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This church is being renovated into homes for young adults.

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‘Congregate’ home for young adults coming to PO

A low-cost housing project for young adults attending school or employed has been given the green light to…

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Norah Christian hopes to compete in the 2028 Olympics.

Sports

Local gymnast sets sight on 2028 Olympics

Kitsap County has had eight Olympians in history, the last being Bremerton swimmer Nathan Adrian at the 2012…

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Viking Teegan DeVries rallies with her opponent.

Sports

NK tennis shines bright against Knights

The North Kitsap and Bremerton girls tennis teams took advantage of the sunlight March 26, but the Vikings…

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Herring spawn event seen from above along Agate Pass in March of 2023.

News

Spring has spawn: Herring return after ‘Holy cow’ recovery

Spring may have melted away dreams of snow, but the beaches of Bainbridge Island are still dappled with…

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Loki, an 11-month-old greater Swiss mountain dog, left, plays with Hank, a first-generation labradoodle.

Life

Dogs enjoy new BI park

Dogs, and their owners, are loving the expanded dog park at Strawberry Hill on Bainbridge Island that recently…

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In Japan, Red Light/Green Lights is played with the ‘it’ person shouting ‘Daruma-sanga koronda’ before turning around. That means, ‘The daruma doll fell over.’

Life

BI school celebrates Japan-inspired Spring Festival

Students at The Island School on Bainbridge Island recently celebrated with a Japan-inspired Spring Festival.

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Debbie and Tom Ryan enjoy a meal inside the new Khao Soi restaurant in Port Orchard.

News

Local Thai restaurant expands to downtown PO

Residents of Port Orchard are excited about the expansion of a popular Manette restaurant into the city’s downtown.

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A pavilion at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton is packed with people and dogs March 23 for the Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club obedience competition. Dogs of many types of breeds, and their handlers, competed in the event.

Life

Fancy, don’t let me down

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News

NK Schools Foundation funds $99,000 in grants

Throughout the academic year, all 11 schools within the school district have received grants from the North Kitsap…

Black Press Media operates Sound Publishing, the largest community news organization in Washington State with dailies and community news outlets in Alaska.

Business

Black Press Media concludes transition of ownership

Black Press Media, which operates Sound Publishing, completed its sale Monday (March 25), following the formerly announced corporate…

News

SKSD considering smaller funding requests of voters

The South Kitsap School District attempted a one-stop solution for districtwide school replacements and improvements in 2023 when…

Sports

Kitsap County prep scoreboard

Baseball

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2023 Fathoms Queen Veronica Mihai, left, celebrates with Nic Clay after she was just named queen of the 2024 Royalty Court.

News

Fathoms crowns Clay as queen of Royalty Court

South Kitsap High School student Nic Clay has secured a crowning achievement in local pageantry, earning the title…

Opinion

Only airbags would tell you it’s safe not to wear seatbelt

Q: I have a car with 10 air bags. If I get in a crash I’m going to…

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Senior Brandon Durr, left, walks off the field with his hand around the shoulder of senior goalie Landon Kirby seconds after Olympia’s victory over the South Kitsap Wolves.

Sports

Wolves fall short to Olympia in dramatic 2-1 finish

Senior Brandon Durr’s late-match heroics in extra time sent a tightly contested March 21 contest with the Olympia…

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Kingston’s Aaide Gollger catches the throw before Olympic’s Brenda Morrison reaches first base.

Sports

Olympic softball dominates Kingston

The Olympic Trojans softball squad handed Kingston its first season loss, defeating the Buccaneers 11-2 March 21.

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Spartan Isaiah Beyer wins the 110 hurdles in 17.38.

Sports

Bainbridge wins boys, girls track meets

Bainbridge beat both teams and Olympic also beat the home team in the boys and girls competitions at…

Opinion

I’ll check out lesser-known National Parks

My friend Paul is on his way to having visited every National Park in America. I, on the…

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Viking Dawsyn Anderson picks up seven strikeouts against Olympic.

Sports

NK pitching outlasts Olympic

The rest of the Olympic League better beware as North Kitsap’s starting pitching is off to a hot…

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News

Oily wastewater cleanup continues in Hood Canal

Cleanup is continuing on Hood Canal after almost 12,000 gallons of oily wastewater leaked from a pipe at…