Kitsap Transit is putting out a request for proposals this week in hopes of hiring a consultant to develop a long-range plan for cross Sound passenger only ferry service.
After more than 25 years at the old Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD) site on Austin Drive, the Boy Scouts are moving their shop and service center from Bremerton to Silverdale.
Parking ticket scofflaws beware: Now that the Bremerton Municipal Court is set to handle parking tickets, an automatic hold will be put on a driver’s registration if there are outstanding fines that have gone to collections.
A pair of citizens have raised several concerns about the quality of construction work on the Pacific Avenue project. The concerns go beyond $1 million worth of cost overruns and zero-in at ground level on what some describe as shoddy work on a once-in-a-lifetime project that won’t hold up to regular wear-and-tear and inclement weather.
Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge said it will be “business as usual” for his office following Tuesday’s announcement by Governor Jay Inslee that he will institute a moratorium on the death penalty in Washington state while in office.
The City of Bremerton has reviewed and forwarded seven license applications for marijuana production to the Liquor Control Board.
The Bremerton Transportation Benefit District board, a group made up of city council members that is a separate legal entity and independent taxing district, voted last week to approve up to $250,000 worth of funding for the Lower Wheaton Way Project.
Kitsap County Sheriff Steve Boyer announced this week that he plans to retire at the end of the year and will not seek re-election to another term.
Professional and technical (Pro Tech) workers at Harrison Hospital have announced through their union, UFCW 21, that they intend to picket the hospital Feb. 19 as part of ongoing contract negotiations.
Kitsap County’s Kustom Kulture community is on the rise, thanks in large part to the hard work of Hanah Reed and Chuck Mitchell.
It was, by all accounts, a banner year for the Kitsap Republican Party. But, Chris Tibbs says, it wasn’t always such smooth sailing.
Contract negotiations between Harrison Hospital and about 800 professional and technical (Pro-Tech) employees belonging to UFCW 21 have broken down.
In the midst of cost overruns on Pacific Avenue street work, City of Bremerton officials are scrambling to figure out a way to pay for another street project that has not even gotten underway.
The Pacific Avenue Project, between Sixth and 11th streets, will be done a little sooner than expected, but it will also cost a lot more than was originally anticipated.
Every once in a while, Kellie Quanrud catches herself asking permission to leave work a little early. But, as the new owner of the Acme Barbershop in downtown Bremerton, she’s the boss and doesn’t need anyone’s permission to take off.
The 20th Annual Kitsap County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Celebration featured choir performances, spoken word, interpretive dance, some prayer, a keynote address by Major Jim Baker of the Salvation Army and much more.
Olympic High School’s Olivia Williams and Katie Campana racked up a combined 41 points in a 53-43 win over North Kitsap Monday night in Bremerton.
While growing up in DeWitt, Iowa, Matt Frey used to collect miniature NFL football helmets with his brother. “The Seahawks was always one of my favorites,” he said. “I liked them when they had Jim Zorn and Steve Largent.” Ironically enough, the Navy brought Frey to Kitsap County where he spent about 17 years living in Silverdale, Bremerton or Port Orchard and his love of the Seahawks soared.
Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent was a featured panelist at a Puget Sound Regional Council meeting in Seattle this week that was designed to give newly elected officials a chance to meet their peers from around the region.
Last month, without much fanfare, Bremerton’s parks department tore down a listing and dilapidated storage shed on Lebo Boulevard across from its headquarters.
