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A dishwasher is thought to have been the origin of this fire that destroyed a kitchen in a Suquamish rental home June 18. NKFR courtesy photo

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2 appliance fires cause damage to NK homes

Two North Kitsap homes were damaged in appliance-related fires June 18.

Harry Davies assisted Nico Marrero with the game-winning shot in the final game. File Photo

Sports

NK goes 2-2 against top teams in the West

North Kitsap boys basketball started its summer season against some of the best competition on the West Coast.

OJ, Kyler and JJ Simpson celebrate Father's Day by umpiring a baseball game together. OJ Simpson courtesy photo

Sports

3 generations of umpires share Father’s Day tradition

OJ Simpson and his son Johnathan, better known as JJ, started a Father’s Day tradition five years ago.…

Opinion

‘Leaders’ don’t save world; ordinary people do

I don’t know about you, but I would consider myself a happy man if I could manage to…

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South Kitsap Brief

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The long-awaited Johnson Parkway project south of Poulsbo is finally finished. City of Poulsbo courtesy photo

News

At long last, Johnson Parkway Roundabout complete

After years of planning and work, the $20.5 million Johnson Parkway roadway in Poulsbo linking Highway 305 to…

Affordable housing is being constructed in Winslow. Wintergreen courtesy photo

Business

Progress being made on BI affordable homes

Wintergreen is making progress on 14 affordable townhomes being built in Winslow.

Opinion

It’s law: Stay in your lane on turns, then move over

Q: I was taught, and the driver’s guide says, that when you’re turning left or right, you’re supposed…

Over one hundred Klahowya graduates walk across the stage to receive their high school diplomas. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Klahowya graduates adapt to new times

Klahowya High School graduated 132 kids in the class of 2023 June 16.

Central Kitsap celebrates the Class of 2023 on June 17 at CKHS football stadium. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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CKHS graduates take part in history

Central Kitsap High School honored hundreds of graduates in the class of 2023 June 17 at the CKHS…

The North Kitsap Education Association met June 14 at Kingston Middle School and overwhelmingly voted no confidence in the NKSD school board and superintendent. NKEA courtesy photo

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NK union votes no confidence in school board, superintendent

Members of the North Kitsap Education Association voted overwhelmingly to express no confidence in the leadership of the…

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Opinion

Hefty bag as swimsuit better than hefty pricetag

As I have mentioned in previous columns, I look forward to bathing-suit shopping with my daughters almost as…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor

Smaller levies better

A Bremerton graduate finds a familiar face in the crowd, doing so with a little help from his phone. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

News

Kitsap schools continue with graduations

High schools from the Central Kitsap region sent hundreds of students into the next chapters of their lives…

Sharron King courtesy photo

Life

Fathoms O’ Fun festival, parade set for June 24-25

We are in need of volunteers as many would like to retire

This fenced-off lot is set to be the next location of Kitsap Bank headquarters. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

Business

Bank move kicks off downtown PO redevelopment

The next step in the plan to revitalize the west end of downtown Port Orchard has been taken…

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Derek Kilmer at the U.S. Capitol.

News

Kilmer on mental health task force for military

Editor’s note: Kitsap Daily News reporter Mike De Felice recently spent a week in Washington, D.C. with U.S.…

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Opinion

Congress can work across aisle, needs to do it more

Put your hands together for sane mature bipartisan centrist adulthood. It’s a whole lot better than apocalyptic bluster.

Evie shows off her selection from the PTSO book giveaway at Orchard Heights. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Free book speaks volumes about PO school

Every student attending Orchard Heights Elementary in Port Orchard briefly left class June 15 to grab something special—a…

Fathoms O’ Fun chair Sharron King is ready for work as the 2023 Concerts by the Bay series begins. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

Life

King, the face of Fathoms, to step down after 34 years

It was 1989 when “new kid on the block” Sharron King, who had just moved to South Kitsap,…