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Deputies arrest Evergreen Elementary teacher previously placed on administrative leave

Apr 18, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Pierce County Sheriff Office deputies arrested an Evergreen Elementary School teacher on suspicion of first-degree child molestation on April 18, according to a statement from the Peninsula School District. The teacher is in custody at the Pierce County Jail, the school district said. The district previously placed the teacher on administrative leave after learning about

Peninsula School District making administrative, athletic staffing changes

Apr 18, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

Peninsula School District recently announced staffing changes that will affect its administration and athletic department. The district is also adding back some of the classified and custodial positions cut last spring amid a $12 million budget reduction, according to a letter sent to staff in March. According to the letter, two assistant superintendent positions will

Gig Harbor native Gilich an assistant at ASU after long climb up coaching ladder

Apr 17, 2024 | By: Leland Smith

Anthony Gilich can attest that profound life lessons can be learned on a baseball diamond. For the Gig Harbor native, one life-altering lesson came while serving as junior varsity baseball coach at Ellensburg High School during his final semester of college. To graduate from Central Washington University with his degree in communications, it was a

Students get off a bus at Gig Harbor High School.

Peninsula schools seek parents’ input on update of reading and writing curriculum

Apr 16, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

Peninsula School District is updating its English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum across all grade levels, and encouraging parents to complete a survey by April 22. One of the district’s primary goals is to have all students meeting state standards in reading and writing by the end of third grade. The most recent data posted on

Harbor Happenings: Paddlers Cup races are this weekend

Apr 16, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Paddlers of all ages and skill levels can take part in the Paddlers Cup races Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21, at Ancich and Skansie Parks. Now in its 11th year, the Paddlers Cup features two days of racing for kayaks, canoes, stand-up and prone paddleboards, outriggers, para-canoes and dragon boats. It’s a fundraiser

Varying boundaries influence how we live, what taxes we pay

Apr 15, 2024 | By: Ed Friedrich

Counties, cities, park districts, fire departments, transit agencies and legislative bodies all serve certain areas that rarely are the same.

Short-term rentals grew slowly in first year under new regulations, Gig Harbor officials say

Apr 15, 2024 | By: Ted Kenney

Could it be that after an 18-month moratorium on new short-term rentals (STRs) in Gig Harbor, a sometimes acrimonious public debate on the topic, and a full year of these lodgings operating under new rules that seemed to satisfy neither critics nor proponents, the city’s STR businesses are growing at a slow to moderate pace

Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Officers find baby in car with woman smoking fentanyl

Apr 12, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Officers checking on a 31-year-old Federal Way woman in the parking lot of a department store on Point Fosdick Drive found a baby in the back seat of a car, covered up with blankets,

Sports Beat | Tides soccer shuts out Seahawks

Apr 11, 2024 | By: Dennis Browne

The Gig Harbor soccer team beat their crosstown rivals from Peninsula 3-0 in a commanding performance at Roy Anderson Field on April 4. Both teams played hard and showed off advanced footwork to cap off a rivalry week that exhibited excellent sportsmanship in contests involving five sports. Gig Harbor’s quick-striking forwards came at the Peninsula

Sign stating future home of Gig Harbor sports complex

City council approves Sports Complex contracts

Apr 11, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Gig Harbor City Council approved three contracts for construction of Phase 1B of the Sports Complex during its meeting on Monday, April 8. The Sports Complex has been in the works since 2011, when the city acquired the land on Harbor Hill Drive across the street from what is now Swift Water Elementary School.

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