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Suspect arrested in fatal hit-and-run near Poulsbo

A suspect is now in custody following a fatality hit and run Oct. 7 at Rhododendron Drive NW,…

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Olympic College receives $475K tech grant

Olympic College has received a $475,000 Advanced Technological Education grant from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. government’s…

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Kitsap Auditor’s Office preparing for upcoming general election

With the Nov. 4 general election coming up, the Kitsap County Auditor’s Office has published the voters’ pamphlet…

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Food donations outside of Town & Country Market on Bainbridge Island Sept. 23.

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Interfaith Council fundraiser garners over $40,000, 2K pounds of food

The Bainbridge Island-North Kitsap Interfaith Council recently set up tables with volunteers in front of several local grocery…

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An outlined map shows the location of the proposed Sherman Avenue stormwater park in Port Orchard.

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City of PO presents Sherman Avenue stormwater park alternatives

The city of Port Orchard presented three possible design alternatives for a planned stormwater park on Sherman Avenue…

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Rosapepe, Shaw square off for At-Large PO Council seat

Voters will choose between Port Orchard City Councilmember Jay Rosapepe and first-time candidate Kimberly Shaw for the council’s…

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T-Mobile presents South Kitsap High School with a $25,000 check at halftime of the Wolves’ football game Oct. 3.

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SK High in the running for $1 million in stadium upgrades

South Kitsap High School has been named one of the top 25 nationwide finalists in T-Mobile’s Friday Night…

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Local Silverdale screenwriter Will Donahue won first place at the Austin Comedy Film Festival Sept. 27 for his horror-comedy screenplay ‘Frankenstoner’ about a depressed Frankenstein’s monster.

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Local screenwriter takes home first-place award at Texas festival

Local screenwriter Will Donahue recently won first place at the Austin Comedy Film Festival Sept. 27 for his…

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A group hangs out in the sauna at Velvaere Nordic Spa near Hansville.

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Kingston couple opens Nordic Spa on their property

A Nordic-inspired spa has opened at a local couple’s home in Kingston with the goal of promoting healing…

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The tree that fell at Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park Sept. 30 was significantly root-bound, having grown into and around the aged concrete pad over the past 40-plus years, the city arborist determined.

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Tree falls at downtown Poulsbo waterfront, others removed

The city of Poulsbo was notified last week that the southernmost London Plane in the renovation area of…

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Councilmember, former school board director face off for Poulsbo mayor

Becky Erickson is retiring after 16 years of service

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Two people were found dead in a home in unincorporated Poulsbo the morning of Oct. 7.

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2 found dead in home near Poulsbo ruled a murder-suicide

Two residents who were found dead in their home near Poulsbo Oct. 7 have been ruled a murder-suicide…

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Outdoor burn bans lifted in Kitsap County

The Kitsap County Fire Marshal, in coordination with the Kitsap County Fire Chiefs Association, recently announced that the…

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Vikings Emma Banzer, Rachel Le, and Silvia Okunami look to make a play in a 3-2 NK win over Sequim Sept. 30 in Poulsbo.

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NK wins close match against Sequim to stay unbeaten in league

Teamwork led North Kitsap to a strong victory over Olympic League for Sequim, as the Vikings beat the…

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PO hires new police officers, approves contract for roundabout design

Citizen award also given at council meeting

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Educators face off for NK School Board seat

Editor’s note: Since this race was covered before the primary election, Kitsap News Group is running candidate statements…

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Klahanie, a young Giant Pacific octopus, will live in downtown Poulsbo’s SEA Discovery Center aquarium for about two years.

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Poulsbo aquarium welcomes Giant Pacific octopus

Western Washington University’s SEA Discovery Center in downtown Poulsbo recently welcomed a Giant Pacific octopus to its aquarium.

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(left to right) Retired U.S. Navy Capt. George Bieda, Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler, retired Master Chief Petty Officer Rick D. West, Rear Adm. Christopher A. Nash, Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Council president of the U.S. Navy League Patty Lent, and Pastor Peter Voorhees of City Chapel of Bremerton attended the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday celebration at the Puget Sound Navy Museum in Bremerton Sept. 26.

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Puget Sound Navy Museum celebrates military branch’s 250th birthday

The Puget Sound Navy Museum celebrated the U.S. Navy’s upcoming 250th birthday Sept. 26, which featured speeches from…

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Results are in for Best of Central Kitsap

The results are in for the 2025 Best of Central Kitsap!

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Law enforcement agencies helped take down a suspected meth lab near Bremerton Sept. 25, which resulted in one person being arrested.

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One arrested after suspected meth lab found near Bremerton

Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies helped take down a suspected methamphetamine lab in unincorporated Bremerton Sept. 25, which resulted…