YMCA, city break ground on playing fields at new sports complex
May 05, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichConstruction should begin within two weeks on two synthetic-turfed, lighted fields and be completed by December.
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Candidate filing week starts Monday; these offices will be on the fall ballot
May 05, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe 26th District state Senate seat goes before voters this fall, along with positions on the city council, school board and more.
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Sports Beat | Bockhorn, Tides shut out Peninsula
May 02, 2025 | By: Dennis BrownePitcher Quentin Bockhorn threw a complete-game shutout for the Narrows Division-champion Tides.
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Transcript: Our interview with Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank
May 01, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickA transcript of Carolyn Bick’s interview with Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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County council affirms commitment to state’s sanctuary law over sheriff’s objection
May 01, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe council voted to uphold the Keep Washington Working Act, despite objections from Sheriff Swank, who called it unconstitutional.
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In interview, Sheriff Swank stands by controversial statements
May 01, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickOur interview with Sheriff Keith Swank touched on sanctuary cities, January 6, Nancy Pelosi and his previous statements, which he has said were purposefully provocative.
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Peninsula schools’ overhaul of reading and writing curriculum nears finish line
May 01, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryThe district is recommending Core Knowledge Language Arts, and not the controversial Wit & Wisdom, as its elementary English curriculum.
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Council officially names new park in honor of Doris Heritage
May 01, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonPhase 1B of the Gig Harbor Sports Complex is nearly complete – and it has a name. The Gig Harbor City Council voted 6-1 on Monday, April 28, to name the park in honor of Doris Heritage. Heritage, a Peninsula High alumna, ran in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, is a member of the U.
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Burley Lagoon settlement allows geoduck farm to proceed
Apr 30, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyOpponents of the project won concessions and promises of cooperation from Taylor Shellfish, which hopes to start planting geoducks this summer.
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‘Collaborative Identity’ makes differences not seem so different, after all
Apr 30, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick“Collaborative Identity: A Dual Exhibition” is at Tacoma Community College-Gig Harbor through June 9 and features works by Korean American visual artists Emily Jounghee Won and Hannah Kyungsook Ra.
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