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    Articles by Joshua Kornfeld
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St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale has opened a new 74-bed patient tower.
    New 74-bed patient tower opens at St. Michael...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • December 11, 2025 1:30 am

    St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale has opened a new 74-bed patient tower, which aims to provide additional capacity and…

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    New grant funding for KPHD’s Nurse-Family Partnership program
    New grant funding for KPHD’s Nurse-Family Partnership program
    By Joshua Kornfeld • December 10, 2025 1:30 am

    Interim Kitsap Public Health District health officer Dr. Herbie Duber and health administrator Yolanda Fong reported new funding for the…

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    Kitsap Transit to purchase up to 19 new ACCESS buses
    Kitsap Transit to purchase up to 19 new...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • December 10, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners approved a contract to purchase up to 19 new ACCESS buses as part of…

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Kitsap County Superior Court in Port Orchard.
    Despite challenges, Kitsap County approves $650 million budget
    By Joshua Kornfeld • December 10, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners approved the 2026 budget at $650 million at its Dec. 8 meeting, which covers…

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    KT approves updated compensation for non-represented employees
    KT approves updated compensation for non-represented employees
    By Joshua Kornfeld • November 25, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners approved a survey that impacts the compensation non-represented employees receive as part of its…

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    Kitsap Transit approves 2026 operating budget
    Kitsap Transit approves 2026 operating budget
    By Joshua Kornfeld • November 20, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap Transit board of commissioners approved the 2026 operating budget as part of its Nov. 4 meeting, with transit…

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    KPHD approves new environmental health fees
    KPHD approves new environmental health fees
    By Joshua Kornfeld • November 12, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap Public Health District Board approved 2026 environmental health division service fees, which will go into effect Jan. 1,…

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St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale.
    St. Michael Medical Center, nurses union approve new...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • October 21, 2025 1:30 am

    UFCW 3000, the union that represents roughly 850 nurses at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, ratified a new contract…

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Kitsap County Courthouse
    Kitsap navigating budget challenges ahead of December deadline
    By Joshua Kornfeld • October 15, 2025 1:30 am

    In mid-September, the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners received presentations from county departments about their proposed budgets, as part of…

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    KPHD board approves new updates to rodent ordinance
    By Joshua Kornfeld • October 15, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap Public Health District board approved an updated rodent control ordinance, which was first adopted in 1996, as part…

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    Kitsap Auditor’s Office preparing for upcoming general election
    Kitsap Auditor’s Office preparing for upcoming general election
    By Joshua Kornfeld • October 8, 2025 1:30 am

    With the Nov. 4 general election coming up, the Kitsap County Auditor’s Office has published the voters’ pamphlet online ahead…

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Ferries in Seattle’s Elliot Bay.
    A look at WSF boat cancellations this summer
    By Joshua Kornfeld • September 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Since the start of the summer sailing schedule in June, Washington State Ferries has reported only six cancellations on the…

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    There’s no age limit at KRL’s LEGO building...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • September 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Since 2022, Kitsap Regional Library has offered young LEGO enthusiasts building opportunities at its Bainbridge Island branch.

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The Dominion, a 128-foot wooden U.S. Army tugboat, sank at the Bremerton Marina Sept. 17.
    Diesel, oil spilled in Sinclair Inlet after boat...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • September 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The Dominion, a 128-foot wooden U.S. Army tugboat, sank at the Bremerton Marina Sept. 17, resulting in large quantities of…

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The new 74-bed patient tower soon to be completed at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale.
    New patient tower at St. Michael expected to...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • September 10, 2025 1:30 am

    A new medical tower at St Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, which broke ground in October 2023, is expected to…

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A patient gets a COVID-19 vaccine.
    KPHD board discusses vaccination efforts amid federal uncertainty
    By Joshua Kornfeld • September 10, 2025 1:30 am

    Interim health officer Dr. Herbie Duber provided the Kitsap Public Health District board with an overview of the district’s approach…

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    KPHD’s nurse family partnership program may lose funding next year
    KPHD’s nurse family partnership program may lose funding...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • September 10, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap Health District Board learned at its Sept. 2 board meeting that the nurse family partnership program may lose…

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    Kitsap Transit courtesy photo
    Saturday Seattle/Bremerton fast ferry removed from winter schedule
    By Joshua Kornfeld • September 4, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kitsap Transit board of commissioners was notified at its Sept. 2 meeting that the Seattle/Bremerton Saturday fast ferry service…

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The Bainbridge Island Rite Aid will be converted into a CVS Pharmacy Sept. 30.
    Community feels impact of Rite Aid closures across...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • August 28, 2025 1:30 am

    Following Rite Aid’s May 5 bankruptcy and subsequent closure of five stores in Kitsap County, the number of impacted employees…

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St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale.
    St. Michael, nurses union still negotiating a new...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • August 27, 2025 1:30 am

    Nurses at St. Michael Medical Center, which is owned by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, are still working on coming to…

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    New state data shows decreases in reported hate crimes in 2024
    New state data shows decreases in reported hate...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • August 27, 2025 1:30 am

    New crime data from the Washington Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Association found hate crime incidents statewide have decreased from 576…

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M/V Wenatchee docking at Eagle Harbor.
    Wenatchee pulled from service due to mechanical issues
    By Joshua Kornfeld • August 22, 2025 1:30 am

    The M/V Wenatchee, the first hybrid-electric vessel on the Washington State Ferries fleet, has been pulled from service on the…

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Cybersecurity club members Robert Jesnionowski (left), Emile Stettler and Lauren Hall hold their diplomas at commencement.
    BHS alumni starts cybersecurity club at Poulsbo’s WWU...
    By Joshua Kornfeld • August 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Emile Stettler, a Bainbridge High School alumnus and recent Western Washington University graduate, served as a founding member of the…

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