News
Port Orchard, Kitsap County talk SKIA at sitdown
A joint meeting between the Port Orchard City Council and the Kitsap County Commissioners on Monday night served…
Sports
Peninsula umpires call ’em as they see ’em
PUA members do a thankless job for the kids’ sake. There are some 35 ball fields in the…
Life
What’s going on | Kitsap County Events Calendar
PAWSBO’S DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: Bring a month-long artistic tribute to man’s best friend as the Verksted Gallery…
Opinion
Adele’s global warming skepticism well-founded
I write in response to Edward Roe’s July 23 “Thumbs Down” in the Port Orchard Independent regarding Adele…
News
SKFR’s deputy chief moves north
After ‘growing up’ in SK’s fire department, Dan Olson takes the chief position
Opinion
It’s about time we stood up to Bremerton
T he city of Port Orchard drew a line in the sand and Bremerton stepped over it. The…
News
The Doctors Clinic takes ‘ouch’ out of your skin treatment
Painless laser therapy now available in Silverdale,
News
Anonymous critics attack Kitsap judge candidate
A candidate for Kitsap County Superior Court is drawing anonymous criticism for his behavior in an 11-year-old case…
News
Budget committee hears pitches from Kitsap County offices
The volunteer citizen’s budget committee examining Kitsap County’s long-term spending strategy has only met a handful of times,…
Business
Port Orchard Independent Business Briefs | August 6
Port Orchard-based WestSound Engineering, Inc, has announced that Alan L. Burdick has successfully passed the Professional Engineering exam…
Business
Port Orchard businessman opens meeting facilities to troops
A Port Orchard business owner has found a creative way of thanking the soldiers currently serving in Iraq…
Life
Kitsap County: Weeding out problems in the garden | Column
A relatively new pesky weed, Birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus, has been cropping up all over Kitsap County lately.…
Life
Kitsap theaters feature quality independent film finds
Why do you pay almost $10 to see a movie? For entertainment, right? To get swept into a…
Life
Fun amidst the wakes and ruckus
Silverdale Thunder hydroplane races are back, hitting the water Aug. 9-10 on Dyes Inlet, pre-party Aug. 8.
Life
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
Olympic Koi, Goldfish and Water Garden Club puts their ponds up for show in the annual Pond and…