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Kitsap County Parks hosted a public meeting in South Kitsap Feb. 25.

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Kitsap provides updates on SK parks at community meeting

Kitsap County Parks held a community meeting in South Kitsap Feb. 25 to provide an update on ongoing…

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Senate pages Syah Sury, Emery Clegg and Michah Dekker talk with Sen. Drew Hansen Feb. 3.

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Kitsap students serve as pages in State Senate

Three Kitsap County students served as pages in the Washington State Senate during the fourth week of the…

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Bremerton Police Department traffic officer Jacynda Espinosa works a mock car accident scene that utilizes a dummy as the struck pedestrian.

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How Kitsap’s special crash investigation team responds to incidents

A car accident in Kitsap County involving a death or serious injury triggers a response by the Kitsap…

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Dutky and Iverson in the Julian Alps near Tarvisio, Italy, on a bike trip in June 2025.

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‘This work is personal’ – cycling duo advocates for accessible streets

Dianne Iverson of Bremerton is a double amputee, cyclist, and trail advocate. Iverson and her husband, Paul Dutky,…

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Trinh and Thai Nguyen, chefs/owners of Ba Sa on Bainbridge Island, Pho T&N in Poulsbo, and Ramie in Seattle, are up for the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northwest and Pacific region.

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Kitsap locals turned fine dining chefs up for James Beard Award

Restaurateurs Trinh and Thai Nguyen of Ba Sa on Bainbridge Island, Pho T&N in Pouslbo and Ramie on…

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Capt. John Hale (left), Rear Adm. Jonathan Townsend (center), and Capt. Alexander Baerg (right) at the command ceremony Feb. 20.

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New commanding officer takes over at Naval Base Kitsap

Naval Base Kitsap honored the service of Capt. John Hale at a ceremony Feb. 20, as the reins…

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Elandan Gardens won a silver medal for ‘best use of natural stone’ at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival in Seattle Feb. 18-22.

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Bremerton’s Elandan Gardens wins silver medal at national festival

The elaborate Northwest Flower and Garden Festival occurs every year in February, with local Bremerton business Elandan Gardens…

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Viking Carly Anderson holds her championship medal at the state wrestling Mat Classic Feb. 21 at the Tacoma Dome.

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2 North Kitsap wrestlers win state titles

Other Kitsap wrestlers earn high finishes

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The Bainbridge Spartans celebrate their first-place finish at the 1A/2A boys state swim/dive championships Feb. 21 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

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Spartan boys dominate the pool, go back-to-back as state champs

Other Kitsap swimmers earn high finishes

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Bremerton beat Bainbridge 71-52 at home Feb. 21 to win the District 3 2A boys basketball championship.

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Bremerton handles Bainbridge to earn district championship

Both teams advance to regional round of state

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The damage from the fire at a YWCA shelter in Bremerton displaced multiple families.

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Fire at Bremerton YWCA shelter displaces multiple families

A fire at a Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) shelter in Bremerton Feb. 19 displaced multiple families, including…

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Children play in a Kitsap County classroom.

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New Kitsap laws could help alleviate childcare crisis

Finding day care for young children in Kitsap County is challenging; providing that day care is even more…

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Spartan Ryan Rohrbacher brings the ball up the court in a 77-66 home win over Sequim Feb. 17 in the second round of the District 3 2A boys basketball tournament.

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Spartan boys get off to good start at districts, beat Sequim

Bainbridge will now play Clover Park in the semifinals Feb. 19

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Lasso Mobile Bar is a women-owned business in South Kitsap, operating since 2025.

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Popularity of mobile bars has made its way to Kitsap

Mobile bars have become widely popular at events like weddings, private parties, and other social events across Washington…

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Salvation Army in Bremerton closes daytime shelter

Funding plan fell through

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The site of the future Southern Cross housing development.

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Construction set to begin on new 4-unit BI housing development

Housing Kitsap is set to begin construction on a new four-unit single-family affordable housing development on Bainbridge Island.

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Buccaneer Taizah Franklin passes the ball to a teammate in a 53-38 Kingston home win over Franklin-Pierce Feb. 14 in the first round of the District 3 2A girls basketball tournament.

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Kingston girls start districts with easy win; Bainbridge next

The No. 6-seed Kingston Buccaneers (11-10, 6-8 in Olympic League) beat the No. 11-seed Franklin Pierce Cardinals (8-13)…

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About 400 people attended the Night to Shine event at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Feb. 13.

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Night to Shine event brings smiles to Kitsap

Around the world on Feb. 13, communities gathered with churches to host Night to Shine, a special needs…

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The Bainbridge Spartans celebrate their first-place finish at the 1A/2A district boys swim and dive championships Feb. 14 in Port Angeles.

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Spartan boy swimmers finish first at districts

Others from Kitsap qualify for state

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Design of the Pacific Northwest Peace Pagoda, which is being built adjacent to the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor military base.

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Buddhist peace pagoda, next to NBK-Bangor, nears completion

Expected to open in late May