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    Articles by Richard D. Oxley
    Firefighters respond to smoke in nut factory
    Firefighters respond to smoke in nut factory
    By Richard D. Oxley • April 9, 2015 6:58 pm

    A timer malfunction led to smokey peanuts and a visit from the fire department at CB’s Nuts.

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    Poulsbo mayor, engineer removed from Noll Road project
    Poulsbo mayor, engineer removed from Noll Road project
    By Richard D. Oxley • April 9, 2015 6:57 pm

    Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson and City Engineer Andrzej Kasiniak have been removed from influence over the city’s Noll Road project because of potential conflicts of interest.

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    Two Kitsap bookstores will participate in the first Independent Bookstore Day on May 2
    Independent Bookstore Day | Kitsap Week
    By Richard D. Oxley • April 9, 2015 6:50 pm

    Mark your calendars for May 2, the first of what is hoped to be many Independent Bookstore Days in Kitsap, and the nation.

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    Reina Powers organizes yarn for a new Der Blokken beanie during the pub's monthly knitting gathering
    Pints and Needles | Kitsap Week
    By Richard D. Oxley • April 9, 2015 6:45 pm

    Pints and Needles isn’t your average tea-and-yarn gathering. The monthly convergence at Bremerton’s Der Blokken Brewery garners knitting, crocheting and needlepoint enthusiasts and others who settle in for a night of cocktails and crochet, nightcaps and needle points and brews until it’s time to bind off.

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    The new platform for the osprey family was placed in November 2014. Volunteers wait to see if the birds will move their nest there this season.
    Ospreys return to Poulsbo
    By Richard D. Oxley • April 6, 2015 2:18 pm

    Poulsbo’s ospreys are returning to the area. And volunteers are eagerly watching to see if they nest where they’ve encouraged them to

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    A graphic produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicates that western Washington is likely to experience drought conditions this summer.
    Kitsap likely to dodge drought
    By Richard D. Oxley • April 2, 2015 5:29 pm

    As winter ends, many Washington communities are on alert for coming drought conditions. Kitsap, however, is not likely to be one of those communities.

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    Federal
    Poulsbo park-and-ride will be one of largest in...
    By Richard D. Oxley • April 2, 2015 5:27 pm

    Poulsbo welcomed its latest advancement in public transit March 31 with the groundbreaking for Kitsap Transit’s newest center.

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    Poulsbo City Council may raise members’ pay
    Poulsbo City Council may raise members’ pay
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 31, 2015 4:34 pm

    Mayor’s position also considered for paid vacation and sick leave

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    A car caught fire while driving on Highway 305 March 26.
    Test drive goes up in flames | Update
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 26, 2015 7:06 pm

    A used car sale went bad March 26, after the car caught fire during a test drive with a prospective buyer

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    The Poulsbo Police Department's officers wear body cameras like this one while on duty.
    Poulsbo speaks up about police body cams |...
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 26, 2015 3:58 pm

    The City of Poulsbo has authored a letter aimed at Washington State legislators in support of House Bill 1917.

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    From left
    Poulsbo oysters used to rebuild populations elsewhere
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 26, 2015 3:03 pm

    “These will be the parents for the oysters aimed at central (Puget) Sound.”

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    Thefts on the rise in Poulsbo
    Thefts on the rise in Poulsbo
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 23, 2015 3:46 pm

    Police Chief Townsend: “I usually try to remind people to make sure they are locking their cars and taking their valuables out in the spring, because as the weather gets nicer, more bad guys are out prowling cars, etcetera.”

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    Viking Tour organizers made their presence known at the 2015 Chilly Hilly in February on Bainbridge Island
    Kitsap’s own cycling event | Kitsap Week
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 20, 2015 12:55 pm

    Inaugural Viking Tour cycling event planned for 2015 Viking Fest, with three routes offered up to 65 miles. It will be the first locally organized event of its kind.

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    Bill Austin
    Downtown landmark is now ‘Austin-Kvelstad Pavilion’
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 19, 2015 3:52 pm

    Downtown Poulsbo’s Kvelstad Pavilion will be renamed the Austin-Kvelstad Pavilion.

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    Officer to be posted at Poulsbo schools
    Officer to be posted at Poulsbo schools
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 19, 2015 6:44 pm

    The Poulsbo City Council has approved a plan to place a police officer in North Kitsap schools.

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    Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance presented to the city this mockup of a pump track they plan to develop on a former ballfield on Little Valley Road.
    Pump track coming to Little Valley Road
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 19, 2015 6:42 pm

    Little Valley field will become a pump track for bikes, but the Diamond Dusters softball league that was vying for the site didn’t walked away empty handed.

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    Kvelstad Pavilion may become Bill Austin Pavilion
    Kvelstad Pavilion may become Bill Austin Pavilion
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 17, 2015 1:20 pm

    A group of residents has proposed renaming Kvelstad Pavilion in honor of Bill Austin.

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    Poulsbo city officials supports legislation limiting access to body camera footage
    Poulsbo city officials supports legislation limiting access to...
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 13, 2015 3:35 pm

    The bill has proved controversial, creating a debate between transparency in government, and what can be reasonably provided. It also questions if the tapes should be available given the rights of victims displayed on them.

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    Port funds permits for expansion of liveaboard slips
    Port funds permits for expansion of liveaboard slips
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 12, 2015 5:02 pm

    The Port of Poulsbo has spoken plenty about increasing the number of boat slips for liveaboards for more than a year. Now it’s putting money toward the effort. The port’s three-member commission approved funding for its permit application fees with the City of Poulsbo, March 5. The money will go toward permit fees as the city considers the port’s request.

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    Sonic Drive-In still under construction
    Sonic Drive-In still under construction
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 12, 2015 4:46 pm

    A Sonic Drive-In has been expected in Poulsbo ever since its construction was announced in March 2014. But progress on the new fast-food restaurant was stalled as the city’s permitting process continued and changes were made in the construction plan.

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    Silver City Brewery’s limited release Sieben Brau is the official beer of the Seattle Beer Week
    Silver City brews for Seattle Beer Week |...
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 12, 2015 4:02 pm

    Silver City Brewery produces Sieben Brau, the official beer of the Seattle Beer Week.

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    From left
    Super win for ‘Super Jeep’
    By Richard D. Oxley • March 6, 2015 1:07 pm

    Alaska’s top off-road racers are from Poulsbo, Kingston

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    Port of Poulsbo Commissioners Jim Rutledge
    Port’s liveaboard proposal: Parking still top concern
    By Richard D. Oxley • February 27, 2015 9:00 am

    Port of Poulsbo commission held a public hearing for increasing the number of liveaboard residents downtown.

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