Idle incubator largely responsible for absent chum run
Jan 16, 2024Because of a salmon virus, locals who operate a remote site incubator on North Creek couldn’t get eggs to supplement the few fish the stream produces naturally.
Billy Sehmel sworn in, following dad’s PenMet footsteps
Jan 10, 2024Billy Sehmel, who grew at the site of what’s now PenMet’s Sehmel Homestead Park, becomes a park district commissioner like father Bill Sr. before him.
State legislators discuss priorities for short session
Jan 04, 2024Sen. Emily Randall and Reps. Michelle Caldier and Spencer Hutchins spoke during the annual legislative sendoff at TCC-Gig Harbor.
State grants boost Gig Harbor road projects
Dec 26, 2023The state Transportation Improvement Board awarded $1.1 million to help fund a stoplight at Wagner Way and Wollochet Drive, and is contributing $1.5 million to a shared-use path along Burnham Drive.
Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Van thieves in for glowing surprise
Dec 15, 2023In the back of a van stolen from an apartment complex parking lot was a huge disco ball used in circus performances.
Pierce Transit adding on-demand van service to Gig Harbor
Dec 14, 2023The vans will take people from point to point anywhere within the zone and tie into bus routes. Service begins on March 31.
PenMet community recreation center becoming reality in 2024
Dec 05, 2023Construction has begun on the $31.6 million facility that will occupy much of PenMet’s time and money next year.
Vietnam veterans honored at Gig Harbor ceremony
Nov 13, 2023This year’s Veterans Day ceremony marked 50 years since the United States pulled out of the Vietnam war and showed appreciation for those who fought there.
Phase 2/3 sports center layouts whittled to two similar plans
Oct 30, 2023The two Phase 3 soccer fields could be on the same level or at different elevations. If at on height, a high school-sized baseball diamond could be overlaid on them.
Rosedale man beamed final movie at downtown theater
Oct 24, 2023A teenage Jim Langhelm manned the projectors the final two years before the Roxy Theater on Harborview Drive was closed in 1958.