Sports
Hughes aiming for 2012 Olympics
The Nissan Sentra is packed three times a week to make the 80-mile drive from Silverdale to Bothell.
News
Fund set up for boy in ATV-sledding accident
Evan King, 10, was sledding on Banner Hill in Port Orchard Dec. 19 when he was struck by…
News
CKSD adopts new inclement weather schedule
During the unusually snowy winter of 2006, the Central Kitsap School District (CKSD) cancelled six days of classes,…
News
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
Results of inspections of restaurants and other food service establishments in the Silverdale/Bremerton area by the Kitsap County…
News
POLICE LOG Freak out
A sheriff’s deputy responded to the main gate of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor around 7:45 a.m. Dec. 20 for…
News
CKSD ready for great 2009
By the end of 2008, the Central Kitsap School District (CKSD) had a pretty clear picture of its…
News
2008 banner year for creek restoration
The results of several years of hard work paid off for two local salmon-bearing creeks in 2008 as…
Opinion
Military offers quality education opportunities
If you have a loved one serving in the U.S. military this holiday season, you understand the sacrifices…
News
Drunk drivers seemed to target troopers
t WSP says its vehicles hit twice as much as in previous year .previous
News
Local Marines lend a hand at SK hatchery
Next week, Port Orchard Rotarian Brian Sauer plans to pick up a delivery of about 15,000 eyeballs. “They’re…
Letters to the Editor
Downtown parking garage an idea worth exploring
The parking garage in downtown Port Orchard is a good idea. To put it underground with the new…
Letters to the Editor
Why assume Dems will raise taxes?
Reading the editorial pages of recent editions of the Port Orchard Independent, you’d think that tax hikes were…
Letters to the Editor
Fire chief’s threats not appreciated
I read with great interest the article in the Independent regarding the possibilities that would result from a…
Letters to the Editor
Why can’t SKFR just ask for an extension?
Wayne Senter, chief of South Kitsap Fire and Rescue, need not ask for more money at this difficult…
Letters to the Editor
If you’re frustrated, blame the voters
What is going on in this state? Voters elect a tax-and-spend governor who has run up a projected…
Letters to the Editor
Spend more on meth treatment
How should Washington state respond to illicit methamphetamine use (“We’re making progress, but meth still a scourge,” Dec.…
Letters to the Editor
State Route 302 has alternatives
In addressing the State Route 302 traffic problems, our legislators and the Washington State Department of Transportation can…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks to Silverdale snow-removal crews
We certainly have had our weather over the past few weeks! I join the community in extending our…