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Yanac, a bank robbery veteran, charged with first-degree robbery
Suspect confesses to undertaking holdup at Chase Bank branch in Port Orchard.
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Putaansuu: City government working to communicate better, fights for more project funding
In order to advance a list of comprehensive and complicated civic projects in the near future, Port Orchard…
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Petco to build new store in Port Orchard; company isn’t confirming
Pet supply company Petco reportedly will build a new store to serve the Port Orchard area.
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Outcomes released from city government retreat in February
The Port Orchard City Council released finalized notes late last month from its planning retreat, which also was…
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‘Build A Bridge’ campaign seeks $100,000 to trim West Sound Treatment Center budget deficit
West Sound Treatment Center in Port Orchard, tucked away in a quiet industrial area off Old Clifton Road,…
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Mick Hersey’s cemetery mission spurred by gratitude to his community
Mick Hersey is doing all he can to ensure that names like Levi Cline, Otto Borst, Johnson A.…
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Part-time artists are full-time friends | Their works on exhibit at Sidney Art Gallery
Bob Ulsh and Roy Carr don’t mind one whit if you call them “old geezers.
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Amber’s last ride | Narcotics dog charmed and comforted Port Orchard’s best
Port Orchard Police Department officers and staff bade a sad farewell to a faithful, dedicated and uncomplaining fellow…
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Myhre’s exterior finally getting its facelift
A welcome sight is unfolding on Port Orchard’s Bay Street — the Myhre Building’s long-promised exterior spruce-up has…
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Author Gregg Olsen peers into the world of troubled souls — with a Port Orchard dateline
Rylee is a Port Orchard teenager from a family burdened by shady lies, deceit and a hazy past.…
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Port Orchard Safeway opens April 27; store to hire 75 new employees
From the ashes of what once was the Haggen grocery business on Lund and Jackson, a newly reconstituted…
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Public may get to vote soon on passenger-only ferry service
Passenger-only ferry service connecting Southworth, Bremerton and Kingston with Seattle is being debated by Kitsap Transit board members.…
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Two people killed in South Kitsap house explosion
Two residents were killed early Feb. 23 by an explosion that destroyed their home at 3585 SE Soholt…
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SK grad returns home to care for Port Orchard’s pets
When Amanda Smith was growing up in South Kitsap, she was surrounded by lots of pets and enjoyed…
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Being an auto mechanic is not just a ‘guy thing’
Maurine Simons is an unexpected face among the five-person automotive technology crew that works inside the repair and…
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Crazy Lady Galleries to hang it up
Another small business on Bay Street is closing its doors. Crazy Lady Galleries at 724 Bay St., which…
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‘Our beautiful borrowed angel’ | Fatal flu ends Piper’s life, but her spirit can’t be dampened
In the end, 12-year-old Piper Lowrey really didn’t get a fair chance at life.
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In Olympia: Young introduces bill to change educational assessment emphasis; school funding lurches forward
Jesse Young, 26th legislative district Republican, aims to reform the school assessment process so that the state’s educational…
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‘This Old Barn’ | Howe Farm Park is returning to its agricultural past
When the creaky, listing old barn at Howe Farm County Park is fully renovated by the end of…
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Port Orchard St. Vincent de Paul needs to raise $100,000 to stave off closure
Port Orchard’s St. Vincent de Paul thrift store and assistance center on Bay Street may shut down operations…