The Minerva Scholarship Fund is accepting applications for the 2023-24 academic year. Women who live or work within the boundaries of the Peninsula School District and have experienced at least a one-year interruption in their education are eligible. The application deadline is April 15, 2023. For information on how to apply, visit the fund’s website.
Firefighters rescued a cat, who wanted nothing to do with them and was returned to its owner. Nobody was injured.
Two Gig Harbor-area ballot drop boxes are moving to new locations ahead of the Feb. 14 Peninsula School District levy request. The downtown Gig Harbor drop box will now be at the Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St. It previously was at Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One Station 51 on Kimball Drive. The Purdy drop
Update: The city of Gig Harbor announced around 10 a.m. that road work was completed and traffic is moving again. Intermittent closures may still be necessary while PSE completes the project. Puget Sound Energy will repair a gas main under Harborview Drive on Thursday, Jan. 12, causing significant delays for drivers. Drivers should avoid the
The 2023 session of the Washington state Legislature opened on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Lawmakers are expected to pass operating, transportation and capital budgets during the 105-day session, scheduled to last until April 23. The city of Gig Harbor’s agenda for the session includes funding for its sports complex, three traffic congestion projects, a climate
Firefighters from departments in Gig Harbor and across Kitsap County responded to Olalla Bay Market late Sunday for a report of a vehicle over a cliff. The vehicle landed in water, triggering a massive emergency response. The sole occupant of the car managed to get out of the vehicle without help. Firefighters took the person
Most of us here at Gig Harbor Now aren’t trained photographers. We get help on occasion from actual photographers, but for the most part we get by with reporters wielding cell phones. But every so often, even a blind squirrel snaps a good picture. And, of course, we’re grateful for occasional help from people who
As we wrap up 2022, we asked our staff and regular contributors to think about the stories they wrote this year and pick one or two favorites. “Favorite” could mean anything … most impactful, most meaningful, most fun, most memorable. The results were a mixture of inspirational stories, historic accomplishments, iconic businesses … and cute
Gig Harbor Now recently hired Jenny Wellman as its first executive director. Wellman previously served as treasurer of Gig Harbor Now’s board of directors. She will step down from the board to assume the executive director role. Gig Harbor Now is an independent, nonprofit news website covering Gig Harbor and the surrounding area. It is
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the region for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 22 and 23. The Gig Harbor area might get a little snow Thursday, but that’s not the real risk. More dangerous is the potential for freezing rain late Thursday and early Friday. Freezing Rain concerns increase Thursday
