One teen was arrested and more arrests are expected this week in connection with the vandalism at the Veterans’ Memorial Wall and Port Orchard Marina Park last month.
Across-the-board ferry-fare increases are being proposed by the Washington State Transportation Commission.
More than 80 boats are expected to attend this year’s 24th annual Chris-Craft Rendezvous which will be held July 11-14. Boats will range from 16 feet to nearly 100 feet.
On Monday, Dr. Michelle Reid was sworn in as superintendent — taking over from Bev Cheney, who was appointed to fill in for the 2012-13 school year as interim superintendent.
Brinkerhoff has plans to stay on the staff for the next year after the ownership changes hands
BOSTON — Emily C. Sheehan, of Port Orchard, was named to the Dean’s List at Boston University for the Spring semester.
The Grand Sweepstakes Award was presented to Just for Kicks School of Dance. To be eligible for the award, an entry must have been judged “best” in a parade category — all other units in Grand Sweepstakes winner’s category move up one place in awards.
Because the Fourth of July holiday is one of the most deadly days of the year on the nation’s roads, the Kitsap County “Target Zero” task force is stepping up police presence throughout the local region as part of the ongoing nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement crackdown to find and arrest impaired drivers who put themselves and others at risk.
The Kitsap Public Health District, located at 345 6th St., Suite 300, will close Thursday and Friday, July 4 and 5 due to the Fourth of July Holiday.
Council members will look next month at a resolution to ask voters if they want to change the city’s status and form of government. They will look at the issue at the July 9 meeting.
While Washington state’s population growth rate is increasing, Kitsap County numbers have declined, according to annual estimates prepared by the Office of Financial Management.
We hardly think about it. Turn on the tap and water comes out. Safe, affordable and plentiful drinking water is essential to our daily lives. It is so important that Congress passed the Safe Water Drinking Act in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation’s drinking water supply.
The Port Orchard Police Department and the Washington State Parks Boating Programs want your support by taking the pledge to never operate a boat while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Christine Daniel is the new executive director for the Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel officially took over the position on June 19 from Coreen Haydock who resigned to go work in the public sector.
The City of Bremerton on Wednesday, June 26, reported a 12,969 gallon combined sewer overflow — a diluted mixture of untreated sewage and storm water — into Port Washington Narrows and Sinclair Inlet.
Kaitlin Wardle, a senior at South Kitsap High School, was awarded theMildred Burford Scholarship by the Port Orchard Business and Professional Women during its June 12 meeting.
Port Orchard resident Justin Moore graduated magna cum laude during a June 15 ceremony at Western Washington University.
April Ochoa was recently named employee of the month at The Brass Ring Salon and Day Spa.
According to state law, fireworks can only be sold from noon to 11 p.m. on Friday, June 28, and from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. from June 29 to July 4. On July 5, fireworks can be sold from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in trying to locate a man who has not been seen in three days. Eric Jason Fryling, 34, was last seen at a residence on Phillips Avenue in East Bremerton on Satuday, June 22.
