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    Articles by Brett Cihon
    Local pastor intervenes in burglary
    Local pastor intervenes in burglary
    By Brett Cihon • August 9, 2012 6:35 pm

    The suspect, 36-year-old Adam Dunn of Port Orchard, was arrested for second-degree burglary and possession of a burglary tool. He is held in Kitsap County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.

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    Joe Peterson
    Comanche cruises into Port Orchard
    By Brett Cihon • August 9, 2012 6:20 pm

    The Comanche 202 supported the invasion of Okiniwa during World War II. She watched Russian fishing boats in the 1960s, chased Caribbean pirates in the 1970s and even helped tug a barge used in the movie “Pearl Harbor” in 2000.

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    Simpson shows early lead in commissioner’s race
    Simpson shows early lead in commissioner’s race
    By Brett Cihon • August 9, 2012 5:38 pm

    Primary election results as of Tuesday night showed Linda Simpson, a Republican, leading the Kitsap Conty Commissioner District 2 race with 36.73 percent of the vote. Garrido, a Democrat, followed with 34.16 percent.

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    It’s not your grandfather’s GI Bill
    By Brett Cihon • August 6, 2012 9:24 am

    The pitfalls veterans and their families face when using the GI Bill

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    Maggie Callahan
    Craigslist wanted ad: A home to live in
    By Brett Cihon • August 2, 2012 4:53 pm

    The Craigslist ad placed online in mid-July was to the point. “Wanted,” it read. “Elderly Port Orchard couple lost their home to commercial property developers. Homeless and with disabilities.”

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    Mayor calls town hall meeting for Sept.
    Mayor calls town hall meeting for Sept.
    By Brett Cihon • August 2, 2012 4:43 pm

    Plans for a town hall style meeting led by Port Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes are moving forward, with an anticipated first meeting scheduled for mid-September.

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    County permits come quicker
    County permits come quicker
    By Brett Cihon • August 2, 2012 4:42 pm

    The time it takes to get a building permit from Kitsap County’s Department of Community Development has shortened compared to the days before the Great Recession, but strides in inspection times are needed, according to the Home Builders Association of Kitsap County.

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    Interlocal agreement for pathway, park project
    Interlocal agreement for pathway, park project
    By Brett Cihon • August 2, 2012 4:40 pm

    The Port Orchard City Council approved the interlocal agreement last week, which includes authorization of $110,000 city funds previously budgeted in the 2012 budget, along with money from a $500,000 Washington state grant secured for the pedestrian pathway.

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    First half of 2012 sees increase in police activity
    First half of 2012 sees increase in police...
    By Brett Cihon • August 2, 2012 4:39 pm

    The police department fielded 11,723 calls through June of this year, a 33 percent uptick over the same time last year, said Port Orchard Police Chief Alan Townsend. This continues a trend that saw an eight percent rise in overall calls from 2010 to 2011 and nearly a 20 percent uptick from 2009 to 2010.

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    Map of the new Retsil Annexation
    Small Retsil annexation approved
    By Brett Cihon • August 2, 2012 4:38 pm

    The Retsil Annexation, a nine parcel, 2.2 acre annexation located between the intersection of Bay Street and Arnold Avenue to the west and the intersection of Beach Drive and Olney Avenue East was approved by the city council last week.

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    Council rules out marijuana gardens, dispensaries
    Council rules out marijuana gardens, dispensaries
    By Brett Cihon • July 27, 2012 4:55 pm

    The Port Orchard City Council ruled out medical marijuana dispensaries and community medical marijuana gardens at Tuesday night’s city council meetings.

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    Port Orchard’s finances on track
    Port Orchard’s finances on track
    By Brett Cihon • July 26, 2012 4:41 pm

    Port Orchard collected slightly more sales tax revenue than anticipated in May, continuing a trend of tax revenues that keep pace with the city’s 2012 revenue projections.

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    Marijuana dispensaries and collective grows not likely in PO
    Marijuana dispensaries and collective grows not likely in...
    By Brett Cihon • July 20, 2012 5:26 pm

    Patients using medical marijuana will likely need to continue to look outside the city limits of Port Orchard for their medicine.

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    Dale Tangeman and his partner
    Chris-Craft Rendezvous brings the mahogany to Port Orchard
    By Brett Cihon • July 20, 2012 5:10 pm

    Ranging from 16 feet to nearly 100 feet, the classic style Chris-Craft boats spent the weekend being admired by visitors who took in the sleek lines, classic mahogany and antique helms.

