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Opinion

Is durability the new sustainability on Bainbridge Island?

In 1990 Bainbridge Islanders voted to incorporate the entire island as a city. We believed that local control…

Opinion

A millennial’s guide to buying a home on BI

Growing up, I was the odd one out. While my Bainbridge Island-bound peers were eager to escape what…

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News

Man stabbed after attempted carjacking in Bremerton

Suspect charged with 1st-degree assault, robbery

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911 Driving instructor Dan Presba leads a class in Port Orchard.

News

Driving schools to drivers: disengage the road rage

Two men exited their vehicles July 24 looking to settle a road rage incident. One wielded a baseball…

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Products can be seen through the large windows, which has upset some shoppers.

News

They hope sex sells in Port Orchard

A new adult shop in downtown Port Orchard is ruffling the feathers of some working nearby who believe…

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An officer with the Bremerton Police Department keeps a watchful eye on the happenings inside a large homeless encampment.

News

Residents, schools want swift enforcement of new drug law

The period of education and outreach is over for Kitsap County law enforcement that, backed by new state…

News

Kitsap to rely on Pierce sex assault center for services

The Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center for Pierce County is taking over to help victims in Kitsap County,…

News

Kitsap County briefs

Sept. 11 event

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Kristen Gellert will try and bring Bainbridge water polo back to the top.

Sports

Girls prep swim teams look to make a giant splash

Kitsap County Girls Swim & Dive

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The Hōkūleʻa departs Suquamish dock the morning of Aug. 26 and heads for Seattle’s Pier 92, with an escort of local stand-up paddlers.

News

Historic Hawaiian canoe visits Suquamish

A gauzy haze hung in the air on this windless morning.

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Bainbridge’s tennis team will need to find a new ace and top doubles squad this season.

Sports

Local tennis players ready to ace competitors

Kitsap County Boys Tennis

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Bainbridge and North Kitsap are on the road in week one of the high school football season.

Sports

What to look for in this week’s high school football games

(All games are Sept. 1)

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Canyon Bass out of Johnson City, Texas rides his bull.

News

Kitsap Fair turns 100

It had all the appearances of your typical county fair: barns packed with animals and their owners, ribbons…