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Supreme Court ruling on school funding won’t bring changes soon
South Kitsap school board members who welcomed last week’s state Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit over public…
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3-month jail sentence for ex-owner of pizza joint
A notorious Kitsap County club and resaurant owner won’t see any rowdy nightlife for a while.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor | Jan. 13
Letters published in the Jan. 13 edition of the Port Orchard Independent
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Submissions about community groups welcome for 2012 South Kitsap Almanac
Any community group or nonprofit organization that would like to have information about its activities, meetings, etc. included…
Sports
Girls basketball: Wolves continue mastery of Gig Harbor
South Kitsap defeats rival, 54-38, for fifth straight win in series
Sports
South Kitsap alum set to run in Olympic Trials
Drew Polley competed in cross country and track for both the Wolves and Washington State
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Burn ban canceled for Kitsap County
Effective at 10 a.m. today (Saturday), the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lifting the air quality burn…
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Rob McKenna to speak at Realtors’ banquet
State Attorney General Rob McKenna will speak at the Kitsap County Association of Realtors annual installation and awards…
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Rick Wyatt appointed to city’s planning commission
In one of his first acts as Port Orchard's mayor, Tim Matthes appointed former City Councilman Rick Wyatt…
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West Sound Utility District holds board meeting
The Board of Commissioners of West Sound Utility District will meet Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Lund…
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Initiative filed for public vote on Defense of Marriage Act
Everett attorney Stephen Pidgeon has filed an initiative that would essentially be a public vote on the state’s…
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Advisory committee to discuss raising tolls on Tacoma Narrows Bridge
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Citizen Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday to begin discussing a possible toll increase for…
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Chamber’s monthly lunch features memory training presentation
The Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce will hold its January luncheon Thursday, and it will feature David Shoup…
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County, statewide New Year’s patrols round up DUI offenders
The Washington State Patrol arrested 253 people statewide suspected of driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol over…
Opinion
Best of the blogs | Tranquil Bay Street
I’m new to downtown. A recent Olympia transplant, I find my home on Dwight Street pretty low-key in…
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WSU Extension offers course on small farming enterprises
WSU Kitsap County Extension’s course on starting and sustaining a profitable small farm or agricultural enterprise starts Jan.…
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Rep. Angel to hold telephone town hall meeting
State Rep. Jan Angel will hold a telephone town hall meeting Thursday evening.
Business
Another empty Bay Street spot as wine shop closes
In 2008, John Ready framed a front-page article in the Port Orchard Independent about his reopening of the…
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