A strong economy is attracting more people to the Puget Sound region, continuing a pattern of accelerating population growth, according to data from the Puget Sound Regional Council.
Planning is under way for Port Orchard’s 125th anniversary which the city will celebrate the event Sept. 5.
Five South Kitsap School District employees — including four bus drivers — were recognized at Tuesday’s school board meeting for providing CRP and helping to save the life of a longtime bus driver last month.
It is with great excitement that we reflect on 125 years of publishing the Port Orchard Independent.
Authorities reported that a horse might have been killed in a cougar attack Feb. 4 on a South Kitsap ranch, according to Q13Fox.com.
South Kitsap High School theater teacher Scott Yingling has publicly issued a video challenge Jim Fallon, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show.
The South Kitsap School District’s Boundary Review Committee will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. each Thursday during February at John Sedgwick Junior High School, 8995 SE Sedgwick Rd.
South Kitsap graduate missed four games with ankle injury
Wattree converts a pair of free throws with 6.8 seconds left to lead Wolves to 48-46 win at Olympia
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his plan to ensure net neutrality.
The Board of Directors of the YWCA Kitsap County announced the selection of Denise Frey as its new executive director.
State Rep. Jesse Young will attend a fundraiser dinner hosted by the Booster Club of the South Kitsap High School Navy JROTC on Feb. 19.
South Kitsap School District will offer all-day kindergarten at all elementary schools in the 2015-16 school year.
The West Sound Business Expo is set for Feb. 19, at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. More than 150 vendors are expected for this year’s event.
The campaign, which ran from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, collected over 17,000 pounds of food and hygiene products that were distributed to food banks throughout the community.
Last year, the 24-credit graduation requirement passed, which poses a significant problem for our at-risk youth who attend multiple high schools before graduating.
The YWCA of Kitsap County has scheduled its 26th Annual Women of Achievement Luncheon on April 21 at the Kitsap Convention Center.
We at Backpacks For Kids want to thank the Port Orchard community and Fred Meyer for your tremendous donations received at our recent food drive held at Fred Meyer.
Can you imagine a nation’s president, a former guerilla fighter with socialist leanings, enacting policies that favor business and encourage foreign investment? How about a leader who prefers living in a farmhouse rather than the presidential mansion?
The Fathom’s o’ Fun Scholarship Program is getting a new look in 2015.
