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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.

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Attendees to the services fair in Poulsbo were able to leave with needed items.

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Calls for help lounder than ever at Project Connect

There are hundreds of people in Kitsap County whose lives are in crisis. Their daily struggles may not…

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Two individuals shown on security footage break in through the front door of Brick Ally.

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High-value LEGO sets stolen from Brick Ally

The owners of Brick Ally, downtown Port Orchard’s home for lovers of LEGO, found themselves picking up the…

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The Kitsap Sheriff’s Office says North Kitsap School District superintendent Laurynn Evans is a person of interest in a case of stolen campaign signs against passage of the school bond.

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Sheriff: NKSD superintendent contacted regarding stolen signs

North Kitsap School District superintendent Laurynn Evans was contacted by law enforcement Jan. 26 as part of an…

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Susan Schultheis sits while being checked in for her COVID shot.

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More elderly, disabled show up at event for those in need

More elderly and disabled people are in need.

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A rendering shows covered bleachers, among other additions, at Kingston High School’s athletic field, which will be added if voters approve North Kitsap School District’s $242 million, 20-year bond proposal during the Feb. 13 special election.

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A detailed look at NKSD’s bond proposal

Special Election Feb. 13, requires 60% approval to pass

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Poulsbo’s Viking Tour Bike Ride will now be held in June instead of during Viking Fest weekend in May.

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Viking Tour Bike Ride moving to June

Since its inception in 2016, Poulsbo Rotary’s Viking Tour Bike Ride has grown so much that organizers are…

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Rebuilding Hope’s community advocate Janet Mora, left, and therapist Megan Selvage.

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Rebuilding Hope opens Kitsap location

Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center has announced the opening of an office for in-person support in Bremerton, the…

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Jessica Barron plays a pinball machine at a recent tournament in Bremerton.

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Pinball wizards all around Kitsap County

The state’s current pinball wizard ran a tournament in Bremerton Jan. 13 at Tik Tok’s Workshop.