The issue arose after Commissioner Stephen Swann asked the City of Poulsbo for reimbursement for expenses he incurred helping to promote the inaugural visit of American Cruise Lines in May.
Chris Osmanson, 18, began visiting Sound Works Job Center about six months ago to find employment. Because the job center closed Thursday, Osmanson and other unemployed patrons will have to find alternatives to the Poulsbo service.
Local residents are now legally allowed to grow medical marijuana in Poulsbo, abiding by the state and local regulations for a collective garden.
Suquamish Tribe Chairman Leonard Forsman said the Village Green Foundation’s community center is something he can get behind because of Kingston’s commitment to local children and elders. At the foundation’s annual Pie in the Park event Aug. 15, Forsman presented a $100,000 donation from the Tribal Council to the Village Green Foundation to be used to help build a community center and library at Village Green Park. Village Green Foundation volunteer Bobbie Moore said Pie in the Park, on its own, raised $17,546 for the foundation’s capital campaign.
The Axe Handle Cafe is a nod to Kingston’s past and future.
When Poulsbo Police are called to the scene of an attempted suicide, or a domestic situation, or any other mental health crisis, “we’re putting on the Band-Aid at that point,” Poulsbo Officer David Shurick said.
For the first time, harvesting of geoduck and other shellfish has been approved just outside Appletree Cove.
Following a tumultuous couple of months, Port of Indianola Commissioner Judith Frank resigned from her position July 29.
Board of Commissioners accepting applications, have 90 days to appoint
At North Kitsap’s Relay for Life event, Betsy Sustad of Kingston said, “Purple runs in my veins.”
This summer, Deborah Simon had the unpleasant task of explaining to her two young daughters why they weren’t going to summer camps this year.
The Port of Kingston’s anticipated maintenance dredge will likely start at the end of August or early September.
A point of frustration for law enforcement officers and families of individuals with mental illness is a lack of knowledge about a subject’s mental health before a crisis arises.
At the Scandia Patch farm stand, newly-built produce stands — painted farm green, honey yellow and raspberry red — will soon be piled with apples, pears, peas, squash, tomatoes and zucchini.
Head to these local hotspots for beach fun in the sun.
The City Council voted to raise to $10.57 the monthly rate residents pay to support the city’s stormwater utility, July 17. That’s a monthly increase of $2.16 per household. Residents will see the increase on their August utility bill.
Pacific Coast destination poses unfamiliar risks for canoe families.
Flipping and swimming about, a pod of at least five transient orcas, known as Bigg’s whales, were spotted frolicking in Liberty Bay Thursday afternoon.
UPDATED: What to do when you find a seal.
When kids from Kingston Adventures came in to the Kingston dock from their paddleboard lesson July 9, a baby harbor seal popped up and began swimming around them. The kids and instructors were delighted, and cautious.
A paddleboard outing turned out to be a lesson in what to do when you find a baby seal. As children returned to the Kingston dock from their Kingston Adventures paddleboard lesson July 9, a baby harbor seal popped up and began swimming around them. The children and instructors were delighted, and cautious.
The Poulsbo City Council voted 4-3 to not raise stormwater rates in August, and will instead take a closer look at stormwater fund needs during 2014 budget planning.
The Port of Poulsbo will ask voters in November to expand the port district’s boundaries to match the city’s boundaries.
“I took a cool washcloth to wipe his brow,” his sister, Carol Zimmer, recalled. “He took it away from me, took my hands and washed them carefully, then took his wife’s hand and did the same. This gesture demonstrated his love for his family.”
