Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Thousands of people crowded Sehmel Homestead Park on Saturday, Oct. 1, to celebrate the 2022 Scarecrow Festival. The annual event features a pumpkin launch, vendor booths, games, music and other family fun. Click below to see larger versions of images from the festival.
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Soil sampling is part of the design phase, which will continue into next summer. Construction to to add bike lanes on both sides of the street and a sidewalk, planter strip and lighting on the east side will occur in 2024.
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A much-anticipated battle between soccer powers and South Sound Conference co-leaders went down at Roy Anderson Field on Friday, Sept. 30. The Gig Harbor Tides and Peninsula Seahawks ended the night exactly where they started: tied atop the SSC standings, after a 2-2 tie. Gig Harbor grabbed early lead The game started fast as players
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Gig Harbor will celebrate two milestones this week, according to Mayor Tracie Markley. The city, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the Lyons Family Trust will celebrate the acquisition of 11.5 acres of land known as the North Creek Salmon Heritage Site Phase 1 at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. The site is just north
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It’s time for the Sports Beat, a weekly capsule of athletic events and standout performances from Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. We will start out with a preview of the game of the week between girls soccer powers Gig Harbor (6-0, 6-0 South Sound Conference) and Peninsula (7-1, 6-0). They square off at 7
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“It’s like I have ESPN or something,” a quote from the 2004 movie “Mean Girls.” Well, probably not ESPN, but if you had any ESP going on, you took yourself to the 2022 Gig Harbor Film Festival last weekend. And what a weekend it was! The festival launched on Thursday evening with a welcome chat
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“700 Feet Down” and “Soldier” also won awards, while Staci Layne Wilson was honored as best director for “The Ventures: Stars on Guitars.”
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A 72-year-old Gig Harbor man died Thursday in a collision with a South Kitsap School District bus, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. The collision occurred at the intersection of Sidney and Spruce roads, just north of the Pierce-Kitsap county line, around 4 p.m. Thursday. The bus contained no students at the time of
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Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A stolen white Kia Rio fled from law enforcement on at least three occasions on Sept. 24 and 25. In the first instance included in the reports, an officer pulled the Rio over after checking its license
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The Kopachuck renovation project will begin early next year, but the beach portion will be held up after funding fell $1 million short.
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