Local man’s pinball passion keeps players around the region in the game
Jul 07, 2025Justin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
Altrusa, Food Backpacks 4 Kids team up on summer lunch program
Jun 25, 2025The free Summer Lunch Program returns on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting July 8 at these Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula locations.
Being Neighborly | You have to get up pretty early to volunteer like these nonagenarians
Jun 20, 2025Harris Atkins and Richard Russell accomplish more before 5 a.m. than many people do the whole day. And they’re both 92 years old.
Being Neighborly | The No. 1 fan, and booster, of local sports teams
Jun 01, 2025Some people call Pat Furman, owner of The Floatation Device in Purdy, the town’s unofficial mayor.
Massive hunt for a miniature cow results in Daisy May returning home
May 23, 2025Daisy May, a miniature Scottish Highland cow from an Artondale farm, went missing for three days. Social media sleuths and neighbors helped track her down.
Trading jabs during the Battle of the Badges
May 20, 2025Gig Harbor police and firefighters competed to see who would give the most blood during the annual Battle of the Badges on Monday.
Pierce County libraries could lose access to some services due to federal funding cuts
May 15, 2025Harbor History Museum and other local institutions also face the potential loss of grant funds and other revenue sources.
Gig Harbor mom, gymnastics coach recovering from ruptured brain aneurysm
Apr 29, 2025Aimee Hentschell, a single mother of three who coaches at a private gym in Kent, is doing well but faces a long road to full recovery.
COPS volunteers a force multiplier for Gig Harbor police
Apr 24, 2025Six volunteers in the police department’s COPS (or Citizens Offering Police Support) program help keep commissioned officers on the street.
Gig Harbor Knowledge Bowl team wins state championship
Apr 22, 2025It’s the first time Gig Harbor won the academic competition, in only its third year of competing at state.