Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor, September
Letters to the editor printed in September in the Port Orchard Independent
News
Nonprofit group building new South Kitsap center
Kitsap Community Resources has begun construction of a permanent center in Port Orchard for its social service programs…
Sports
Football: Olympia hands South Kitsap first setback of season
Bears win 30-6 in Class 4A Narrows League opener for both teams.
News
One community, one book, in one month | Kitsap Week
The Big Hump forest fire currently burning in the Olympic Mountains provides an uncanny backdrop for Kitsap Regional…
Business
Chamber speaker pitches social media advertising
Websites like Facebook, Twitter and Urban Spoon have changed advertising, Frank J. Kenny, a self-proclaimed “social media marketing…
News
Mile Hill annexation not slowed by UGA issue
Port Orchard’s City Council decided Tuesday to allow property owners to circulate an annexation petition, even though they…
News
Driver who crashed into home rescued from burning vehicle
A vehicle smashed into a residence on Lund Avenue and erupted in flames after rupturing a gas line…
News
Boy injured in cat-caused bicycle crash released from hospital
Nolan Harness was released from the hospital and went home Wednesday, more than 7 weeks after he was…
News
WSP investigators seek witnesses to motorcycle crash
The Washington State Patrol is looking for witnesses to an Aug. 27 motorcycle crash on the ramp of…
News
Teen driver runs stop sign, crashes into Jeep whose driver flees
A Port Orchard 16-year-old and a 16-year-old passenger in his vehicle were injured in a crash when he…
News
Lane closures on Tacoma Narrows Bridge scheduled for Tues., Wed. nights
All traffic will be detoured through the toll booths during the overnight closures for updating the toll readers.
News
Kitsap Week readers recall where they were on 9/11
Memories of the day that shocked the nation 10 years ago
Sports
Swim preview: South Kitsap hopes for lift from youth wave
Wolves graduated large class last year
News
Free shuttles offered to event providing services for veterans
Legal counseling, free haircuts and groceries, foreclosure information, VA health care enrollment, clothing, financial assistance, housing, lunch and…
News
Generosity comes back to SK firefighter’s family as son recovers from cancer
A couple years ago, Matt Million helped orchestrate a Super Bowl trip for his close friend, a fellow…
News
Board shop’s new location offers indoor skatepark
Richard Anderson plans to open Port Orchard’s first skatepark inside his business, Impact Skate Shop at the corner…
News
SK schools try to make first day back a fun one
Campuses around the South Kitsap School District reopened Wednesday for the 2011-12 school year with plenty of festivities.
News
Transient’s body found in camper parked on Lund Avenue
The partially decomposed body of a transient was found Aug. 31 in a camper near the John L.…
News
Bandwidth reduction worries emergency dispatchers
Kitsap County’s emergency crews have started bracing an FCC-mandated switch to narrowbanding, a communications system that’s less clear…