This fenced-off lot is set to be the next location of Kitsap Bank headquarters. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Bank move kicks off downtown PO redevelopment

The next step in the plan to revitalize the west end of downtown Port Orchard has been taken…

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Derek Kilmer at the U.S. Capitol.

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Kilmer on mental health task force for military

Editor’s note: Kitsap Daily News reporter Mike De Felice recently spent a week in Washington, D.C. with U.S.…

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Walk-ons only on BI-Seattle ferry Sept. 7-13

If you’re an Uber driver, get ready to work some long hours but make some big bucks Sept.…

Evie shows off her selection from the PTSO book giveaway at Orchard Heights. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Free book speaks volumes about PO school

Every student attending Orchard Heights Elementary in Port Orchard briefly left class June 15 to grab something special—a…

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BI Parks meetings to be on Zoom

Starting June 15, the Bainbridge Island Metro Parks &Recreation meetings will be broadcast live on Zoom.

Community activists joined together for ‘Freedom to Learn’ events that included a protest march and panel discussion June 10 in Winslow. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Protesters want the rest of the story told

Jill Davidson, a trans woman, said she doesn’t understand it.

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Juneteenth march, festival June 17 in Bremerton

Juneteenth Freedom Festival 2023 will take place June 17 in Rotary Evergreen Park, preceded by a People’s March…

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PO man held on $1 million bail after shooting

A 22-year-old Port Orchard man was charged in Kitsap County Superior Court June 12 with first-degree assault, and…

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PO motorcyclist dies; suspect charged with vehicular homicide

A Port Orchard motorcyclist was killed June 11 after police say he was hit head-on by a vehicle…

A U.S. Coast Guard diver falls from a rescue litter during a demonstration in Eagle Harbor during the annual Boater's Fair at Waterfront Park June 10. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI Boater’s Fair all about safety, preparedness

The annual Bainbridge Island Boater’s Fair at Waterfront Park and Dock was a hub of activity June 10…

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Happy graduates walk off the stage with diplomas in hand.

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Buc graduates set sail toward life’s journey

The Kingston High School class of 2023 received their diplomas at graduation June 10 at North Kitsap School…

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BI hires 1st equity manager

Anshu Wahi will start work July 31 as Bainbridge Island’s first Equity and Inclusion manager.

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Fee changes coming to NKSD next year

Fee changes will be implemented in the North Kitsap School District next year, some increasing and others decreasing.

Salutatorian Ripley Elberfeld sheds a few tears during the 2023 graduation ceremony. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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SK celebrates newest high school graduates

While the roof of the Tacoma Dome kept out things like the persistent mists and showers of the…

David Shaw of Bainbridge Island took this colorful photo recently while doing yard work. He says based on his non-expert research he thinks they are Blind-eyed Sphinx moths. ‘The natural beauty that surrounds us on BI never ceases to amaze me,’ he says. David Shaw courtesy photo

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Moth month?

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13 win Port Orchard Kiwanis scholarships

The Kiwanis Club of Port Orchard recently awarded $26,500 in scholarships to 13 South Kitsap High School graduating…

North Kitsap’s Class of 2023 was the 100th graduating class in school history. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Vikings show pride at 100th graduation

North Kitsap’s class of 2023 celebrated a unique commencement June 9, being the 100th graduating class in school…

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Bremerton homicide involves body left at old hospital

Bremerton police are investigating a homicide after a driver dropped a body off at the old Harrison Hospital…

New electric vehicle carshare car at an EV chargling station at City Hall. COBI courtesy photo

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New EV car share program starting up in BI

If you want to use a new car-share program on Bainbridge Island the introductory rate is $5 per…