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GOP wins state seat in 26th District

With only 50 ballots left to be counted in Kitsap County Nov. 22, Republican Spencer Hutchins has won…

U.S. Navy Capt. Charles Wilkes. Image engraved by A.H. Ritchie. Courtesy Naval History and Heritage command.

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History no longer kind to Wilkes

BI school to change its name

Kids line up for treats at a home in the popular North Town Woods neighborhood. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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‘Stranger Things’ happen in BI Halloween neighborhood

The North Town Woods community was swarmed by more than 800 costumed kids who came out to the…

Fire chiefs Jim Gillard of Poulsbo and Hank Teran of Bainbridge were among those in on the meeting. Steve Powell/Kitsap News Group

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Hospital’s operation in an emergency

The only hospital in Kitsap County continues to operate in an emergency.

Praying coach Joe Kennedy gets to return to Bremerton High School. First Liberty Institute Courtesy Photo

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Coach to return to Bremerton, will continue prayers

Bremerton High School football coach Joe Kennedy, who lost his job after praying on the 50-yard line with…

Kate Espy, right, gives remarks next to one of the many people she credited with helping develop the SANE program. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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SANE’s worked with sexual assault victims for 25 years

Kate Espy has built a program at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale that protects people during the…

Two people stop to talk while taking a stroll down the Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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P.O. forces pair out of home for $1.4 million for pathway

A longtime holdout of the Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway extension project vows to continue speaking out against Port…

Kristen Jewell talks with visitors about the homeless shelter coming to Port Orchard. Mike De Felice/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Homeless shelter for men, women, families, pets

Foes are concerned about public safety

A volunteer works to clean the headstone of a World War 1 veteran. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Clean headstones: Buried but not forgotten

Even after death, it’s important to care for war veterans.

Keaton Blair camping in the snowy Cascade mountains this summer on his Pacific Crest Trail trek. Courtesy Photos

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Happy Pacific Crest Trails to BI hiker

Keaton Blair, 23, was born and raised on Bainbridge Island and is hiking from Canada to Mexico on…

Central Kitsap High School student Cailey Wallace speaks to the crowd of students. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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CK students protest lack of safety at school

Students in the Central Kitsap School District are joining the cry for change after they say recent events…

An outside view of the Cavatina concert hall. Courtesy Photos

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BI entry: From eyesore to eye-popping

World-class architecture, affordable housing, sustainable energy, green space, music, art — Cavatina has everything Bainbridge Islanders say they…

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Woman punched, man bit, rounds shot at Poulsbo bar

A 21-year-old man from Albuquerque, NM was arrested Oct. 21 after threatening to kill people, punching a woman…

Veterans stand together with their new lapel pins. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Vietnam vets finally honored for their service

For at least some local Vietnam-era veterans, it did seem like it was better late than never.

The Poulsbo City Council is considering updating its fireworks ordinance to either change the days fireworks can be discharged in city limits or adopt a full ban. File Photos

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Poulsbo considers banning or cutting back days for fireworks

‘Streatery’ program extended one final year

Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Puget Sound air quality among worst in the world

Due to multiple wildfires in the Cascades and a long dry season, smoke in the air caused unhealthy…

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Effort to bring minesweeper home to BI

Louis Charles Hoffmann Alloin is a visionary. He’d like to bring a minesweeper built on Bainbridge Island during…

Examples of “streateries” in downtown Poulsbo. Courtesy Photos

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Poulsbo City Council discuss future of “Streatery” program

With the Summer Fair “Streatery” program set to expire at the end of the year, the Poulsbo City…

A wooded trail on the Bethany Lutheran Church property. File Photo

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Church’s affordable housing project progressing

Protesters at Bethany Lutheran Church on Bainbridge Island have it all wrong, its pastor says.

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Best of the Best of Kitsap County

It’s time to vote for the “Best of the Best of Kitsap County.”