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Group rides at last year’s Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival in Port Gamble. Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance courtesy photos

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Bike Festival at Port Gamble trails June 10-11

Airbag clinics are a new feature at this year’s Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival June 10-11.

Christine Rolfes

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Rolfes named commissioner, will resign from Senate

State Sen. Christine Rolfes is replacing Kitsap County Commissioner Rob Gelder and will serve the remainder of the…

Ameilia Wynn Bistro owners Erika Johannsen, Nick Van Den Bosch and Chef Gulsidel Velasquez-Ayala bring 100 years of combined fine-dining experience to the bistro. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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New owners bring new feel to Bainbridge restaurants

Just in time for the summer tourist season, five restaurants are opening on Bainbridge Island.

Lauren Moon, S'Klallam volunteer, reads a cultural book during story time. Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe courtesy photos

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S’Klallam program helps youth learn about tribe’s culture, history

The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe started its Places of Importance educational program this year for tribal students in…

Kitsap County Sheriff's Office's Swat Team was dispatched to the scene on Little Boston Road where a Hansville man allegedly fired shots at law enforcement May 31. No injuries were reported. KCSO courtesy photo

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KCSO: Hansville man arrested after shooting at police

No injuries reported

Klahowya wins the 1A state baseball title. Klahowya courtesy photo

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Klahowya baseball wins first state title

Klahowya baseball won its first state title in program history, destroying top-ranked Naches Valley 12-1.

Cerenity Fake hits the final home run to NK’s perfect season. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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NK softball completes perfect season, wins state title

The top-seeded North Kitsap softball team won the 2A state championship 8-1 over third-seeded Ridgefield by hitting four…

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Amanda Horn and the Biddle family were honored at the BHS senior day on May 1.

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Father, son’s legacy continues through Biddle Foundation

Bainbridge High School baseball lists five seniors on its 2022-23 roster. However, if you ask any of the…

The sign of the old Olympic Fitness Club reads "Help Homeless" Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Mile Hill homeless shelter: “crucial tool” or “recipe for disaster”?

The next step in opening a new 24/7 homeless shelter off Mile Hill Drive in Port Orchard may…

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Nominations begin for Best of NK, CK, SK and BI

It’s time again to nominate businesses online for the Best of North Kitsap, Central Kitsap, South Kitsap and…

The hills will be alive with The Sound of Music after a court ruling granted The Mountaineers access to the Kitsap Forest Theater. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Fingers pointed both ways in Forest Theater dispute

“This is what happens when ignorance is given power.”

Audience members pack the May 17 meeting of the South Kitsap school board. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Tensions flare at SKSD meeting as bond vote draws near

The South Kitsap school board is preparing to vote on putting a $271 million bond on the ballot…

St. Michael Medical Center, File Photo

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St. Michael fixes CMS compliance following investigation

Editor’s note: A CMS spokesperson clarified May 17 that the legal name of the hospital still is Harrison…

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Many candidates file for open election spots

May 15-19 was candidate filing week in Kitsap County, and many hopefuls filed for various open positions. There…

This former church could become a home for young adults. Bob Smith courtesy photo

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Ex-church answers prayers for affordable housing

In the face of steep rents across Kitsap County owners of a former Port Orchard church plan to…

Linda Malcom was murdered in her rental home in Port Orchard April 30, 2008. Her killer remains at large. Courtesy photo

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Search for cold case killer heating up after 15 years

It has been over 15 years since the severely stabbed body of 47-year-old Linda Malcom, a Navy veteran…

Contaminated fuel led to the grounding of the ferry a few weeks ago, officials said. File photo

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Ferry returns; fuel contamination led to grounding

The M/V Walla Walla ferry has returned to operating the Bremerton-Seattle route after it ran aground near Bainbridge…

Lauren Heike, photo courtesy of Heike Family.

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Kitsap family mourns killing of daughter; suspect arrested

A 22-year-old man was arrested May 4 for killing a former Kitsap County woman in a desert near…

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…