News
Sentencing of Tye Moore for molestation delayed
The sentencing of former Port Orchard City Councilman Tye Moore for child molestation, originally scheduled for Monday morning,…
Life
SK students learn the physics of water-balloon launching
Normally, chucking a water balloon at your teacher is a sure way to get yourself kicked out of…
Life
PO Library offering plenty of fun, tax help this month
The Port Orchard Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library is starting February with tax assistance from AARP volunteers…
News
Port Orchard woman part of national cookie network
A Port Orchard woman has joined a national network of people who bake cookies for soldiers and send…
News
Bremerton firefighters sold on SKFR, but not on a merger
By an overwhelming majority, Bremerton Firefighters chose South Kitsap Fire and Rescue as the district they would prefer…
Letters to the Editor
You can’t legalize a bad substance
Neither alcohol or marijuana is a responsible act, and I’m glad the state Legislature had the sense not…
Letters to the Editor
The county giveth and the county taketh away
So let me get this straight. Pope and Talbot, a once viable lumber producing company with 7,000 acres…
Opinion
Something about this toll hike smells fishy
It’s hard to say exactly why the Washington State treasurer has rejected the recommendations of the Tacoma Narrows…
Opinion
PSRC still peddling environmental lie
I’m writing about a concern of mine that has been developing since 1992 when I was hired as…
News
Bethel annexation ‘misses by that much.’
The citizen-supported initiative to annex the Bethel Corridor into the city of Port Orchard fell about $10 million…
Life
Port Orchard pavilion schedules grand opening
Even though the Port Orchard Pavilion has hosted activities since the beginning of December, the facility will celebrate…
News
Kitsap housing authority taps Tony Caldwell for new executive director
The Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority (KCCHA) has selected Tony Caldwell as its new Executive Director, taking the…
Sports
South Kitsap seniors prepare for last run at state
District meet for swimmers begins today at Rogers High School
News
Port hires former newspaper editor as marketing director
The Port of Bremerton has hired a former newspaper editor and school district communications director to be its…
News
South Kitsap High School, Explorer Academy lockdowns end with false report arrest
A 29-year-old Port Orchard man was arrested Monday on suspicion of making a false police report that locked…
News
State Rep. Angel to discuss Legislative session in ‘virtual’ town meeting
Nearly midway into the current legislative session Rep. Jan Angel (R-Port Orchard) is holding a telephone town hall…
News
Bill puts Port Orchard closer to business ’empowerment zone’
A bill that would turn a portion of Port Orchard into a business-friendly “empowerment zone” took the first…
News
Burn Ban lifted
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has lifted a Stage 2 burn ban for Kitsap County which began…
Opinion
There are many unconventional paths to wellness
As the warmth spreads around my knee caps, I giggle and then laugh out loud. “That’s amazing,” I…