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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…
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…
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 —…
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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…
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Council delays McCormick East annexation vote
Owners of 10 adjoining parcels to be polled to determine their preferences
Life
He’s been working on the railroad
Manchester model train enthusiast constructs quite a spectacle in his backyard garden
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.…
News
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…
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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…
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…
News
Library levy gets tepid backing
But in a somewhat surprising development, Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola, after meeting with Kitsap Regional Library officials…
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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…
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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…
News
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…
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…