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Buying local could help county budget

Kitsap County is in deep financial trouble, exacerbated by the fact that its sales tax revenue cannot be…

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County budget depends on gas prices, sales tax

Kitsap County approved its $328 million budget on Tuesday, but the final numbers will depend on the price…

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Discrimination charges against county dismissed

PORT ORCHARD — Kitsap County prevailed in a $20 million discrimination lawsuit in a federal trial in Tacoma…

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County budget cuts necessitate volunteerism

PORT ORCHARD — Kitsap County has cut back personnel and service in the face of budget deficits, increasing…

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OC’s part-time instructors seek bargaining power

BREMERTON — An advertised opportunity for Olympic College students to ask questions of local lawmakers turned into an…

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Matthes concedes election

PORT ORCHARD — The Kitsap County Auditor's Office has certified the results from the Nov. 4 general election…

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Election results certified, Matthes concedes commissioner race

The Kitsap County Auditor’s Office has certified the results from the Nov. 4 general election, finalizing the numbers…

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Draft county budget draws $1 million from reserves

PORT ORCHARD — Kitsap County balanced its 2008 budget without dipping into its reserves, but was unable to…

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Courthouse cafe closes, cancels convenience

PORT ORCHARD — The Kitsap County Courthouse will no longer host a food service operation, now that its…

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Matthes declines to concede South End election

t Matthes not deterred by mathematical, statistical impossiblity.

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Clerk allows online access to certified documents

PORT ORCHARD — The Kitsap County Clerk’s office has joined a national network that allows the distribution of…

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Health Department cleans up local E. coli bug

PORT ORCHARD — A water system serving a South Kitsap trailer park was shut down for several days…

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County’s vote for pay increase draws fire

t SK’s Jan Angel the lone dissenting vote.

Kitsap County Elections Supervisor Dolores Gilmore pulls one of the    38 boxes of ballots that arrived last Monday off the shelf.

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Auditor’s office swamped by ballots, registrations

PORT ORCHARD — Nearly a third of expected voters in Kitsap County have already returned their ballots, setting…

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Kitsap government examines four-day work week

PORT ORCHARD — A potential $5 million shortfall of sales tax revenues has sent Kitsap County government scrambling…

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Kitsap government contemplates four-day work week

A potential $5 million shortfall of sales tax revenues has sent Kitsap County government scrambling to cut additional…

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Judge Spearman recovering from heart attack

Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Theodore Spearman had a heart attack, but is recovering and is expected to…

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Judge Spearman recovering from heart attack

Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Theodore Spearman suffered a heart attack but is recovering and is expected to…

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Exec’s sudden exit shakes Housing Authority’s foundation

McLoughlin’s retirement leaves county scrambling

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Foundation shaken at Housing Authority

The sudden retirement of Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority (KCCHA) Executive Director Norm McLoughlin this week resulted from…