Santa Claus has planned his trip from the North Pole this year so that he can take part in the annual Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue Santa Run, fire district sources reported this week.
A limited number of sandbags are available at the City of Port Orchard Public Works Shop for public use.
The 144-vehicle Hyak will temporarily replace the 188-vehicle Walla Walla on the Edmonds-Kingston ferry route Dec. 12 through Dec. 16.
Kitsap Regional Library will celebrate the culmination of the BiblioTEC program, funded through a $200,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, with an open lab and student showcase from 2-5 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Port Orchard Library.
A man’s body was discovered on a beach between Indianola and Kingston on the afternoon of Dec. 9.
The county, which owns the building, has announced that heavy rain has damaged the building’s roof beyond repair.
A Poulsbo Police Department officer is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the Washington State Patrol into an allegation made by his estranged wife, a Kitsap County Sheriff’s officer.
The Kingston Severe Weather Shelter is open Dec. 9.
A 105-foot motor yacht grounded on the north end of Liberty Bay at about noon Dec. 9, just off the beach at the end of Bovela Lane. Earlier in the morning, a smaller cabin cruiser was tied up to the motor yacht, reportedly trying to help it set anchor. Strong winds pushed the Queen of Sheba across the bay, where it collided with a sailboat and knocked the sailboat off anchor.
The severe weather shelter is for anyone in the area who requires safe overnight refuge where none is available.
A 105-foot motor yacht was drifting in Liberty Bay early Dec. 9, and by 11:45 a.m. was parallel to the Sons of Norway Lodge and was in danger of drifting into the shore.
Kitsap County Sheriff’s detectives have identified a suspect believed to have been involved in the burglary of a North Kitsap residence on Dec. 5. Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson said detectives — “through detailed investigative work” — identified the suspect as Hayden David Armstrong Nunes, 21.
Spenser Haley, a U.S. Army veteran who served for five months in Afghanistan, is the first member of Veterans Life’s Advisory Board.
The Lucia Bride lights the bonfire at the Dec. 6, 2014 Julefest, at Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park
On the agenda is a discussion of the district’s medication policy
The council will meet in a study session at 5 p.m. Wednesday
Each expression of generosity has been warmer than the cups of hot cider and bags of hot popcorn Kate Long hands out at the Albertsons in Poulsbo Village. “It’s wonderful, because there are people out there who don’t have enough food this season,” Long said of the generosity she’s seen at her table in Albertsons. “One person gave $20. That was real generous, but every penny counts.”
More than 1,300 runners and walkers converge downtown for the fourth annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk on Dec, 6.
Baby, it’s cold outside. And that’s no sweet song for those who have hit a bad stretch, or can’t afford to turn up the heat or keep the fire stoked, or don’t have a roof over their heads. When winter throws punches, there are places to turn to if you need shelter, need a meal, or need help keeping the heat on.
The defense attorney for the 18-year-old who allegedly made threats of violent acts against Kingston High School has not approached the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to negotiate the case in the three months since the teen was booked into county jail. Matthew Allen Smiley was booked Sept. 5 after people warned that he had allegedly made threats to shoot a gun at the school. He remains in county jail on $2 million bail.