No one has been injured in a five-acre wildland fire, east of Neat Avenue between Kingston and Jefferson Beach that started around 8 a.m. Aug. 8 in Kingston.
The fire, started around 8:35 a.m. Aug. 7 on Early Dawn Lane off Miller Bay Road, burned about 900 square feet of vegetation before being put out by North Kitsap Fire & Rescue (NKF&R) crews.
The Pacific Northwest Cruisers stopped in Poulsbo Aug. 7-9 and celebrated with the locals.
Nothing can quite prepare you for the feeling you get when standing on the edge of a 50-foot cliff overlooking clear, blue water, which you plan to jump into on the count of three. Devil’s Punchbowl, at Lake Crescent near Port Angeles, is reportedly about 1,000 feet deep. Thrill-seekers jump in from heights ranging from 15 to 50 feet. On July 28, my colleague Sara Miller and I were two of those people.
With a new housing development being built right next to her rented home, Kimberly Cisneros wanted to protect the tree she has a special connection with, so she spontaneously climbed it in protest around 10 a.m. Aug. 4.
Retired principal Glen Robbins and school board member Scott Henden were the two top vote-getters in the primary election for North Kitsap School Board District 4, Aug. 4. As of 8 p.m. election night, Robbins received 3,394 votes, Henden received 2,388, and Loretta Byrnes, a program analyst, received 1,385.
Come Aug. 31, you’ll be able to get that Sonic burger, fries and shake meal delivered to you at the counter, takeout window or by carhop. That’s the date the long-anticipated fast-food restaurant is expected to be completed and open for business at Highway 305 and Viking Way.
Two people were rescued from the water after their boat capsized Monday morning. North Kitsap Fire & Rescue responded to a call placed at 11:18 a.m. July 27, after a 12-foot aluminum boat capsized near the Kingston Ferry Landing.
Liberty Bay is closed to shellfish harvesting because of a biotoxin that’s “a little different,” said Karen McKay Bevers, spokeswoman for the Kitsap Public Health District.
The three candidates for North Kitsap School Board District 4 outlined why they want to be on the school board, and what they would do, at a League of Women Voters candidate forum July 21 in Poulsbo City Hall.
Representatives of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and Pope Resources gathered July 23 at the old mill site to bless the work to come: The removal of some 6,000 creosoted pilings, as well as overwater structures and wood waste, the remnants of 140 years of industrial activity.
A new state law will require the state to share revenues from marijuana sales with counties, cities and towns that allow marijuana retail businesses to operate within their limits. The City of Poulsbo has a ban on recreational and medical marijuana retail stores, and one of the reasons for the ban was lack of revenue sharing.
Between Viking Fest, the 3rd of July and many other outdoor activities available, people from all over the nation — especially along the west coast — come out to Poulsbo to enjoy what the community has to offer.
John C. McGinty Jr. was charged with felony hit-and-run that resulted in death on July 8, four days after his car allegedly struck and killed an Indianola man.
“I’m running for the school board because, No. 1, I have a strong belief in public education and its important role in educating our youth and keeping our country strong,” Robbins said.
Washington state is offering fully funded, all-day kindergarten to school districts throughout the state, but it comes with some requirements.
The driver of a truck sustained minor injuries in a rollover vehicle crash July 7 on Highway 305, near Sandy Hook Road. The crash, which occurred around 2 p.m., involved only one vehicle and resulted in the truck spinning around and rolling over. The driver, unidentified at this time, was alone in the truck, which was hauling an attached trailer filled with wood.
Scott Henden joined the school board four years ago because he felt he had a different perspective to offer.
The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run collision in Indianola early July 4.
Three firefighters from North Kitsap — two from North Kitsap Fire & Rescue and one from Poulsbo Fire Department — are helping fight wildfires in the state.
