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Kindergarten students settle in to color on the first day of school at West Hills S.T.E.M. Academy.

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Parents send kids off with a Boo-Hoo Breakfast

One Bremerton elementary school has figured out the best way to help kindergarten parents cope with letting their…

An Armin Jahr Elementary kindergarten student boards the afternoon bus to go home from school. Kindergarten students are put in the front seats in order to not miss their stops.

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Kinders are often the most well-behaved on school bus

“Once you know their names, they kinda can’t get away with anything,” she said with a laugh.

Tina Mahaney

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Leavell is named Bremerton School District Superintendent

Without much ado, the Bremerton Board of Education selected its new superintendent last night at its monthly board…

A woman who attended the Bremerton Blackberry Festival on Saturday photographs family members as they pose behind giant colorful blackberry cutouts. The annual festival brought hundreds of visitors to the waterfront and downtown.

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Blackberry Festival draws big crowds

Droves of people scattered throughout the event, covering every inch of sidewalk of the Louis Mentor Boardwalk, including…

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Leavell is the obvious choice of Bremerton school community

A full house greeted the Bremerton School District Board of Education last Thursday when the board hosted a…

A new residence hall at Olympic College features furnished dorm rooms for students.

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Olympic College to open new residence hall this fall

Olympic College will open its new residence hall to students starting this September.

Grocery workers picket last week in front of Albertsons on Wheaton Way.

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Grocery workers picket for medical benefits

In order to qualify for future healthcare benefits, workers would need to put in a minimum of 30…

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CKSD adopts budget for upcoming school year, OKs contracts

More than a dozen priorities were on the list, but the ones that made the cut included increasing…

Students at Central Kitsap High School check out their lockers as they return to school on Wednesday for the first day of classes. Kindergarteners return on Monday.

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School year opens with excitement

Many students laughed and smiled together in the hallways of the high school, but some seasoned seniors are…

Luke McMillan flips through his Eagle Scout project binder.

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Local Boy Scout cleans up Bremerton park

There were 15 tires, a broken doll, fallen trees and Paul’s engraved bowling ball. All of the items…

Dave Fergus (left) and Margie Torbron chat after the steel beams from the World Trade Center were placed in Evergreen Park last Saturday. A dedication is planned for Sept. 11.

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9/11 beams installed at Bremerton park

There’s no denying that the steel beams look right in place at the Kitsap 9/11 Memorial. The memorial,…

Marsha Masters

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MADD looks for some funding help

The members of MADD Kitsap Chapter are asking for help in raising funds for this year’s Walk Like…

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Perfecting budget is no easy task for school districts

The budget is looking a bit better this year for local school districts, but it still isn’t what…

Wayne Ayers holds up certificates he won at NBA camps.

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Senior visits NBA Basketball Camps for summer break

Senior at Bremerton High School Wayne Ayers attends two NBA Basketball camps

Flip Herndon accepts an award from Bremerton BoE.

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Flip gets send-off

Board members also thanked Herndon for his patience, professionalism and hard work in showing them the trends in…

Cooky Sawyers readies his booth signs for advertising at the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede. Sawyers has been involved in fair concessions for 51 years.

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Fried, dipped or charred, the fair has food for all

There’s just something about greasy, unhealthy fair food that everyone loves.

Ben Roberts checks on his bees at his Bremerton honey farm.

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Keeping busy bees safe, healthy and happy can be a tough job

Anyone who has been out on a honeybee farm knows that there is no rest. That goes for…

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Herndon finally flips the switch

Bremerton School District Superintendent Flip Herndon is moving to the Seattle Public Schools district before the new school…

Children and adults can visit Violet

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Library bookmobile to be at county fair

The bus, also known as the bookmobile, will bring with it a variety of books and reading materials…

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Sip, snack and savor at Kitsap Wine Festival

Locals are invited to drink to a good cause at the fifth annual Kitsap Wine Festival this weekend.