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The Book End | Kitsap Week

The 10 best-selling titles in January for adults and kids/teens at Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo.

European starlings perform spectacular maneuvers called “murmurations” as they migrate.

Life

Band of birds | Kitsap Week

Kitsap Audubon: Why do birds around Kitsap, and the world, group together?

Bushel & Barrel is the first ciderhouse in Kitsap

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Bushel & Barrel rolls out its first kegs of cider | Kitsap Week

Imbibe: Bushel & Barrel Ciderhouse boasts itself as the first ciderhouse in Kitsap. It rolled out its first…

News

Deadline Feb. 15 for open enrollment in health plan

As of Jan. 31, Kitsap County has enrolled 1,362 new Qualified Health Plan enrollees and 3,127 Qualified Health…

Larry Raymond Best

Obituaries

Larry Raymond Best

POULSBO — Larry Raymond Best was born on Feb. 9, 1934 in Twisp, Washington. After an extended illness…

Sgt. John Halsted is Poulsbo Police Department's new deputy chief.

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Poulsbo’s new deputy police chief ‘a well-rounded guy’

Sgt. John Halsted, a 20-year law enforcement veteran, was promoted to deputy chief by Police Chief Alan Townsend,…

A creek runs through it: Sandbags line the banks of the south fork of Dogfish Creek as it flows across 19159 8th Ave.

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The house that nobody wants: Mayor hopes to acquire property for creek restoration | Slideshow

Here’s the vision: The old house would be removed and the land made part of Centennial Park. Dogfish…

A Washington State Patrol trooper directs traffic in the intersection of Suquamish Way and Highway 305

News

Day 1 of Agate Pass Bridge work: ‘Traffic was manageable’ | Slideshow

Kitsap commuters’ Y2K moment was anticlimactic Feb. 9, with no reported problems as the Agate Pass Bridge was…

What would a glogg fest be without Vikings? Glogg Fest was an event of The Boat Guy’s Winter Rendezvous in Poulsbo

Business

Glogg Fest adds a Scandivanian punch to Winter Rendezvous | Slideshow

The Boat Guy’s Winter Rendezvous — and Glogg Fest — drew crowds to downtown Poulsbo and gave a…

News

Senator seeking answers: Fish and Wildlife enforcement splintered by internal conflict | 2015 Session

Controversy surrounding the department’s administration — including internal investigations, allegations of cronyism and a federal civil-rights lawsuit —…

Harry Peterson-Nedry

Life

Pinot Noir drives the Oregon wine industry | Kitsap Week

Great Northwest Wine: When someone says, “Oregon wine,” the automatic thought often is “Pinot Noir.” This is because…

“Exhale” by Margaret Murch of Seattle won first place for 3-dimensional arts at the 2014 CVG Show.

Life

2015 CVG winners | Kitsap Week

The winners of the 2015 CVG Show have been announced. All the juried work will be on display…

Opinion

Carrying on the Iversons’ legacy | In Our Opinion

The North Kitsap Herald is entering its 114th year of publishing. The Herald was founded in 1901 by…

The dome of the Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. The state Legislature is in session.

News

Health, labeling concerns erupt in wake of governor’s e-cigarette tax proposal

Proposed legislation focusing on e-cigarettes and other vapor inhalation products would tighten the state’s control over the legal…

Native American artist Toma Villa explains the movement of the bears in the canoe to Chief Kitsap Academy students

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Noted Yakama artist, students transform gym wall into a cultural masterpiece | Slideshow

Artist Toma Villa of the Yakama Nation explains the movement of the bears in the canoe to Chief…

Sports

Sign up now for North Kitsap girls lacrosse

Lacrosse engages all players on the field. This team is open to girls in grades 9-12 who attend…

North Kitsap senior guard David Perry drives past Sequim’s Alex Perry for a shot as the Vikings take on Sequim’s Wolves Feb. 3.

Sports

Vikings fall to hot-shooting Wolves; North Kitsap drops into tie with Sequim

North Kitsap senior Calvin Dennis was dominant Feb. 3 with 19 points and a half-dozen blocks, nearly willing…

Chip Hanauer enjoys some glögg on the Poulsbo waterfront during the 2014 Winter Rendezvous.

Sports

Join in on the ‘Boat Guy’s’ Winter Rendezvous this weekend | The Scuttlebutt

Come down to the marina and welcome the “Boat Guy” on Feb. 6-8. The port — and the…

Suquamish Elementary School fifth-graders learned some valuable life lessons from the Seahawks’ narrow Super Bowl loss to the Patriots.

Sports

Suquamish Elementary fifth-graders to Seahawks : ‘We’re Still In’

There’s nothing wrong with second place. And good sportsmanship and fair play are more important than a trophy.…

Letters to the Editor

Olsen’s positions are ‘outdated’

Mr. Olsen now wants to take us back to 1915, a time when men made all the decisions…