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The 2024 Poulsbo City Council. From left to right: Gary McVey, Ed Stern, Doug Newell, Mayor Becky Erickson, Pam Crowe, Rick Eckert and David Musgrove. Britt Livdahl was absent from the meeting.

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Poulsbo welcomes new councilmembers

Three new Poulsbo city councilmembers were sworn into their positions during the governing body’s first meeting of the…

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Cadine Ferguson-Brown

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New Kitsap Superior Court judge named

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Cadine Ferguson-Brown to the Kitsap County Superior Court beginning Jan. 1, 2024, a…

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BI differs from Kitsap in health assessment

Bainbridge and North Kitsap students reported higher use of marijuana and alcohol, while adults in BI and NK…

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Johnny Watson, one of three suspects in the case, is led back into the courtroom.

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Attorney conflicts continue in resumption of quadruple murder trial

Multiple objections concerning the number of gruesome photos allowed to be shown in court and a heated debate…

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Kitsap seeks input on Comp Plan

Kitsap County has completed preliminary draft documents for the 2024 Comprehensive Plan update that will be available for…

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‘Wait, was I supposed to go?’ Charlotte Burcar says after watching the rest of her family take the plunge in Olalla. Yes, she did too.

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Communities take icy plunge into new year

Whether they have been in existence for four years or four decades, the Kitsap County-wide traditions of a…

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Heather Joy shows off the star of the fundraiser.

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Fishline’s ‘cheesy’ fundraiser a hit in Poulsbo

“Say cheese.”

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An example of what the new 223e would look like.

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Kitsap company to build electric patrol boat

A look into the “zero-emission solution” of the future for the patrol boat market is available for order…

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Kitsap Transit’s John Clauson is buckled in and checks his mirrors while driving the agency’s new virtual bus simulator.

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KT’s new virtual bus training helps driver confidence

It has the initial feel and setup of a video game, but Kitsap Transit executive director John Clauson…

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The image shared on Facebook shows the office entrance to Discovery High School in Port Orchard covered in what a district employee indicated was human feces.

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Vandalism includes human feces at PO school

There are questions one never wants to need to ask when entering a school building, questions like, “What…

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SK Helpline shows off some of its new dry food supply, located in a newly utilized DRYBOX.

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SK Helpline flooded with donations to replenish damaged food supply

The best of Port Orchard has come out in full force over the past few weeks as South…

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SK chamber joins in 2024 expansion of Civics Bee

The application remains open for junior high students to enter a civics competition that the South Kitsap Chamber…

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Promotional art for the award-winning short movie.

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Locals win awards for movie short

A number of locals are part of an award-winning movie short called “Chicken and Mr. Birke.”

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Local nonprofit raises funds to purchase small forest near Miller Bay

The Friends of Miller Bay nonprofit has successfully raised funds to purchase a small old-growth forest above Miller…

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One of the participants in the field fires a shot at an opponent.

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Elves vs. Grinches: Kitsap’s paintball future bleak

The elves on the North Pole work hard making toys for Santa to take to good little children…

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Milly and Walt Woodward

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2 fires mar history of Bainbridge Review

The current staff of the Bainbridge Island Review has had its struggles researching information for its 100th edition.

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KT, WSF keep talking about dock at Southworth

Talks about mooring the Southworth-to-downtown Seattle fast ferry when not in use at the Southworth dock are continuing…

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Bellringer fund doubles as annual effort nears end

The holidays are a perfect time to carry out the goals, aspirations, dreams, peace and blessings to our…

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World War II veteran Bob Evans.

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Local WWII vet celebrates 100th birthday

Bob Evans, a World War II vet who was treated with the then-experimental drug penicillin decades ago, sat…

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Flu, RSV on the rise in Kitsap County

Emergency department visits due to influenza and respiratory syncytial virus are on the rise, and two flu-related deaths…