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Chris Mueller, Ellen Sato Faust and Chantelle Lusebrink listen to the new audio tour, which features excerpts from recorded interviews of survivors sharing first-hand accounts of the exclusion. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group

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Audio tours now at BI’s Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

If you haven’t been to the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial recently, there’s a new way to experience the…

Fans line up to get autographs of current and former Seahawks players. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Kitsap fans watch NFL Draft with Seahawk players

The Seattle Seahawks draft hype came to Kitsap County when current and former Seahawks held the second annual…

Timberwolf Remodel by Design staff members sit in the studio where The Tradesman Podcast USA is recorded. Timberwolf Remodel by Design courtesy photos

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Local starts builders podcast to help ignite interest in industry

Tommy Lothamer of Bainbridge Island knows the struggle and grind of working his way up through the building…

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Report: We’re healthy in Kitsap, comparatively

We’re pretty healthy here in Kitsap County.

A map of what Olympic College's Health Sciences campus in Poulsbo would look like. OC courtesy image

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OC announces plan to expand healthcare programs

Allied Health programs would move to Poulsbo campus

A bus driver takes a group of 2022 Bainbridge High School graduates for a spin around the Madison Avenue and High School Road roundabout on their way to Grad Night festivities. File Photo

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The wheels on the bus go round only with drivers

The Bainbridge Island School District has been experiencing a shortage of bus drivers all year, but it’s getting…

The interior of the chapel set up for a wedding. Shelley Nell courtesy photos

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Friends revitalize Breidablik Chapel into events space

Historic venue was vacant for many years until 2017

Suquamish tribal member Della Crowell helps bless the Healing House health clinic during a traditional ceremony in July of 2022 as the tribe first prepared to begin opening the new clinic for COVID testing, vaccinations and other community health nursing services. Jon Anderson courtesy photos

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Healing House provides Suquamish its own medical clinic

The new Suquamish health clinic, Healing House, recently held its grand opening, signifying the start of offering outpatient…

A group of students tries to remain ‘chill’ while dipping their hands in a cooler of ice water. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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It’s the water, and a lot more at festival

It was a wet and wild day for the young students of Kitsap County as they were immersed…

This couple stands out even more while rocking the look of their bright orange life jackets. Photos courtesy of Britt Jezak

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PO photographer’s ‘best in humanity’ on grounded ferry

The last thing on the mind of anyone aboard the grounded Walla Walla ferry April 15 was a…

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Big local names apply for county commissioner

Rolfes, Moriwaki, Deets, Nance to name a few

A Kitsap foot ferry parked alongside the Walla Walla to load passengers and take them to Bremerton. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Over 600 rescued from ferry aground on BI

The Washington State Ferry Walla Walla bound from Seattle to Bremerton ran aground in Rich Passage at about…

Vince Tatro and father Chris Tatro with Brad Waggoner during the Kitsap Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Don Willott courtesy photo

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Kitsap Audubon celebrates 50 years of environmental advocacy

Kitsap Audubon Society will be celebrating its 50th anniversary May 21 at the Hood Canal Vista Pavillion in…

County employees welcome visitors to the Kitsap Job Fair in Port Orchard. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Many jobs, few workers a continued struggle in Kitsap

Over three years since COVID shut down the economy, Kitsap County is still searching for ways to fill…

Michelle Perdue, program manager for the stormwater division of Kitsap County Public Works. Kitsap County courtesy photo

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Kitsap employee recognized for life-saving CPR

It takes just one person certified in the life-saving skill of CPR to give a person on the…

58-year-old Chet Weese listens as the report of his alleged crimes are read aloud in Kitsap County Superior Court April 10. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Murder suspect in domestic dispute held on $1 million bail

Emotions ran high in Kitsap County Superior Court April 10 as the suspect in Port Orchard’s latest murder…

A map showing where potential sites could be for a retail cannabis business in Poulsbo. City of Poulsbo courtesy map

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Poulsbo reconsidering allowing retail cannabis

Revenue could support police, education, healthcare

A young girl builds up her collection at an Easter egg hunt at Olalla Elementary April 8. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Easter egg hunts in S. Kitsap

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Riders wait for the Southworth ferry. File Photo

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Officials weigh benefits of parking ferry near Southworth

Mooring the Southworth-to-downtown Seattle fast ferry off-hours at the Washington State Ferries dock is a proposal that continues…

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BISD settles suit over suicide for $1.325 million

Editor’s note: The family’s name in this story has been omitted to respect their privacy as their daughter…