PenMet budget in solid shape, staff tells commissioners
Feb 04, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigRevenues came in higher and expenses lower than the park district anticipated.
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Blood banks scrambling after winter storms disrupted donations
Feb 03, 2026 | By: Conor WilsonBloodworksNW, a blood bank in Silverdale, issued a Code Red. That indicates that the region has only a one- to two-days supply of critical blood types and platelets.
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These are the biggest dates of 2026 in Gig Harbor
Feb 03, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonFrom Restaurant Week to the Maritime Gig Festival to the Scarecrow Festival, mark these dates on your new 2026 calendar.
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Harbor Happenings | Local options for watching the Super Bowl
Feb 03, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonSeveral local establishments are hosting watch parties as the Seahawks take on the Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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Gig Harbor-based business helps its clients navigate grief
Feb 02, 2026 | By: Marsha HartThe Far North, a grief and wellness venture, provides support for grieving people in general and specifically for those who lost a family member to a homicide.
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Gig Harbor businesses largely kept their doors open during National Shutdown
Feb 02, 2026 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannThe National Shutdown on Friday was organized by activists following the killing of two Americans in Minneapolis. Some local businesses participated, but more said they couldn’t afford to close their doors.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor girls basketball wins ninth consecutive game
Jan 30, 2026 | By: Dennis BrowneThe postseason is approaching or has already begun. Here’s a look at local girls basketball, boys basketball, bowling, flag football and wrestling teams.
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Applications open for Rotary’s McColl Scholarship
Jan 30, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe scholarship is open to Peninsula School District students or graduates who plan to enroll in postsecondary education and have a GPA of at least 2.0.
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Holocaust survivor shares harrowing story with Kopachuck Middle School students
Jan 30, 2026 | By: Christina T HenryPete Metzelaar, 90, shares his story of hiding and fleeing from Nazis in the Netherlands during the Holocaust.
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City expects to complete Homeport project by year’s end
Jan 29, 2026 | By: Carolyn BickThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted an updated mitigation plan, allowing work on the long-awaited Commercial Fishing Homeport to proceed.
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