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    Articles by Richard Walker
    Video footage shows officer removing drugs from medication drop box
    Video footage shows officer removing drugs from medication...
    By Richard Walker • February 23, 2018 1:30 am

    Officer Stacey Smaaladen charged with felony; on paid administrative leave

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    Kitsap students get a snow day
    Kitsap students get a snow day
    By Richard Walker • February 22, 2018 1:30 am

    Schools are closed throughout Kitsap because of snow and icy road conditions

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    Bill would exempt certain legislative records from public disclosure | Updated
    Bill would exempt certain legislative records from public...
    By Richard Walker • February 22, 2018 1:30 am

    Senate Bill 6617 was introduced Feb. 21; is not subject to hearings

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    It’s Election Day. Ballots must be postmarked today, or deposited into a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)
    Bremerton, North Kitsap voters decide school tax levies...
    By Richard Walker • February 13, 2018 1:30 am

    Measures would fund educational programs, building maintenance and technology purchases

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    It’s Election Day. Ballots must be postmarked today, or deposited into a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)
    Bremerton, North Kitsap voters approve school tax levies
    By Richard Walker • February 13, 2018 1:30 am

    Measures will fund educational programs, building maintenance and technology purchases

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    Bremerton, North Kitsap voters decide school tax levies Feb. 13
    Bremerton, North Kitsap voters decide school tax levies...
    By Richard Walker • February 12, 2018 1:30 am

    Measures would fund educational programs, building maintenance and technology purchases

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    Pedestrian struck by car near Agate Pass Bridge
    Pedestrian struck by car near Agate Pass Bridge
    By Richard Walker • February 4, 2018 1:30 am

    SUQUAMISH –A Kingston woman was struck by a car at 11:25 p.m. Feb. 3 while she walked across Highway 305…

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    Diane Lampshire “was a kind, beautiful and clever person whose life philosophy was, ‘Slow down before you respond to a person who is upset. It may not be about you,’” her daughter, Paula Knight, said. (Paula Knight collection)
    For Diane Lampshire, life was about love and...
    By Richard Walker • February 3, 2018 1:30 am

    Completed studies in bookkeeping, clothing design; created costumes for community theater

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    Vern Johnson | Passages

    POULSBO — Vern Johnson, a long-time resident of Poulsbo, passed away Jan. 23 at home after a long battle with…

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    North Kitsap School Board scheduled to appoint District 5 member
    North Kitsap School Board scheduled to appoint District...
    By Richard Walker • January 25, 2018 1:30 am

    Webster-Martinson hopes to return to board; Mills also under consideration

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    Cindy Webster-Martinson is congratulated by her mother, Marilyn Wandrey, after she took office as a school board member in 2013.                                File photo
    Webster-Martinson returns to the North Kitsap School Board
    By Richard Walker • January 25, 2018 1:30 am

    Appointed to position vacated by Bill Webb, who resigned in December

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    Womxn’s March planned Jan. 20 in downtown Poulsbo
    Womxn’s March planned Jan. 20 in downtown Poulsbo
    By Richard Walker • January 19, 2018 1:30 am

    ‘We don’t want to miss out, so we are going to have our own’

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    Help Bremerton chart course for revitalization
    Help Bremerton chart course for revitalization
    By Richard Walker • January 19, 2018 1:30 am

    City received $300,000 grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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    At 7:30 a.m. Jan. 15, crosswalk signage near the crosswalk at the intersection of 8th Avenue and Iverson Street was not visible to motorists because it was on its side and chained to a bolt in the ground. On one side of the street, a holder for pedestrian flags was empty. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)
    Flags, signage more inadequate when they’re not there
    By Richard Walker • January 15, 2018 1:30 am

    POULSBO — “The short distance from the 305 intersection to [8th] Avenue, combined with the extra-long distance to cross Iverson…

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    Victor Franco was born at 9:48 a.m. and weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces. He is the son of Kaylah Durbin and Andrew Franco of Seabeck, and the grandson of Erica Malone and Dennis Durbin. (Contributed photo)
    Seabeck baby is Kitsap Peninsula’s first in 2018
    By Richard Walker • January 12, 2018 1:30 am

    Victor Franco born Jan. 1 at Harrison Medical Center

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    Appointment to Bremerton City Council scheduled Jan. 10
    Appointment to Bremerton City Council scheduled Jan. 10
    By Richard Walker • January 6, 2018 1:30 am

    Seven candidates for District 4 position

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    Detective hopes film clip will spur new leads
    Detective hopes film clip will spur new leads
    By Richard Walker • January 5, 2018 1:30 am

    Careaga murder case

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    Ray and Holly Tee celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary — and their 91st birthdays — Jan. 3 with family and friends at the Clearbrook Inn in Silverdale. (Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group)
    Lord of the Ring: Tees celebrate their 70th...
    By Richard Walker • January 4, 2018 1:30 am

    Raymond and Holly Tee celebrate their 91st birthdays, 70th anniversary

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    Brianna (Oas) Strand had a megawatt smile and loved Jesus, but she wasn’t one to shy away from a battle. (File photo)
    10 Most-Read Stories of 2017 | North Kitsap...
    By Richard Walker • January 1, 2018 1:30 am

    Readers closely followed news about Careaga murders, investigation

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    <em>From left, John D. Careaga, Johnathan Higgins, Christale Careaga and Hunter Schapp were murdered in late January. The case is still under investigation.</em> Careaga family/Courtesy
    10 Most-Read Stories of 2017 | Central Kitsap...
    By Richard Walker • December 29, 2017 1:30 am

    Readers closely followed the Careaga murder case and investigation

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    A rain-swollen Dogfish Creek overflows its banks, as seen from an office window at Coffee Oasis, Dec. 19. Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group
    Two houses on Dogfish Creek coming down in...
    By Richard Walker • December 26, 2017 1:30 am

    Next, the city will restore the stream channel, flood plain, and riparian buffer

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    Don’t expect quick passage of Capital Budget in new session
    Don’t expect quick passage of Capital Budget in...
    By Richard Walker • December 21, 2017 1:30 am

    Do expect more negotiation on Hirst fix

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    Troopers consult at the site where a woman was struck by a car, Dec. 15 in the crosswalk at Front Street and Torval Canyon Road. (Richard Walker/Kitsap News Group)
    Pedestrian safety: City Council will ‘try to come...
    By Richard Walker • December 21, 2017 1:30 am

    Residents call for improvements after two pedestrians struck by cars

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