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Kingston Junior offensive lineman Jack Grady tries to keep a pass rusher contained.

Sports

Missed chances haunt Bucs in 49-7 road loss

The Kingston Buccaneers had just about every golden opportunity you could get in a first half of football…

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DNA process IDs sailor; remains finally come home

The remains of Ralph Keil, a Chimacum High School football player who died on the USS Oklahoma during…

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Wolfle Elementary students dig their shovels into the dirt to signify the groundbreaking of the school’s new gym project, expected to open in spring of 2025.

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Construction begins on new Wolfle Elementary gym

Expected to open in spring of 2025

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School bus collides with child in cart

A child was hospitalized after a school bus collided with a cart he was riding in that had…

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Bainbridge senior Adrian Ayling goes in for a tackle against a scrambling Olympic quarterback Antonio Castorena.

Sports

Controversial scoop and score propels Bainbridge to win over Olympic

The Olympic Trojans felt they were poised to put a major dent in any remaining hopes of a…

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Sex issues at business leads to partnership to help others

Rebuilding Hope, Kitsap County’s service provider for victims of sexual assault, is partnering with local chocolatier L’Atelier TR,…

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Opinion

If you are on Medicare, this spending should make you irate

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is touting the Inflation Reduction Act, for which she cast the tiebreaking vote, as…

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Opinion

Stop hating; return to humanity we felt Sept. 12, 2001

I was sitting at my desk Sept. 11, 2001 as the second plane hit the World Trade Center.…

Opinion

Being nice to cyclists sometimes increases danger

Q: As a cyclist, I find that some drivers try to be nice and stop to wave bicyclists…

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Opinion

Taxed to death? You could have to pay more from grave

As a self-employed writer, I’ve become knowledgeable about how high my income taxes really are. Every now and…

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News

Results are in for Best of Central Kitsap

The results are in for the 2024 Best of Central Kitsap!

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Kelsey Lynch

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Mental health pro on scene with police important

Bainbridge Island Police Department community health navigator Kelsey Lynch last month made a presentation at the International Summit…

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A scientific diver collects sediment samples in a healthy eelgrass bed for future chemical, physical and taxonomic analyses.

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Eelgrass at BI Superfund site: to restore or not restore?

Eelgrass, a humble aquatic flowering plant that recently made headlines for its newfound ability to cut down dangerous…

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Cast members rehearse for the play.

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Gender-bending ‘Men on Boats’ reframes 1869 river expedition

A diverse cast of female-identifying, trans-identifying, gender-fluid and non-gender-conforming actors will perform in an upcoming play on Bainbridge…

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North Kitsap junior Carly Yates emerges from the water before taking her next stroke in the 100-yard breaststroke.

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Husmoe finds early success as NK beats Kingston

A grin crept onto the face of North Kitsap junior Ashley Husmoe as she recalled stepping onto the…

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The new 20-foot aluminum arch culvert beneath Sunnyslope Road in South Kitsap.

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SK road now open following culvert repairs

Sunnyslope Road SW in South Kitsap is now open to all traffic as Kitsap County crews have recently…

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A female resident was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following a house fire in Suquamish Sept. 26.

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Woman transported to Harborview following Suquamish house fire

A woman was transported by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a house fire in Suquamish…

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Recent PO growth helps with population goals

Most cities in the state have to grow in population to meet government goals.

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Emma Hurguy enters the backstroke phase of her 200-yard individual medley race.

Sports

Wolves race to early season win vs. Eagles

South Kitsap’s second home meet of the 2024 season ended victoriously, several Wolves logging league and district qualifying…

Sports

Bainbridge alum Henshaw named new baseball coach

Bainbridge baseball had only sent one team to state in 1980 prior to Thomas Henshaw taking the mound…