Opinion
Could a Wisconsin-esque impasse happen here?
The weeks of angry protest and heated controversy in Wisconsin have sparked a national debate over the role…
News
Police turn up heat on graffiti vandals
Port Orchard Police last month arrested a teen they believe was largely responsible for a recent outbreak of…
News
Torrential rainfall causes mudslides in SK
Mudslides blocked two South Kitsap roads on Monday and Tuesday. One hit State Route 166, across the street…
News
DOE pulls plug on West Sound biosolids project
The state Department of Ecology has tossed out a controversial proposal to spread wastewater biosolids on a field…
News
School district’s numbers guru announces retirement
But for Terri Patton, the South Kitsap School District’s assistant superintendent for business and support, they are an…
News
SAFE Boats still uncertain whether it will stay
Leaders for SAFE Boats International have not yet decided if they should continue renting space from the Port…
Letters to the Editor
KAPO fighting for our property rights
Bob Meadows’ March 4 column (“County aims to herd residents into cities”) was right on the money, but…
News
Helpline won’t be a vendor in farmer’s market for coming year
Port Orchard Farmers Market members can blame one person, rather than a committee, if they take issue with…
News
Marijuana dispensary aims to steer clear of city limits
Ty Rundquist hopes to split the workload for his medical marijuana business, Greenthumb Medical, between two South Kitsap…
Opinion
Ferry union agrees to cuts, but is it enough?
Gov. Christine Gregoire, as always attached at the hip to labor unions in general and public sector unions…
Opinion
Regional fire service plan requires scrutiny
Soon, voters in South Kitsap must turn their attention to the idea of forming a Regional Fire Protection…
News
Caught in the Middle: SK couple ride out Egyptian revolution in their hotel room
McCormick Woods residents Robb and Jean Osborn were expecting their visit to Cairo, Egypt, during February to be…
News
West Sound biosolid program causing a stink in Hansville
West Sound Utility District, which handles wastewater treatment for Port Orchard, applied with the state last month for…
News
Health Department adds SK’s Karcher Creek to watch list for 2011
South Kitsap’s Karcher Creek earned an unwanted distinction this week, having been added to the Kitsap Health District’s…
Opinion
States need more Medicaid flexibility
When President Obama signed the unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last year, he made many promises,…
News
Sheriff’s Office probing rash of vandalism in SK
The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office is searching for those responsible for a recent rash of vandalism in South…