Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Food Backpacks 4 Kids works to ensure that children from low-income families do not go hungry, particularly during weekends and school breaks when free meals are not available.
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An overwhelming majority of students entering kindergarten on the Kitsap Peninsula are vaccinated against measles, state data shows. But immunization rates here and across the state remain below where they were before the pandemic. Students out of compliance — meaning they were neither vaccinated nor received an approved exemption — also rose among kindergarten classes
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The cultural access program would support local nonprofits and provide educational program. The city council must decide whether to put the question before voters.
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Bridges replaced state culverts under Highway 16 and the Highway 302 spur, though a couple county culverts still partially block fish.
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The freshman representative will host town halls in Tacoma on March 7 and Bremerton on March 8, but the exact locations haven’t been announced.
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Chris Sembroski of Gig Harbor has a better travel story than anyone you know: He went to space in 2021 on a SpaceX rocket.
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Also this week “Mauritius” at Peninsula High, an award-winning GHHS band performance and more.
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The Gig Harbor-based distillery’s stock dropped to just $1.08 in February after opening at $4 last year.
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Virginia Mason Franciscan says the hybrid emergency room, or dual purpose medical facility, is the first of its kind in the state.
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Rush Companies is taking legal action on two fronts, attempting to maintain a higher density on property it owns in Purdy and access to urban services there.
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