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Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Gig Harbor Kiwanis Club a finalist for Signature Project award

Jun 21, 2024 | By:

The Gig Harbor Kiwanis Club is among 10 finalists out of 525 submissions from around the world for Kiwanis International’s eighth annual Signature Project Recognition Program. The winner will be announced at the Kiwanis International Convention in Denver next month. The local Kiwanis Club’s Signature Project is Kiwanis Cares for Kids, which provides new clothes

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State legislators considering fee on deliveries to fund roads

Jun 21, 2024 | By: Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard

Colorado and Minnesota already have implemented retail delivery fees. Washington may do the same to compensate for lagging gas taxes.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor wins another South Sound Conference All-Sports Championship

Jun 20, 2024 | By:

Gig Harbor High School won the South Sound Conference‘s 2023-24 All-Sports Championship for overall team success. The All-Sports Championship recognizes the school that earned the most points — accumulated according to their final position in league standings — in 21 boys and girls sports sanctioned by the league. South Sound Conference teams included Timberline, Capital,

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Rehab and physical therapy clinic in Port Orchard closing

Jun 20, 2024 | By:

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health confirmed Monday that it will close its outpatient rehabilitation and physical therapy clinic in Port Orchard next month. St. Michael Medical Center President Chad Melton said the clinic is no longer financially viable given current insurance reimbursement rates, especially for Medicaid. The office plans to close July 12. The care of

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Wellness Wednesday | What you need to know about Alzheimer’s and dementia during Brain Awareness Month

Jun 18, 2024 | By: Scot Fleshman

Imagine looking into the eyes of your closest longtime friend but unable to place them or remember their name. Or remembering suddenly, in the grocery store aisle, you need coffee, only to come home and find several unopened packages of coffee in your cupboard because the same situation has happened several times before. What about

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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Reimagining your home to fit your needs when you can’t move

Jun 18, 2024 | By: Alison Paoli

If you were lucky to buy or refinance during the COVID-19 pandemic, when interest rates were around 3% or less, you know you are sitting on a gold mine. But if the needs of your family changed in the meantime – you need another bedroom, an office, or want something updated and fresh – you

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What to do when honey bees swarm

Jun 18, 2024 | By:

Have a swarm of honey bees on your property? Don’t spray them with water or insecticide. Call the Pierce County Beekepers Alliance.

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Harbor Happenings | Summer starts this week. Here are some ways to celebrate

Jun 18, 2024 | By:

Start your summer on a high note with Make Music Day on Friday, then show your Pride on Saturday.

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Madrona Links Golf Course not going anywhere

Jun 17, 2024 | By:

PenMet plans to continue to operate Madrona as a golf course, but there are issues with ownership of the land that makes up part of it.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | The dumbest way to kill a shark

Jun 17, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

E. E. may not have had all his Marbles, given his curious reaction to finding a shark on a beach near Rosedale in 1907.

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