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SBA’s Goings to Speak at chamber luncheon in PO
The Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce will host a lunch with Calvin Goings, the associate administrator for the…
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Fathoms O’ Fun notches another year
“We kept our fingers crossed and it worked,” said Fathoms O' Fun Festival Chairman Sharron King in an…
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Letter to the editor
I have to defend the Independent after reading the June 29 letter to the editor. I know that…
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Community news | EDITORIAL
Recently, an employee here at the Port Orchard Independent pointed out that our focus on staff-produced city, education…
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Local business owners and politicians split after court decision on healthcare law
Ryan and Baldwin are just two Port Orchard business owners struggling to make sense of what the changes…
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ESL tutors needed
The Kitsap Adult Center for Education, formerly the Literacy Council of Kitsap, needs volunteer English-as-a-second-language tutors for adult…
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Meet Superior Court Judge candidate
The Committee to Elect Karen Klein for Superior Court Judge invites the public to enjoy pizza, conversation and…
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Show and shine
The Port Orchard Eagles’ Show and Shine car show is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14 at…
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Free farmers market vouchers for seniors
The Chuckwagon Senior Nutrition Program is currently offering $40 in free farmer’s market vouchers for qualifying Kitsap senior…
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Hoe Down
The Port Orchard Eagles 2338 is hosting a Country Hoe Down and Chili Cook-off at 4 p.m. Saturday…
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It’s nice to be emperor | GUEST OPINION
If you don’t like something or want to get something done, you don’t let little things like the…
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Manchester students display artwork in a ‘uniquely mobile medium’
Students in Ann Giantvalley and team teacher Nancy Immel’s sixth-grade class at Manchester Elementary were among three schools…
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SKSD’s summer lunch program open to all
The lunch portion of the program, which began Monday, runs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during weekdays…
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LaRose announces he will leave South Kitsap School District
Superintendent says he is headed to Culver City, Calif.
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Sandal causes crash into Custom Hearth
A runaway car smashed through a corner of the Custom Hearth stove store in Gorst Thursday afternoon, destroying…
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Revival at the Wig Wam Tavern
But as Erik Sweet, 41, and George Wood, 63, canvassed the West Sound looking for places to open…
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Letter to the editor
Not too long ago the editor of the newspaper took issue with typos made by another organization. One…
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Community costs | EDITORIAL
It’s a sad state of affairs when the city police recommend that private citizens hire off-duty police to…
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Port Orchard Rotary honors Bill Bloomquist, finally
The former Port Orchard Rotary president eyed several ways to recognize Bill Bloomquist, whose son, Willie, has enjoyed…
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Baby steps in converting McCormick Woods STEP system
Known as the McCormick Woods STEP System Retrofit project, city officials are hoping to gradually convert homes in…