Sundaelee and Brian Cleaver and their daughter

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This Mercedes races to an early arrival

If this were a race, Mercedes handily outpaced Bentley. Bentley Cleaver, son of Brian and Sundaelee Cleaver of…

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Support is growing for 8-year-old being treated for a rare cancer

On the surface, Carmen Garringer and Kallen Anderson seem like typical, active 8- and 9-year-old girls.

The Norseman statue at Viking Avenue and Lindvig Way in Poulsbo sports a Valentine's Day necklace of pink and red hearts

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Mighty Norseman is sporting a romantic look

Adelaide Krafsky, 8, of Lofall had the idea to decorate the 12-foot monument for Valentine’s Day, and wrote…

Port Orchard Police Chief Alan Townsend meets a Poulsbo resident at an open house Wednesday

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Erickson ‘leaning toward Townsend’ for chief of police

Poulsbo could have a new police chief soon — possibly before the weekend — and Mayor Becky Erickson…

Port Orchard Police Chief Alan Townsend is a candidate for the job of Poulsbo police chief.

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Police chief candidate interviewer is now a candidate for the job

A panelist who interviewed candidates for Poulsbo police chief is now a candidate for the job. Mayor Becky…

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Our correspondents make KCN a tasty read | Editor’s Notebook

Production of the Kingston Community News sometimes comes at a challenging time.

Poulsbo businessman and booster Bill Austin was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce at its annual gala

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Bill Austin receives Lifetime Achievement Award

There was a time, in the early 1970s, when Bill Austin was down on his luck.

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Hearings board will rule on Poulsbo trails plan by March 11

Members of the Growth Management Hearings Board heard testimony Jan. 28 from three Poulsbo residents that a trail…

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Sullivan defends S’Klallam’s history at Port Gamble

The Suquamish and S’Klallam peoples have long been connected by geography and marriage. But that relationship has driven…

Juana Majel-Dixon

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Violence Against Women Act provision would close a gap in justice

If a non-Native American man commits an act of violence against a Native woman on a reservation, the…

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Kingston Food Bank safe for now

The Kingston Food Bank is settled into its cozy new quarters. But the new site, in the Windermere…

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Deadline nears for option on NK land

Sixty-three days. That’s how much time the Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition has left in its option agreement…

Councilwoman Linda Berry-Maraiast serves soup at the Empty Bowls fundraiser for Fishline

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Soup bowls are reminders of hunger

Months of work ended quickly — in only an hour and a half — with lots of full,…

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Newspapers: Still relevant, vital and strong | Editor’s Notebook

“Nobody reads newspapers anymore.” ... I’m going to step out on a limb and say of these doomsayers,…

The RockFish Group produced a map for Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association showing parking places in the downtown area.

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Businesses covering the bases as parkway project begins Tuesday

The Anderson Parkway reconstruction project begins Tuesday, and city officials and downtown businesses are taking steps to ensure…

The north fork of Dogfish Creek

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Washout solution will be costly; bridge ‘most practicable’

Heacock: Bridge is ‘most practicable’ option for small neighborhood’s washed-out road near Bond Road

The entrance to roads leading to several homes on Bond Road north of Poulsbo washed out in a recent storm. The wash-out left behind a 20-foot hole and is forcing residents to use alternate routes to get to and from their homes.

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Residents forced to seek other ways to get to and from homes after washout

The entrance to roads leading to several homes on Bond Road north of Poulsbo washed out in a…

A car crashed into the side of a building at Front and Young streets in downtown Poulsbo late Tuesday.

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Car crashes into side of building at Front and Young streets

The Longworth Studio day spa building rumbled Tuesday night just as Kerry Slone and a client were talking…

Deputy Chief Bob Wright being sworn in by Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson in November.

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Poulsbo police chief departing early, deputy chief appointed acting chief

Mayor Becky Erickson announced Friday that Police Chief Dennis Swiney will leave the department Jan. 15. Swiney is…

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Economy: Positive signs for 2013

More than 53 percent of respondents to a poll on NorthKitsapHerald.com say they expect the economy will be…