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Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

Sports Beat | Gig Harbor stars win division pitching honors

Jun 13, 2025 | By:

Gig Harbor and Peninsula athletes earned all-conference honors following the spring sports season.

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Two in Tow & On the Go | Tacoma’s Mountaineer Tree is a giant of the forest

Jun 13, 2025 | By:

The Mountaineer Tree is an approximately 218-foot-tall living legend that’s called Tacoma home since the 1500s.

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Drought declaration covers much of Western Washington — but not Gig Harbor

Jun 12, 2025 | By:

The state declared a drought emergency for much of Western Washington, but not for Gig Harbor or the Kitsap Peninsula. Here’s why.

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Herons Key awards nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 16 local graduating seniors

Jun 12, 2025 | By:

Sixteen local graduating seniors received scholarships ranging from $1,250 to $2,500 from residents at the senior housing community.

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Large propane fire leaves two in critical condition

Jun 11, 2025 | By:

Two employees who shut off the gas to prevent further damage were badly burned and flown to the hospital.

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Legislature cut key public health fund by $24 million over next two years

Jun 11, 2025 | By:

Washington public health departments will see a slight reduction in state funding for basic services over the next two years, but the severity and local impacts of that loss on the Kitsap Peninsula remains unclear.  State legislators reduced spending on Foundational Public Health Services by $24 million over the 2025-2027 budget. Those funds sustain essential

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Doris Heritage Park to open June 16

Jun 10, 2025 | By:

The park next door to the Tom Taylor YMCA includes a new playground, pickleball courts and more.

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Legislation makes opening a child care a little easier

Jun 10, 2025 | By:

As Kimberly Shaw recalls her arduous four-year journey to open the first licensed child-care center on the Key Peninsula, she holds an infant boy in her lap. Getting a permit for a child-care center has been more difficult than Shaw, director of the nonprofit Key Peninsula Cooperative Preschool, initially envisioned. The process has been filled

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Harbor Happenings | Big crowd expected for protest on Point Fosdick Drive

Jun 10, 2025 | By:

Organizers expect a large crowd to protest the Trump Administration from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the intersection of Olympic  and Point Fosdick drives. The “No Kings” protest is one of hundreds taking place around the country on Saturday, which is President Donald Trump’s birthday. The government plans a military parade for

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Scenes from a parade: The 2025 Maritime Gig Grand Parade in photos

Jun 07, 2025 | By:

Photos of participants in the 2025 Maritime Gig Grand Parade on Saturday, June 7.

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