg Nance of Bainbridge Island correct statements he…

By Steven Powell • August 9, 2024 1:30 am
Grant to help with STO loop connection through downtown Poulsbo

Poulsbo has been awarded $500,000 as part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant program to conduct…

By Tyler Shuey • August 9, 2024 1:30 am
Independent newspaper seeks reporter-photographer-editor

The Port Orchard Independent is looking for a reporter with photography and editing skills to work for its newspaper.

By Staff report • August 9, 2024 1:30 am
Summer 2024 promises to be an active season for the Kitsap County housing market, says local realtor Tom Earnest, a broker with John L. Scott. Sponsored
Summer 2024 promises to be busy for the Kitsap County...

Housing forecast shares what to expect in Kitsap County this summer

By Tom Earnest, John L. Scott Real Estate • August 5, 2024 6:00 am

Use the Insole Test to ensure proper shoe fit

If you have ever been fitted for shoes, you are probably familiar with a Brannock Device. It’s a tool that…

By Dr. Jordan Duncan • August 3, 2024 1:30 am
Rules and guidelines for passing a transit bus

Q: I was on a two-lane road, stopped behind a transit bus at a bus stop that was waiting for…

By Doug Dahl • August 2, 2024 1:30 am
PO woman qualifies for 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games

Competing in sports at the highest level is tough enough, but being disabled makes it even harder. But Port Orchard’s…

By Nicholas Zeller-Singh Port Orchard Independent • August 6, 2024 1:30 am
Founders tourney: Pickleball community ‘saves lives’

Hawaiians return, say it helped after devasting fires

By Margaret Hetherwick • August 9, 2024 1:30 am
POFC’s magical run ends in 1-0 championship loss

Kolby Juarez’s go-ahead goal in the final seconds of regulation capped off the upset of the year for the Port…

By Elisha Meyer Port Orchard Independent • July 27, 2024 1:30 am
Beloved Kitsap teacher retires from 47-year barrier-breaking career

JD Sweet was the kind of teacher to embrace the controversy of his subject. History, he will tell you, is…

By Elisha Meyer Kitsap News Group • July 18, 2024 1:30 am
PO can’t fathom being without parade, even in rain

The return of Port Orchard’s premier street parade had once been far from certain with longtime volunteers and members stepping…

By Elisha Meyer Port Orchard Independent • July 1, 2024 1:30 am
Hometown Band in tune with community

From a 13-year-old trumpet player to a 90-year-old clarinetist, the Hometown Band features about 45 musicians led since 1986 by…

By Mary Gleysteen For the North Kitsap Herald • June 26, 2024 1:30 am
Summer 2024 promises to be an active season for the Kitsap County housing market, says local realtor Tom Earnest, a broker with John L. Scott. Sponsored
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