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Customers walk around the outside of the mall.

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Mall going to town, making a comeback

During its heyday in the mid-1980s, Town Square Port Orchard shopping mall was alive with people enjoying pizza…

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The location of the temporary lane shift after a minor landslide.

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Port Orchard road hit with minor landslide

A portion of Highway 166 just north of the Bethel and Mile Hill Road roundabout required repairs after…

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‘String of Pearls’ like a gift to NK outdoor enthusiasts

With Valentine’s Day coming up, a string of pearls might mean a gift for someone you love. If…

Headshot! Principal Ted Macomber takes a shot of slime to the face.
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Principal slimed to celebrate student attendance

Ted Macomber, principal at Olalla Elementary School in South Kitsap, found himself going above and beyond to celebrate…

A still shot from one of the videos showing a person with a sign.

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NKSD superintendent lead suspect in political sign thefts

Scott Henden hid on the side of the road and waited.

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South Kitsap Briefs

Victim ID’d

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Person found dead in trailer fire

The Bremerton Police Department confirmed the death of a resident in a trailer fire in west Bremerton in…

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BI council to learn about relationships at retreat

The Bainbridge Island City Council will have a retreat at the BI Museum of Art Feb. 3 from…

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Former Kitsap 911 executive director Richard Kirton

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Criminal sexual allegations lead to resignation at Kitsap 911

Kitsap 911 announced in a Jan. 30 news release the resignation of longtime executive director Richard Kirton in…

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Jen Dunlap, right, shares a loving kiss with Elliot the emu.

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4 agencies have ‘emusing’ story about bird on highway

We’re at liberty to tell you loose emu captured

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Greg Nance

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Rep. Nance works to fix state ferry system

Ferry service in Kitsap County needs help, and state Rep. Greg Nance of Bainbridge Island has some ideas…

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A look at NKSD’s enrollment over the years.

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NKSD projects minimal enrollment decrease for ‘24-‘25

The North Kitsap School Board went over its enrollment projections for 2024-25 at its meeting Jan. 25, indicating…

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Kitsap County Superior Court cases

Baby, woman assaulted

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Public comments threatened across Kitsap County

Chances are if you’ve attended a city council or school board meeting in Kitsap County an invitation to…

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CKSD superintendent Erin Prince, right, discusses the upcoming levy proposition with attendees at a small informational meeting.

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Ballots are out for Central Kitsap school measure

The Central Kitsap School District looks to continue “bridging the gap” between state funding and actual costs in…

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Mary Woodward shows headlines from her parents’ papers during a talk on journalism a few years ago.

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Mary Woodward on growing up in a newspaper family

While Walt and Milly Woodward were busy running the Bainbridge Island Review, their oldest daughter, Mary, took note…

The BI Japanese American community thanks Milly and Walt Woodward at a dinner in 1963.

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Review’s epic moment: Supporting Japanese Americans in WWII

Everyone on Bainbridge Island seems to know about how the Review was the only newspaper in the nation…

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David Black in 1990.

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Sound Publishing’s history with BIR

Sound Publishing, the owners of the Bainbridge Island Review, purchased it as the Whidbey Press in 1988 from…

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Verda Averill

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Averills bought from Woodwards, owned paper for 26 years

Everybody seems to know about Walt and Milly Woodward, but another family owned the Bainbridge Island Review for…

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Review born out of Bainbridge high school paper

The Bainbridge Island Review was not the first newspaper on the island.