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City could explore sponsorships for pedestrian trail

The city of Port Orchard may look to corporate sponsors and local service clubs to fund benches, lighting…

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POPD will now be posting accident reports online

The Port Orchard Police Department began, last week, placing its traffic accident reports online. “I think it’s going…

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Homeowner makes burglar wish he’d taken the night off

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The Port Orchard Library’s roof is leaking in several places.

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Downtown library getting new roof

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Manchester library re-opens

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South Kitsap Fire and Rescue workers cleared insulation out of a burnt Manchester house.

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Manchester resident injured in house fire

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Council hears both sides on marijuana dispensary moratorium

Port Orchard’s city council could revoke or modify a six-month moratorium on “accepting or processing” key paperwork “relating…

Kristine Ramsdell (left) and Tawnya Erickson (right) cried while posing for one of their final group pictures as royal ambassadors for Port Orchard.

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Fathoms royalty crowned for 2011

Port Orchard has two new members of its royal family. Carlene Jensen and Katalina Biondi each won the…

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Fathoms o’ Fun commissions two new ambassadors

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Port Orchard mulling the idea of a city manager

The city of Port Orchard could outgrow Mayor Lary Coppola’s managerial abilities within the next five to 10…

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Police turn up heat on graffiti vandals

Port Orchard Police last month arrested a teen they believe was largely responsible for a recent outbreak of…

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Torrential rainfall causes mudslides in SK

Mudslides blocked two South Kitsap roads on Monday and Tuesday. One hit State Route 166, across the street…

SAFE Boats International builds military vessels like this 39-foot Riverine Patrol Boat at the Olympic View Industrial Park.

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SAFE Boats still uncertain whether it will stay

Leaders for SAFE Boats International have not yet decided if they should continue renting space from the Port…

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Helpline won’t be a vendor in farmer’s market for coming year

Port Orchard Farmers Market members can blame one person, rather than a committee, if they take issue with…

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Marijuana dispensary aims to steer clear of city limits

Ty Rundquist hopes to split the workload for his medical marijuana business, Greenthumb Medical, between two South Kitsap…

Robb and Jean Osborn

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Caught in the Middle: SK couple ride out Egyptian revolution in their hotel room

McCormick Woods residents Robb and Jean Osborn were expecting their visit to Cairo, Egypt, during February to be…

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Sheriff’s Office probing rash of vandalism in SK

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office is searching for those responsible for a recent rash of vandalism in South…

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Kitsap Transit, mall still hope for a compromise

Kitsap Transit has re-routed seven buses to avoid the Kitsap Mall, creating a new system of bus stops…

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City, developer work out permit fee refund deal

When Mel Fingarson, principal of Fingarson & Associates, LLC, died in 2008 in the process of building about…

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Port Orchard billboard ban draws fire

Representatives from a Gig Harbor outdoor advertising agency whose application last summer to construct several large billboards in…