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New mayor Tracie Markley took the Oath of Office at the Dec. 13 city council meeting. Markley and new council members will take their seats in January

New Gig Harbor mayor, council members sworn in

Dec 15, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

New mayor Tracie Markley and new council members Brenda Lykins, Roger Henderson and Seth Storset will begin serving in January.

Mayor Kit Kuhn wrapped in the blanket presented to him by Puyallup Tribal Councilmember Anna Bean, Tribal Language Program Director Amber Hayward and six-year old Tribal member Zoe Keating

Mayor Kuhn, City Council celebrate accomplishments as chapter comes to close

Dec 14, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Mayor Kit Kuhn said he considers his most important accomplishments to be saving Soundview Forest and establishing a strong relationship with the Puyallup Tribe.

A rough trail meanders through the property the city hopes to acquire from a developer. The city is doing its due diligence investigation on the land.

Survey: More trails, picnic areas top parks wish list

Dec 13, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Gig Harbor conducted a survey and hosted an open house to solicit public input for use in updating its parks plan.

Suspect rams police car before being captured, jailed

Dec 13, 2021 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The 20-year-old Key Peninsula man had already served prison time for a Gig Harbor burglary and had run from police earlier.

Photo of the Tides Tavern from the water

COVID-19 infections temporarily shut down landmark Tides Tavern

Dec 12, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

Though nearly 90% of Tides staff is vaccinated, enough workers were stricken by the virus to make scheduling difficult.

Santa, with mailbox back in place, returns to Olalla route

Dec 11, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Children can again mail letters to the jolly one, who will make the rounds in his makeshift sleigh after missing last year because of COVID.

Peninsula's Schmidt Hall (74)was named the Sound Sound 3A Conference's top lineman.

Seahawks’ Griffin, Tides’ Cedarland named league’s top volleyball, football players

Dec 10, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

Peninsula’s Katrina Cardinal was also cited as the South Sound 3A conference’s volleyball coach of the year and the Seahawks’ Schmidt Hall as the league’s top football lineman.

Coach Billy Landram exhorts his Tides during a timeout on Wednesday.

Tides trim sixth-ranked Timberline to improve to 3-0 in boys basketball

Dec 10, 2021 | By: Kevin Doucette

Will Landram scored 25 points, Luke Browne 24 and Christian Parrish 15 to pace the Tides in the league-opening thriller.

PenMet Parks board approves $31.6 million for community recreation center

Dec 08, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

The Peninsula Metropolitan Parks District approved a $31.6 million outlay Tuesday night to construct a community recreation center on the former Performance Golf Center site. Two weeks earlier, the parks board had passed a 2022 capital budget in which $23.7 million of the $33.1 million total is devoted to the center at 2416 14th Avenue

Legislation proposes to pay off Tacoma Narrows Bridge, remove tolls

Dec 06, 2021 | By: Ed Friedrich

Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, pre-filed the bill in the Senate on Monday and a companion bill was filed in the House.

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