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New system connects folks to multiple services

With so many shortages regarding health care in Kitsap County, it can be a chore finding the services…

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Bartenders serve customers Jan. 17 at Slippery Pig Brewery in downtown Poulsbo.

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Slippery Pig Brewery closes in downtown Poulsbo

Slippery Pig Brewery in downtown Poulsbo recently closed, ownership citing rising costs since the COVID pandemic and struggles…

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Feb. ballot includes replacement of SK school levy

Kitsap County voters will be getting their ballots in the mail Jan. 24 for the 18 day voting…

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Fewer entrances, bus app to make SK schools safer

The South Kitsap School District is taking steps to make students safer.

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U.S. District Court Judge Richard A. Jones, Quincy’s brother, pictured among Mayor Greg Wheeler and others for the groundbreaking of Quincy Square in Bremerton Jan. 20.

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Bremerton breaks ground on Quincy Square

U.S. District Court Judge Richard A. Jones shared his family’s gratitude for his brother at the ground-breaking of…

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Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson speaks at a news conference at Olympic College.

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Poulsbo ‘State of the City’ spells out big improvements

Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson shared her last State of the City address at the Jan. 15 City Council…

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U.S. District Court Judge Richard A. Jones, Quincy's brother, pictured among Mayor Greg Wheeler and others for the groundbreaking of Quincy Square in Bremerton Jan. 20.

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Bremerton breaks ground on Quincy Square

Good-sized crowd also turns out at fairgrounds

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Governor Bob Ferguson speaks at the inauguration.

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GOP likes what new governor has to say

As they were cheered from the gallery by friends and family and treated to a ukulele version of…

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Horse owners, riders, veterinarians, local farm owners and pony club members gathered Jan.11 at the Poulsbo Fire Station for a free equine nutrition seminar hosted by the Bainbridge Island Pony Club.

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Horse lovers learn about getting more bang for buck

It may have sounded like a pun, but CHS Northwest equine nutrition consultant Crystal White was serious when…

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Kitsap Transit purchases up to 15 more buses for routed service

Kitsap Transit commissioners approved at their Jan. 7 meeting for the agency to acquire up to 10 heavy-duty…

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Dinah Satterwhite and her third-place orb photo.

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Kitsap County briefs

Count the homeless

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6 Kitsap fire teams respond to SoCal tragedy

All six fire departments in Kitsap County have four firefighters each in Southern California helping battle the deadly…

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Wizz App used by man to hook up with 14-year-olds

Kitsap County Superior Court cases

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Opioid Prevention Campaign coming to Kitsap

Kitsap will be hit hard with an Opioid Prevention Campaign over the next few months.

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Opioid Prevention Campaign coming to Kitsap

Kitsap will be hit hard with an Opioid Prevention Campaign over the next few months.

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Coffee with a Cop a relaxed way to discuss issues

When people talk to police, it’s often in an uncomfortable setting.

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James Beck is the new police chief of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.

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New S’Klallam Tribe police chief looks to develop trust with community

The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe recently hired longtime law enforcement officer James Beck as its new police chief.

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Students in the quiet study space in the library of the farmhouse.

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Independent Kitsap school expands to K-8 with farmhouse renovation

Silverwood School, an independent institution located between Poulsbo and Silverdale that was established in 1984, recently expanded to…

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A look inside the planned site in Port Orchard, which was deemed unsafe for children by a structural engineer.

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Heating, structural issues put halt to planned PO childcare center

While Treetop Village Early Learning Center has been hard at work the last few years to open its…

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Port of Poulsbo

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Moorage, fuel closures at Port of Poulsbo lead to revenue losses

Work expected to wrap up by February