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TNB group looks at tolling options

Tacoma Narrows Bridge commuters won’t be paying less for the privilege of crossing the span anytime soon, but…

Pastor Orv Jacobson blesses the animals by dousing them with water from a palm branch dipped into a pan of water held by Pastor George Larson. This year’s event attracted around 60 pets

Life

Bless the Beasts: Church service gives pet owners a chance to show animals a little love

All told, Larson estimates about 60 pets — and their owners — participated in First Lutheran Community Church’s…

Chris Hutcherson was stellar in the return game on an otherwise forgettable evening for the Wolves.

Sports

Fourth quarter collapse dooms Wolves against Shelton

But the big plays dried up and the mistakes didn't as the Highclimbers scored 15 points in the…

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Council briefed on tent city reg’s limits

Port Orchard City Council members were reminded on Tuesday night that new state regulations prohibit them from passing…

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KRL could ‘fully fund’ a new Port Orchard library by 2018

The new library building Port Orchard covets could conceivably be funded entirely by the Kitsap Regional Library —…

Tent City 4 residents Anthony White secures a tent cover against the wind at the encampment in Kirkland. Advocates hope to create at least two such sanctuaries for the homeless in Kitsap County by this winter.

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City council mulling its legal options regarding tent cities

There are no indications that a tent city could be organized in Port Orchard’s to house the city’s…

The annexation area includes two large parcels and 10 smaller ones.

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Council delays McCormick East annexation vote

Owners of 10 adjoining parcels to be polled to determine their preferences

Joe Sommer’s garden railroad in Manchester includes three locomotives

Life

He’s been working on the railroad

Manchester model train enthusiast constructs quite a spectacle in his backyard garden

Not only will there be an Olalla Bluegrass Festival this year

Life

Bluegrass Festival back for its 19th encore

The 19th Olalla Bluegrass (& beyond) Festival is an event that came dangerously close to not even happening.…

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City votes to annex into library district

The measure to annex the city of Port Orchard into the Kitsap Regional Library system appeared headed to…

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City Council votes to endorse library district annexation

The Port Orchard City Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday night to endorse Proposition 1, which would annex the…

South Kitsap’s Banner Forest has become a haven for mountain bikers

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Banner Forest bikers angered by removal of trail structures

Kitsap County Parks and Recreation Department officials have temporarily halted demolition of the elaborate system of jumps, hazards…

Towed by a three-wheeled Harley

Life

New service offers ‘last ride’ to die-hard bikers

A Port Orchard resident and ordained minister, Manius has a day job working in the Department of Maintenance…

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Library levy gets tepid backing

But in a somewhat surprising development, Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola, after meeting with Kitsap Regional Library officials…

State Sen. Derek Kilmer and challenger Marty McClendon take questions from moderator Tim Mathes during Saturday’s candidate forum at Towne Square Port Orchard.

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Candidates vie for ‘fiscally responsible’ tag

Given the financial challenges awaiting in both Olympia and the nation’s capitol, it’s no surprise each of the…

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Puget Sound Regional Council wants public comment on Kitsap transportation projects

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is seeking public comment on two sets of transportation projects recommended for…

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Coppola, Chang spar over newspaper bid process

The Port Orchard Independent was designated the city’s newspaper of record on Tuesday night, but the decision wasn’t…

Margaret Norton-Arnold

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Kitsap County facilitator’s behavior ruffles feathers during shoreline debate

Local property rights advocates say the facilitator hired to keep the county’s ongoing shorelines debate civil could stand…

The Port Orchard City Council voted on Monday night to annex 95 acres along Sedgwick Road into the city limits.

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South Sedgwick annexation a done deal, Sidney Glen next

Slowly but surely, acre by acre, Port Orchard continues to expand its boundaries. On Tuesday night, the city…

Walkers will gather on Friday night to raise money for cancer research and remember loved ones who lost their battle.

Life

Hundreds will Relay for cancer cure at South Kitsap High School Friday and Saturday

Port Orchard cancer survivors and those who support them will be trading shoe leather for a cure tonight…