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Port Orchard selects Eatonville planner as new development director

Mayor Tim Matthes said Nick Bond, a planner for the Town of Eatonville, was the top candidate recommended…

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Schlicher votes against budget ‘that harms the poor and vulnerable’

Unable to support a spending plan that targets the state’s most vulnerable citizens, State Sen. Nathan Schlicher cast…

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AWC VIEW | Family owned businesses are America’s economic backbone

Most elected officials have no idea what it’s like to risk everything you have or to struggle to…

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Grange holding Town Hall meeting with Port Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes

Bethel Grange 404 will host a Town Hall meeting with Port Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes at 7 p.m.…

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Free training session offered with the Kitsap Pumas on April 9-11

Youth players will be given the chance to meet and work with Puma players and coaches at Gordon…

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Drag racing return for 54th year at Bremerton Raceway

The Handlers’ Racing Association or Bremerton Raceway is bringing drag racing to Kitsap County at the inactive runway…

Protesters hung signs on the fence for construction of the new skate park at South Kitsap Regional Park on April 4. Kitsap County wants contractors to tear down part of the full pipe dome torn down because of permitting issues.

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County, contractor reach ‘agreement to solution’ at South Kitsap Skate Park

Kitsap County and the skate park contractor reached an “agreement for a solution” Friday afternoon concerning some construction…

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Health Care Authority names Daniel Lessler new chief medical officer for Medicaid, PEB

Washington State’s Health Care Authority has selected Dr. Daniel S. Lessler as the new chief medical officer for…

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Port Orchard Farmers’ Market opens up for 35th year, new activities added

Rain or shine, the Port Orchard Farmers’ Market kicks off on Saturday, April 6, at 9 a.m., and…

Winners at the Regional History Day contest on March 25 were (left to right) Mary Sprague

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Seven Marcus Whitman JHS students advance to state competition in history

The seven students advanced from the Regional History Day contest on March 25 at Olympic College in Bremerton.

Two South Kitsap men were injured in a single-car crash involving a 1998 Honda Civic on March 30 near the intersection of California Avenue East and Van Buren.

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Male involved in single-car crash released, passenger upgraded to satisfactory condition in Seattle hospital

Two South Kitsap men, ages 19 and 20, are in a Seattle hospital after they were injured in…

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MONEY TALK | Pets aren’t abandoning human

House pet population is experiencing the same phenomenon that society is experiencing with adolescents. Both categories are changing…

Tina Holmes carries the found of the cross during the 21st annual Cross Walk in Port Orchard. About 50 people participated in the event.

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Cross walk marches down Port Orchard streets

About 50 people from several local churches took to the streets for the 21st Annual Cross Walk on…

Leslie Reynolds-Taylor (left) and Ian Wilhelm stand in front of a full pipe being constructed at the new skate park at the South Kitsap Regional Park.

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Skate park dream finally becoming a reality

Ian Wilhelm has been dreaming of a skate park in South Kitsap longer than South Kitsap Stake Park…

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South Kitsap man shot in leg after dropping revolver

A 70-year-old South Kitsap man was taken to an area hospital after he dropped a firearm that discharged,…

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Ashley Hurd joins Kitsap Bank’s marketing team

Kitsap Bank announced that Ashley Hurd has joined its team as Marketing Coordinator.

Conceirges enjoy food and beverages at the Cedar Cove Inn during a March 20 tour of Port Orchard.

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Tour of Port Orchard is ‘eye opening’ for Seattle concierges

Richard Powell, a concierge for The Westin Seattle for 23 years, said he now sees Port Orchard in…

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‘Free day’ offered March 30 to commemorate 100th birthday of state parks

Washington State Parks announces Saturday, March 30 is a “free day” when visitors are not required to display…

Sports

AT A GLANCE | South Kitsap track and field

Wolves will compete at both three invites — Eason, Mountain and Shelton — this season

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SPORTS BRIEFS | South Kitsap boys track team wins Kurt Wagner Memorial Relays

The Wolves won the 400-meter (44.77 seconds), 1,600 (3:31 minutes) and 3,200 (8:26) and distance relays Saturday