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Matthes says small change to state law could settle property valuation dispute
Tim Matthes, who announced last week his candidacy for mayor of Port Orchard, believes modifying the wording of…
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Matthes announces run for Port Orchard mayor
Tim Matthes, who chairs both the Port Orchard Planning Commission and the Kitsap County Board of Equalization, has…
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Coppola announces bid for second term as Port Orchard mayor
Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola laments what a weak economy prevented him from accomplishing during his first term…
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Baseball: Wolves pound three homers in laugher over Bellarmine
Fairweather noted the Wolves' record stood at 9-2 after its 10-1 pasting of visiting Bellarmine Prep on Wednesday…
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Bridge watchdog plots tactic to thwart statewide tolling
Gig Harbor resident Randy Boss, who for years has made it his business to dispute anything and everything…
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WSP: Walmart shooting an ‘unbelievably tragic situation’
Investigators probing the January 23 shooting spree at the Port Orchard Walmart store are “completely convinced” 31-year-old Anthony…
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WSP to answer questions about Walmart shooting
In light of details leaked on Thursday by Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge to a Utah newspaper, the…
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Health Department adds SK’s Karcher Creek to watch list for 2011
South Kitsap’s Karcher Creek earned an unwanted distinction this week, having been added to the Kitsap Health District’s…
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SK Regional Park getting new playground
County officials have held numerous meetings over the years to determine the public’s hopes for South Kitsap Regional…
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Two dead, two deputies wounded following shooting in Port Orchard Walmart parking lot
Two people are dead and a pair of Kitsap County deputies were wounded in a shooting incident on…
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Transportation Commission makes final pitch for photo-tolling on Narrows Bridge
The Washington State Transportation Commission on Wednesday night complied with state law requiring it to hold another public…
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Car crash victim identified as SK woman
The victim of a fatality car crash in North Kitsap on Friday has been identified as a Port…
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Narrows Bridge committee leery of photo-tolling
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Citizen Advisory Committee voted on Wednesday night to recommend a toll of $7 for…
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Photo tolling scheme still has a few bugs, its critics say
On paper, the idea of doing away with tollbooths on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and collecting tolls electronically…
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With levy lift defeated, KRL ponders its next step
Voters already already struggling with a lingering recession were in no mood to raise their property taxes further…
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Southworth Bridge work needed for public safety, environment
But the latest road project, which involves replacing the aging Southworth Drive Bridge with a wider, more environmentally…
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SK 4-year-old accidentally wounds mother with shotgun
A young South Kitsap mother was transported to Tacoma General Hospital on Monday after her 4-year-old son accidentally…
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Independent brings home WNPA General Excellence award
The Port Orchard Independent was recognized last week as the first-place winner in the Washington Newspaper Publishers’ Association’s…
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Richards: State poised for a comeback
Doug Richards’ supporters believe he’ll make a great member of the Washington State House of Representatives precisely because…