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A firefighter works the hose during a training exercise for South Kitsap Fire and Rescue. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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‘Pivotal vote’ to decide future of SKFR

Chief: More firefighters, stations needed, not less

South Kitsap Helpline courtesy photo 
 Image of the proposed food bank exterior.

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SK Helpline proposes full-service $8.5 million facility

Days that clients of South Kitsap Helpline food bank have to go to a deteriorating building with uneven…

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CKSD candidates tackle diversity, mental health

The Central Kitsap School Board District 3 and 4 candidates squared off in a debate July 10 and…

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More-strict burn ban begins July 12 in Kitsap County

The Kitsap County Fire Marshal is implementing a Stage 2 burn ban beginning July 12.

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Best of NK, SK and CK voting begins

It’s time again to vote for the Best of North Kitsap, South Kitsap and Central Kitsap!

Ethan Goldizen takes over as the new Kingston head football coach. Ethan Goldizen courtesy photo

Sports

Kingston hires 2nd head football coach this summer

The Kingston Buccaneers have hired a second person this summer as their new football coach.

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Opinion

The unique diagnostic criteria for tendon pain

An accurate diagnosis is the first step to effective treatment. This is especially true in the world of…

Opinion

It took awhile to enjoy dad’s woodworking skills, tools

I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.” — Confucius

Opinion

Tips on how to make a right turn when near a bicyclist

Q: I just heard about something called a “right hook,” and that’s a situation I want to avoid.…

Vietnam veteran Art Ward thanks the drivers for bringing the decorated jeeps to them. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Jeep drivers honor vets on Independence Day

There’s no denying that Jeep owners that, while subject to plenty of American driving stereotypes, can make a…

Mayor Rob Putaansuu (left) discusses the future site of Kitsap Bank headquarters and the Port Orchard Community Center on a walking tour toward the brownfield site with Casey Sixkiller (right) and other local and state leaders. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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$930K to help with PO brownfield cleanup

Several aspects of the revival of Port Orchard’s downtown are coming into place.

Trash is collected and put in a pile, behind which is a long line of occupied tents and tarps. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Hopelessness: Thoughts of those inside, outside Bremerton’s homeless camp

A section of Bremerton’s 7th Street was renamed Dr. Martin Luther King Way a few years ago in…

A dog proudly displays the American colors along with its owner. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Patriots, pooches in Manchester Pet Parade

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Classic cars make their way through the Kingston 4th of July parade. Tyler Shuey/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Sun shines bright on Kingston 4th of July parade

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Circle July 6 on calendar; PO roundabout begins

Preliminary work on the new roundabout in Port Orchard at highway 166 and Bay Street begins July 6.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks to a sizable crowd in Port Orchard. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Buttigieg offers praise for PO breakwater project

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg made a brief stop in Port Orchard July 6 to champion the…

The growing homeless encampment on Dr. Martin Luther King Way in downtown Bremerton. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Bremerton pressured on both sides to find homeless solution

The people are demanding an answer to the heightened issue of homelessness in Bremerton, and while solutions offered…

Greg Sugden, in his Hawaiian shirt, relaxes on a sandy beach on Bainbridge Island, with one of the state ferries in the background. Damon Williams/Kitsap News Group

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He worked on every job, every ferry

Commodore Greg Sugden started his career with Washington State Ferries by swabbing the head, but over 44 years…

Zion works on the first steps toward making alginate, an impression-making material. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Dentistry education combats cavity of racial disparity

A longtime lover of dentistry, Lolinda Turner will tell you she’s been through the gauntlet of working her…

Molly Clark walks Tarkin around the forested trails on the shelter grounds. Mike De Felice/Kitsap News Group

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Shelter seeks volunteers to walk dogs

Tarkin, a fun-loving 3-year-old Pitbull, loves to see Molly Clark holding a leash coming to his kennel at…