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    Tom Lucas of Blue Rocket played Concerts by the Bay on June 21.
    Residents rock out to Concerts by the Bay
    By Brett Cihon • July 19, 2012 5:28 pm

    Concert’s by the Bay, a free, weekly outdoor concert series at Port Orchard Marina’s Waterfront Park, began June 7. The outdoor concert series, organized by the local nonprofit Fathoms o’Fun Festival Association, runs every Thursday throughout the summer.

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    Robert Carpenter fires a handgun during the annual “Liberty Volley.'
    Embattled gun club celebrates national independence with ‘liberty...
    By Brett Cihon • July 14, 2012 1:00 pm

    Typically, the Fourth of July celebration has been one of the more popular events. But after two years of decreased membership and consistent problems with the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office and surrounding neighborhoods, attendance at the Fourth of July Celebration has taken a dip, said Marcus Carter, the club’s executive officer.

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    Silvia Smitha points to her grandfather's name on the Veteran's Wall of Honor.
    Veterans Wall dedicated on Fourth of July
    By Brett Cihon • July 13, 2012 2:48 pm

    Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Fred Needham Post 2669 of Port Orchard unveiled their newly built Veterans Wall of Honor during last week’s summer holiday. The 150-square-foot wall displays more than 1,110 commemorative bricks honoring the names of service members from all branches of the military, past and present.

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    Special flag flown over city hall
    Special flag flown over city hall
    By Brett Cihon • July 12, 2012 7:49 pm

    The city of Port Orchard flew a special flag high above city hall during the Fourth of July holiday to celebrate the memory of an honored citizen.

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    Embattled gun club celebrates national independence with 'liberty volley'
    Embattled gun club celebrates Independence Day with ‘liberty...
    By Brett Cihon • July 12, 2012 2:56 pm

    Randy Bragge stood smiling at the far end of the firing line at the Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club as men and women along the line prepared for a “liberty volley,” a minute-long shootout.

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    The pitfalls, the headaches and the joy of...
    By Brett Cihon • July 6, 2012 8:08 am

    To say veterans are inclined to help those in need is not a controversial statement.

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    Local business owners and politicians split after court decision on healthcare law
    Local business owners and politicians split after court...
    By Brett Cihon • July 5, 2012 5:18 pm

    Ryan and Baldwin are just two Port Orchard business owners struggling to make sense of what the changes in healthcare law, colloquially known as Obamacare, will mean to their small businesses following the court decision.

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    Custom Hearth owner John Lee
    Sandal causes crash into Custom Hearth
    By Brett Cihon • June 29, 2012 2:40 pm

    A runaway car smashed through a corner of the Custom Hearth stove store in Gorst Thursday afternoon, destroying some pellet stoves and surprising store employees.

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    Baby steps in converting McCormick Woods STEP system
    Baby steps in converting McCormick Woods STEP system
    By Brett Cihon • June 28, 2012 7:27 pm

    Known as the McCormick Woods STEP System Retrofit project, city officials are hoping to gradually convert homes in McCormick Woods from the existing septic tank effluent pumping system to a more manageable grinder pump system.

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    Port Orchard Library finally approved for a new roof
    Port Orchard Library finally approved for a new...
    By Brett Cihon • June 28, 2012 7:26 pm

    The Port Orchard City Council Tuesday evening unanimously approved a library roof replacement bid for an amount with a limit of $150,000.

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    Linda Simpson is running for County Commissioner.
    Simpson seeks change for Kitsap County
    By Brett Cihon • June 22, 2012 1:36 pm

    Simpson, 47, is the lone Republican running for the District 2 County Commissioner seat.

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    Kristie Gronberg
    Who Ya Gonna Call?
    By Brett Cihon • June 22, 2012 1:23 pm

    DiMarco and the cast and crew were filming a trailer for season two of “Ghost Sniffers” Tuesday. The show, which features a cast of child and teen actors with real-life disabilities, already has 12 episodes completed in the first season.

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    Jonathan McHenry in 2010
    Local resident to appear on Extreme Weight Loss...
    By Brett Cihon • June 15, 2012 5:51 pm

    Jonathan McHenry knew he needed to lose weight. At 550 pounds, he would sit in his Port Orchard home watching the NBC reality show, “The Biggest Loser” and think, “Why not me?”

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