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A number of people turned out for the trail’s ribbon-cutting.

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New hiking trail showcases Bainbridge’s bucolic scenery

Hikers can take a stroll through Bainbridge Island history and celebrate the harvest season along its newest recreational…

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Club members Jessica Maulk and Erin Halla enjoy soup at one of the dinners.

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Red House over yonder shows how to agree to disagree

Jessica Young has always focused on community, and working within one to create better outcomes, whether it was…

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Kids are served local apples every day on their regular menu.

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SK schools elevate nutrition with fresh, local foods

As the South Kitsap School District celebrated Taste Washington Day, a nationwide initiative to highlight local agriculture, the…

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Corrections officer Paul Haney and yellow lab George search for drugs in a cell in the Kitsap County Jail in Port Orchard.

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Dogs sniff for drugs to keep jail inmates safe

Two new hires at Kitsap County Jail could care less about getting paychecks. Instead, George and Andy live…

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Students head to board a ferry for a day of class and hands-on training on the water.

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High schoolers could help WSF worker shortage

There’s an old workforce saying that it’s not what you know, but who you know. That was especially…

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Olalla Elementary School students celebrate attendance success with a bubble party.

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Olalla hopes other schools will use rewards for attendance

Olalla Elementary School has reached a major milestone, earning its first school-wide reward for 95% or better attendance.

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Roundabout design for Highway 305 and NE Port Madison Road and NE Seabold Road. One is not available yet for the one at High School Road and Highway 305.

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Roundabout coming to High School Road at 305

If you thought the Madison Avenue construction was bad, just wait until 2027. High School Road is getting…

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The Bainbridge High School student section helps illuminate the night in the first of two light outage delays in an Oct. 18 gave vs. North Kitsap.

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Unsportsmanlike air horn helps NK upset Bainbridge 14-7

BHS Coach: ‘worst…call I’ve seen in high school sports, ridiculous’

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Poulsbo City Hall

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Poulsbo mayor to become part-time position in 2026

City is looking to hire full-time city administrator

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Steve Zakuani takes families on Bainbridge Island through his journey of finding strength within at an Oct. 15 event.

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Ex-Sounders star overcomes adversity using ‘strength within’

Formed out of grief and a desire to give back to the community, the Troy and Baden Biddle…

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One of the cars involved in the head-on crash.

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KCSO: BI man shot by estranged husband of girlfriend

A 21-year-old Bainbridge Island man is hospitalized after his girlfriend’s estranged husband shot him following a high-speed chase…

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23-year-old double homicide suspect Seth South is restrained by shackles and a trio of correction officers in court Oct. 10. Officers began to accompany him before the judge after he made a sudden move toward the gallery of the courtroom.

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Suspect charged after 2 killed near Poulsbo

Student at NKHS was one of the victims

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About 200 people watch the Welcome Pole dedication ceremony Oct 9.

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Bainbridge welcomes tribal pole at Sound to Olympics Trail

About 200 people gave a warm welcome to a new piece of public art Oct. 9 that will…

If the NKSD levy passes, Pearson Elementary would receive the most funding for improvements at around $6.15 million.
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A detailed look at NKSD’s levy proposal

A six-year, $31.9 million Facilities and Technology Capital Projects levy for the North Kitsap School District will be…

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Track athletes sprint down the new football/soccer field at Mountain View Middle School in Bremerton.

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Mountain View multi-sports complex renews safety, pride in athletics

The regularly rain-soaked, patchy and worn down athletic grounds on a campus far older than the Mountain View…

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Some of the raccoons that surrounded the woman’s North Kitsap home.

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Woman seeks help; nearly 100 raccoons surround NK home

She’s been feeding them for nearly 4 decades

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Cast of Urinetown rehearses the play for its Bainbridge show.

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You’re in for a musical, funny play in BI town

Bainbridge Performing Arts will present the Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown, a biting satire with a mix of comedy…

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A car drives by some of the buildings that will come down.

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Several ‘aging’ buildings on PO waterfront to be demolished

In a move that represents a new chapter for the Port Orchard waterfront, CEO Jim Rothlin announced the…

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A ventilator tube is prepared to funnel dust out of the enclosed space when renovation begins.

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Parks looks at renaming BIRC after retiring Lande

Parks is looking at renaming the Bainbridge Island Recreation Center after retiring executive director Terry Lande, just as…

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Dan Stamm, right, at the Back to the Bond Sanctuary Farm.

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Despite cancer diagnosis, couple continues to care for abandoned animals

Ashley and Dan Stamm, an active duty Navy submariner with 18 years of service, have dedicated their lives…