Thina Hostmark describes life in Poulsbo in 1889 in a letter home to Norway. The Urban Paths of Poulsbo plan is adopted amid some residents’ concerns that private land can be taken for trails. A private investigator is interviewing witnesses to the police shooting of a Poulsbo man in February.

Those are among the top stories in the May 18 Herald, available now on newsstands and in stores.

The Herald is 52 pages in two sections, and includes USA Weekend magazine and an Armed Forces Day celebration special section.

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