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Backpack pushback: School administrators say there are valid reasons for rule

South Kitsap School District officials added rule for safety reasons — and to teach new skills.

Students hard at work. (Port Orchard Independent file photo)

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Sixth-graders banned from using backpacks at Cedar Heights

Parents and students say the rule is making students late to class, among other problems

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Kitsap County Sheriff’s Undersheriff John Gese presents Bill and Susie Slankard with a KCSO Commendation award. (Michelle Beahm | Kitsap Daily News)

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Gavin Buchanan Memorial Foundation donates funds to local K9 units

Funds raised in a street fair in September; will be shared by Bremerton Police, Kitsap C\ounty Sheriff’s Office

<em>Former Bremerton High School football coach Joe Kennedy kneels on the 50-yard line of a football field in prayer.</em>                                Photo courtesy Liberty Institute

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Coach Kennedy’s lawyers: Supreme Court next step

Lawyer says lower court decision could affect other faiths

Kitsap Humane Society had a record-breaking year in 2017, helping more than 7,000 animals find their forever homes. (Courtesy photo)

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Kitsap Humane Society: ‘The little shelter that could’

2017 was a record-breaking year for KHS.

Fathoms O’ Fun pageant kicks off with Royal Tea to debut contestants Jan. 28

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Fathoms O’ Fun pageant kicks off with Royal Tea to debut contestants Jan. 28

PORT ORCHARD — Eleven contestants will be competing for the right to be Port Orchard royalty this year…

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Rhonda and Angel Koh took over Play Kitsap and transformed it into Ahoy Kitsap Playland in 2016.                                (Michelle Beahm/Kitsap News Group file photo)

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Ahoy Kitsap provides fun for children with special needs

BREMERTON — Rhonda Koh, owner of Ahoy Kitsap Playland, said it’s important everyone have access to the fun…

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Point in Time count a ‘snapshot’ of homelessness in Kitsap

Kitsap County will be counting the number of unsheltered homeless Jan. 23-26.

South Kitsap firefighters honored for saving boy’s life

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South Kitsap firefighters honored for saving boy’s life

Mom: ‘I am so thankful for all of you’

<em>From left, Lexi Higgins, Navi Dhesi, Ryan Sandoval and Sam Hair are partnered together in an effort to earn a provisional patent for their invention.</em>Michelle Beahm/Kitsap News Group

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The big idea: OC program guides engineering students from concept to patent

10 patents have been awarded to Capstone Design students since the program’s inception in 2012

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MeToo event Jan. 31 in Bremerton

To support, and increase awareness

Bremerton’s interim police chief finds new role ‘exhilarating’

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Bremerton’s interim police chief finds new role ‘exhilarating’

Not one to sit in the office, Burchett makes a point to be among the people he’s leading

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Tony Hillman, 39, is the newest Bremerton City Council member. (Courtesy photo)

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Hillman appointed District 4 Bremerton City Council member

BREMERTON — Tony Hillman, controller for Habitat for Humanity, was appointed Jan. 10 to complete the City Council…

Greg Wheeler began his term as Bremerton mayor Jan. 1.                                Courtesy photo

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Mayor Wheeler’s first days in office

‘The top priority is to get the police chief hired’

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Bremerton schools get $1 million grant for math education

BREMERTON — The Bremerton School District was awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from the Department of Defense…