Sports Beat | Gig Harbor clinches division girls soccer title
Oct 18, 2024 | By: Dennis BrownePeninsula needs just one more win to join its rivals as girls soccer division title winners.
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Two In Tow & On The Go: Tacoma’s Franklin Park has Gig Harbor ties
Oct 18, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandFranklin Park in Tacoma has all the makings of a fantastic kiddo destination … slides, swings, and an unexpected tie-in to Gig Harbor. (That last one is a prerequisite on what’s considered cool, right?) Plus, Clara and Wyatt have already asked to go back.
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Photo gallery | Gig Harbor 3, Central Kitsap 1
Oct 18, 2024 | By: Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap SunPhotos by Meegan M. Reid of the Kitsap Sun from Gig Harbor’s 3-1 win over Central Kitsap on Thursday, Oct. 17. Click on any image below to view the photographs as a gallery.
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A filling station in the forest? Developers propose bringing gas, retail and more to the heart of Swede Hill
Oct 17, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyLeaving Highway 16 at Burnham Drive and turning left onto Sehmel Drive has always meant a quick shift into rural mode. As drivers navigate the winding two-lane road through Swede Hill and North Rosedale, over hills and alongside woods and scattered residences, there’s nary a place to shop or fill the gas tank before arriving
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Vision for future Peninsula Gardens park emerges
Oct 17, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichConsultants working with the community create a master plan for the former nursery that includes all the desired amenities they could reasonably fit.
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Conservative, progressive values collide in state superintendent race
Oct 16, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryAs K-12 schools have become a battleground for culture wars, it’s no surprise that the 2024 race for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan position, is fraught with political overtones. David Olson, a longtime Peninsula School District board member, hopes to unseat incumbent Chris Reykdal, seeking a third term as head of the state’s
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Pierce County jurors now getting $100 per day
Oct 15, 2024 | By: Grace Deng/Washington State StandardThe Washington State Standard, a nonprofit newsroom covering policy and politics in Olympia, wrote this story. Residents of Pierce County who appear for jury duty will receive $100 a day and mileage reimbursements in an attempt to improve juror participation and diversity. The pilot program, which began Monday, Oct. 14, replaces the $10 typically paid
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Sixth District contest matches state senators from adjacent districts
Oct 15, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonDuring an event at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton last week, Democratic candidate Emily Randall recounted to a colleague how she first came to the venue as a fifth-grader, winning the chance to present a check to the reigning Miss America. Randall, a state senator from Bremerton, has frequently highlighted her Kitsap County upbringing as
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Harbor Happenings | Tracing the history of Northwest rock ‘n’ roll
Oct 15, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonOur weekly roundup of what’s happening around Gig Harbor.
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Possible northern giant hornet sighting reported near Burley
Oct 15, 2024 | By: David Nelson/Kitsap SunThe Washington State Department of Agriculture is investigating a report of a potential northern giant hornet in South Kitsap County. The northern giant hornet is an invasive species sometimes referred to as “murder hornets.” They first surfaced in Washington nearly five years ago. A Washington State Department of Agriculture spokesperson said Monday that a Burley
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