As the City Council nears the end of reviewing the city’s new zoning code changes, it took on one of its toughest regulations Wednesday evening — medical cannabis collective gardens — and decided to remain silent.
North Kitsap has been a part of brightening the lives of millions of children around the world for 20 years through Operation Christmas Child. The gifts, such as school supplies, toys, stuffed animals, and often something the children can provide for their families — sewing kits or a few tools — are packed into shoeboxes and hand delivered.
Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge is dismissing 60 pending marijuana-related cases, based on new legal framework from Initiative 502.
Former Poulsbo Police clerk Amanda Dixon said at her sentencing hearing she was sorry for the crimes she was accused of and wanted to get on with her life, according to her attorney, Ron Ness. Dixon will be able to start a new life in 2014, after serving 18 months in prison, and she will soon be a mother.
The new Viking statue — a 12-foot-tall sculpted warrior — will be unveiled Friday at Viking Avenue and Lindvig Way, 7 p.m.
Bowing to pressure from downtown business merchants, the Port of Kingston Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to suspend current mobile vendor applications until the community at large has a wider economic development discussion.
A woman was found dead and a home sustained significant damage in a fire in Suquamish on Nov. 19. Kitsap County Coroner Greg Sandstrom identified the woman as Cynthia B. McMahon, 57.
Many city departments have soldiered on with slashed budgets the last few years, but the Poulsbo staff and department heads are optimistic this is the last year of major budget crunching.
Kitsap’s same-sex couples look forward to the benefits of marriage.
The cost and timing of the Appletree Cove dredge will depend on the health of the bay’s soil.
If you want to experience what life is like for salmon, try kayaking against the wind and current on Chico Creek.
The Poulsbo City Council is unhappy that Mayor Becky Erickson spoke out against a proposed development plan for the Port Gamble townsite without a formal council discussion first.
Like medical marijuana, this new law, which takes effect Dec. 6, will cause complications for law enforcement because federal law prohibits marijuana sales and use.
Jennifer Forbes, an active judge pro tem and former deputy prosecutor, was elected Tuesday to the Kitsap County Superior Court, Department 7. Forbes, 41, will be the youngest judge in Kitsap County Superior Court and will succeed Judge M. Karlynn Haberly, who is retiring as the court’s longest-serving judge. Forbes is a lawyer with McGavick Graves, and is a judge pro tem in Bremerton, Bainbridge Island, Gig Harbor, and Kitsap County courts.
Keyport has an impressive collection of U.S. Navy-related Cold War artifacts and information, but one in particular captured the attention of the Central Intelligence Agency.
UPDATED: Kingston residents are warned to stay away from Appletree Cove until Nov. 13, following a sewage spill on West Kingston Road Nov. 1.
Although the county has nearly 300 miles of marine, lake, river and stream shoreline to account for in its Shoreline Management Program update, much of the testimony Monday from the north end of the county dealt with a half-mile stretch in Port Gamble.
City Council members held their latest workshop on proposed code changes Wednesday evening.
Mike Schabron first tried SoundRunner on a free ride pass and discovered that although the price was a bit higher than taking the Bainbridge ferry, it offered better benefits.
As Poulsbo continues to grapple with last year’s amendment to the Medical Use of Cannabis Act, which allows collective cannabis gardens but not dispensaries, Initiative 502 on the Nov. 6 ballot calls for legalization of marijuana for adults 21 and older.
