By RACHEL BRANT Staff writer Martin Luther King Jr. Day may not be until Monday, Jan. 21., but Naval Undersea…
Group charged with bringing school to Kitsap gets down to work
Tex Lewis receives Paul Brittain Award, peers create Tex Lewis Award.
By PAUL BALCERAK Staff writer It wasn’t a very Merry Christmas for the American Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop in Silverdale,…
Christian Michael Obregon-Perez weighed in at 10 pounds, 14 ounces.
By CHARLIE BERMANT Kitsap County writer Some of the large and small Kitsap County headlines of 2007 included: • January:…
Editor’s Note: The following are mini-stories on last month’s flooding as told by preschoolers in Heather Melendrez’s class at Martha…
By CHARLIE BERMANT Kitsap County writer The Kitsap County government spent most of 2007 examining budgets, streamlining functions and making…
By CHARLIE BERMANT Kitsap County writer As the 2008 presidential election shifts into full gear, the Kitsap County auditor says…
Catholic Community Services helps families, children and homeless.
By RACHEL BRANT Staff writer Chris Koebelin has only been at the helm of the Silverdale Beach Hotel for a…
By PAUL BALCERAK Staff writer New Year’s fitness resolutions are fairly common, but rarely seem to stick. One local gym,…
Kitsap Mall sees less foot traffic this year.
By PAUL BALCERAK Staff writer It’s quiet inside the Crista Shores Retirement Community rec room when Heather Melendrez’s small class…
MLK commemoration hosted at Keyport Wednesday.
Talented trio of sophomores are the squad’s only state qualifiers so far this year
While several past and present county officials paid tribute to retiring County Auditor Karen Flynn at a reception on Monday, two of the three hopefuls paid tribute to the person they’re hoping to succeed.
Chief Deputy Auditor Walt Washington and Poulsbo attorney Sara Lingafelter were among the visitors who offered Flynn, who leaves office on March 28, their best wishes.
Kitsap County government has changed immeasurably over in the past decade.
The board of commissioners has turned over completely, along with most of the senior staff and elected officials. There is a new building, and several new departments.
But the single constant factor is the presence of Vivian Henderson at nearly all of the commissioners’ public meetings and work sessions.
A local property rights group has proposed the creation of a citizen committee to investigate whether Kitsap County should remain part of the Puget Sound Regional Council, but so far the county commissioners aren’t receptive to the idea.
When the topic came up at a Wednes-day work session this week, North Kitsap Commissioner Steve Bauer said, “I’m not sure this would be cost-effective, or it is something that we want to do.”
The Port Orchard Police Department hosted a community meeting this week to inform the public of the residency of a Level 3 sex offender, said Sgt. Jason Glantz.
John P. Cozzie, 28, has registered to live in the 1000 block of Bethel Avenue in South Kitsap. He is described as a white male, 6-1, 145 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.