Construction on the first project to be funded by the $80 million bond approved Tuesday by Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One voters could start next spring, Fire Chief Dennis Doan said. Local firefighters could be using the new training facility as soon as 14 months after construction begins. The training facility, which will allow
Editor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. Employees at a Point Fosdick Drive department store called police on the evening of July 22 when they saw several “known shoplifters” inside the store. An officer stationed himself near the front door to see if the suspects left the store without paying. When
Patterson’s Farm Market made it through the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite not qualifying for relief programs available to small businesses that were just a little bit larger. Everything that came after — along with a business savings account drained by the two-year ordeal of shutdowns and slow sales caused by the pandemic
For years, Jess and Scott Hogan watched the old Gig Harbor Grange building deteriorate. They had a front-row view of it from the adjacent property, where they operate Artondale Farm. The local grange went dormant back in 2011, and ownership of the building reverted to the Washington State Grange organization. The Hogans, whose farm forms
Editor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. A man called 911 on the evening of July 14 to report that he had been tased by someone who was angry over the speed he was driving in the neighborhood. Several witnesses confirmed to officers that the man who called 911 had been
The Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office is looking for information from anyone who may have information about an arson fire in a new development near the corner of Hunt Street and 38th Avenue. The fire occurred early Sunday morning, July 17. Two homes, which were under construction in a new development known as The Cove,
The 26th District state Senate race has been one of the most hotly contested legislative races in Washington the past few election cycles. This year is proving to be no different. Incumbent Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, and challenger Rep. Jesse Young, R-Gig Harbor, have both raised more money for the 2022 campaign than any other
How long has Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One been waiting for its own training facility? Schematics for the building, included in the fire district’s capital facilities plan, are dated 2009. The district had saved up enough money to build the training facility back then. But the Great Recession of 2008-’09 struck. As public agency
Preliminary investigations indicate that the three fires that took place in Gig Harbor between Friday, July 15, and Sunday, July 17, are not related. However, one of the fires has been deemed suspicious, according to Mike Halliday, public information specialist with Pierce County Emergency Management. A preliminary investigation by the Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office
The pandemic shutdown afforded many people an opportunity to develop or perfect new skills or pursue passion projects for which they otherwise may never have found time. The Local Makers of Gig Harbor group is helping its members turn those passions into home-based businesses. Now in its second year, Local Makers operates pop-up markets on
