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All, even police chiefs, must be treated the same under the law | In Our Opinion

Port Orchard Police Chief Geoffrey Marti didn’t comply in a timely manner with a sheriff’s officer’s request for…

South Kitsap freshman midfielder Lillian Lutovsky (in white) looks to push the ball up the field against Bellarmine Prep. Photo: Mark Krulish | Kitsap Daily News

Sports

South Kitsap falls to Bellarmine Prep, 1-0 | Girls Soccer

The Wolves continue the search for more goals.

Evelyn Miller

Obituaries

Evelyn Miller

PORT ORCHARD — Evelyn Miller, formerly of Port Orchard, passed away peacefully in Puyallup Oct. 9, with her…

Lillian Ruby Gelsleichter

Obituaries

Lillian Ruby Gelsleichter

PORT ORCHARD — Former Port Orchard resident Lillian Ruby (Hagbo) Gelsleichter, born April 9, 1924, died on Sept.…

Spooks and scarecrows: It’s part of POBSA’s scary fest Oct. 28

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Spooks and scarecrows: It’s part of POBSA’s scary fest Oct. 28

PORT ORCHARD — Halloween will be celebrated in scary fashion Saturday, Oct. 28 when the Port Orchard Bay…

NFL doubled down on stupid

Letters to the Editor

NFL doubled down on stupid

Regarding your editorial, “Players’ protest honors rights our flag represents” (page A4, Oct. 13 Port Orchard Independent):

Supports Rosapepe for Port Orchard City Council

Letters to the Editor

Supports Rosapepe for Port Orchard City Council

My name is Steven Johnson. I am a retired Navy captain and engineer and have lived in Port…

A Facebook post on the Port Orchard page has identified the Simpson family as being victims of a fast-moving house fire Saturday morning, Oct. 14. Clockwise, top, is Don Simpson, his wife Vili and their two grandchildren. Don Simpson was the sole survivor of the fire. Photo: Martha Riley post on Facebook

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Four family members perish in South Kitsap house fire

Flames swept through home early Saturday morning; victims include toddlers

Supports Rosapepe for City Council

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Supports Rosapepe for City Council

Join me in voting Jay Rosapepe for Port Orchard City Council.

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City planning Bethel-Sedgwick corridor study open house

PORT ORCHARD — The City of Port Orchard has scheduled a public hearing about its corridor study for…

‘Scrubbies lady’ at Farmers Market feted with special day

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‘Scrubbies lady’ at Farmers Market feted with special day

PORT ORCHARD — Linda Young quietly ended her 39-year tenure in June as a crafts vendor at the…

South Kitsap’s Eliza Villarma corrals a loose ball from the air during her team’s match with Sumner on Oct. 5. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)

Sports

Early goals help Sumner sink South Kitsap | Girls Soccer

Goals in the first minute of each half proved to be the difference.

News

Deck out your scarecrow for SpookFest

PORT ORCHARD — Do you have just the right scarecrow look in mind for Halloween?

News

Amy’s On The Bay is on the market

PORT ORCHARD — Amy’s On The Bay, a popular Bay Street restaurant with a view of Sinclair Inlet,…

Olympia and South Kitsap shake hands after the Bulldogs’ 45-13 win on Sept. 29 at Kitsap Bank Stadium.

Sports

South Kitsap falls to Olympia 45-13 | Prep Football

A pair of turnovers by the Wolves proved to be the difference in the game.

First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo has opened the doors of its sanctuary to members of the public in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting. (Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group)

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Blood donations, church vigil planned in Kitsap | Update

SILVERDALE — Bloodworks Northwest in Silverdale is collecting blood donations for the victims of the mass shooting in…

Sprinkler head extinguishes fire in retirement community

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Sprinkler head extinguishes fire in retirement community

PORT ORCHARD — A fire in a basket filled with oily rags in a downstairs laundry room at…

First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo has opened the doors of its sanctuary to members of the public in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting. (Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group)

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Two Kitsap gaming officials in Vegas during shooting, unhurt | Update

‘Prayer Gathering for Las Vegas’ Oct. 4 at Gateway Fellowship

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 that at least 58 people have died and 515 people were injured. There was only one attacker, and his motive was unknown. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Facebook)

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Two Kitsap gaming officials in Vegas during shooting, unhurt | Update

‘Prayer Gathering for Las Vegas’ Oct. 4 at Gateway Fellowship

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Once sentenced to die, Furman will soon get ‘possibility of parole’

PORT ORCHARD — Twenty-eight years ago, Michael Monroe Furman was sentenced to die at Walla Walla State Penitentiary…