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BI blasts proposal for not really being affordable

A proposal for a development in Pleasant Beach Village that included affordable housing was criticized heavily by the…

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KT Sunday bus service will be fare-free through 2024

Those looking forward to the return of Sunday Service for Kitsap Transit’s buses have even more reason to…

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William Hansen (left), Troy Edwards, Cameron Albee, Zachery Huck and Caleb Nelson.

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Local National Merit Scholarship semifinalists named

Five students from Bainbridge and one from North Kitsap high schools made the National Merit Scholarship semifinalist list…

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Kolyne Forro artwork.

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Flowers are placed at the base of the steel beams of the Kitsap 9/11 Memorial in Silverdale.

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Kitsap 9/11 Memorial turns 10

It was one of the most ambitious projects of its time—four years of work put into an extremely…

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Sydney O. Callands

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Child stroke survivor becomes Youth Heart Ambassador

Sydney, on the surface, is your typical 10-year-old Silverdale girl.

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Tents and homes have been lining up off Broadway Avenue.

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Call for higher enforcement contributes to delay in homeless camping vote

Months of inaction on the issue of homelessness in Bremerton will continue as the City Council delayed its…

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A drawing of what the Poulsbo Farmers Market could look like at the former Public Work’s facility.

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New home for Poulsbo Farmers Market?

Members of the Poulsbo Farmers Market gave a presentation to the City Council Sept. 6 to consider using…

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Ferry service returns early to BI

Work ends early on new walkway spans

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Riders embark on their journey during the 2022 Kitsap Color Classic.

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Kitsap Color Classic an ode to area’s fall beauty

29th edition of bike ride Sept. 24

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Construction workers on the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal prepare to transfer the first of the walkway spans Sept. 8.

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Worker injured at BI ferry terminal out of hospital

A construction worker was injured at the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal at about noon Sept. 8 when a…

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Construction work continues at the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal where a second walkway span was set into place the morning of Sept. 11.

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Crane lifts ferry walkway span into place

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The four missing Susee kids are home and well after disappearing with their father for over six months.

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4 missing Kitsap children found; father arrested

Multiple sources have confirmed that the four Kitsap County children who went missing for over six months have…

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The American Legion Colin Hyde Post 172 on Bainbridge Island flew the American flag at half-staff to commemorate Patriot Day in honor of the first responders and civilians who died or were wounded on Sept. 11, 2001, and the POW/MIA flag for military personnel who were prisoners of war or missing in action.

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BI honors those killed, injured during 9-11

A small group of veterans and community leaders observed Patriot Day at the American Legion Colin Hyde Post…

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1st BI festival features 40 films, 4 venues

The first Bainbridge Island Film Festival will take place Sept. 21-24 and include over 40 films at four…

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A crane is moved into place that will be used to set the walkway spans in place.

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Few problems on first days of Ferrymageddon

For months the dreaded Ferrymageddon hovered over the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal like a dark cloud waiting for…

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Susan Ann of Poulsbo completed the Salish 100 in her small rowboat in July.

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Local conquers Salish 100 in solo rowboat to honor her dog

Susan Ann of Poulsbo has been an avid rower since college, but it was the death of her…

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Bearon Old Coyote leads the Blessing Song with members of the dance and song group.

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Tribe helps BI students celebrate school’s new name

The first week held many new beginnings for Bainbridge Island School District students—the x̌alilc Elementary School gathered for…

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Design picture of the four-leg option being presented to those taking the newest survey.

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Increasing costs impact PO roundabout design

Roundabouts are still expected to be the long-term solution along a partial stretch of Bethel Road in Port…

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Betty Pasco won the Native American & First Nations Artist Award.

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BIMA announces recipients of new BRAVA Award

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art has announced the recipients of the first-ever BRAVA Awards—including a Suquamish tribal elder.