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Port Orchard’s finances on track

Port Orchard collected slightly more sales tax revenue than anticipated in May, continuing a trend of tax revenues…

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LaRose’s time in SK School District

LaRose was presented with a plaque from the Port Orchard Police Department. School board member Chris Lemke, who…

Brian Orwiler

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Seconds count, the auctioneer ‘lifestyle’

Orwiler, 48, who is originally from the Central Kitsap area, became infatuated with auctioning when he came to…

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South Kitsap School District interim superintendent search narrowed to three

Bev Cheney, who served as the district’s superintendent from 2001-08, is among finalists

Courtesy Photo Korina Kaio-Maddox

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South Kitsap graduate’s work goes on air

Similar to many natives of the area, Kaio-Maddox is aware of the festivals and outdoor activities that are…

Port Orchard’s Andrew Canady threw out the first pitch at Sunday’s Mariners’ game at Safeco Field. Canady

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Port Orchard’s Canady gets big-league experience

After all, the 14-year-old not only received an all-expense paid trip to the All-Star Game earlier this month…

Small Business Administration assistant associate Calvin Goings told the Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce last week that government has taken several steps to bolster the economy. Local politicians say there is more to be done

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Small business remains biggest ‘jobs’ talking point as elections near

Calvin Goings, a former Pierce County Commissioner who now is an assistant associate administrator for the Small Business…

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Floride contamination | Letter to the Editor

Why does West Sound Utility District keep sidestepping the source of its fluoride contaminant? And, why does Port…

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Pot planning | EDITORIAL

The City of Port Orchard Planning Commission’s recommendation to not issue business license to medicinal marijuana dispensaries and…

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Marijuana dispensaries and collective grows not likely in PO

Patients using medical marijuana will likely need to continue to look outside the city limits of Port Orchard…

Dale Tangeman and his partner

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Chris-Craft Rendezvous brings the mahogany to Port Orchard

Ranging from 16 feet to nearly 100 feet, the classic style Chris-Craft boats spent the weekend being admired…

Tom Lucas of Blue Rocket played Concerts by the Bay on June 21.

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Residents rock out to Concerts by the Bay

Concert's by the Bay, a free, weekly outdoor concert series at Port Orchard Marina's Waterfront Park, began June…

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New Port Orchard restaurant features artistic eye

The restaurant, which she hopes to open in August, has undergone a complete makeover since the couple purchased…

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More info on Pruning | Gardner Joe

Have you notice a bunch of water sprouts, suckers, and undesirable growth all over your trees and shrubs?…

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School board enlists consulting firm to aid superintendent search

Northwest Leadership Associations have helped other local districts

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It’s all connected | EDITORIAL

Countywide, leadership had better soon step up to the reality that the citizenry, and business owners, want a…

Robert Carpenter fires a handgun during the annual “Liberty Volley.'

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Embattled gun club celebrates national independence with ‘liberty volley’

Typically, the Fourth of July celebration has been one of the more popular events. But after two years…

Silvia Smitha points to her grandfather's name on the Veteran's Wall of Honor.

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Veterans Wall dedicated on Fourth of July

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Fred Needham Post 2669 of Port Orchard unveiled their newly built…

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Special flag flown over city hall

The city of Port Orchard flew a special flag high above city hall during the Fourth of July…

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John Roberts and America’s political center | Guest Opinion

You see few authentic political shockers anymore, and when Supreme Court Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s…