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NKSD superintendent lead suspect in political sign thefts

Scott Henden hid on the side of the road and waited.

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Students enjoy arts and crafts at the annual Maker Faire.

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Correction: 2 BI levies cost $19 more a month

Residents in the Bainbridge Island School District are voting Feb. 13 whether to raise property taxes by an…

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Jen Dunlap, right, shares a loving kiss with Elliot the emu.

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4 agencies have ‘emusing’ story about bird on highway

We’re at liberty to tell you loose emu captured

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Ordway Elementary parent and self-described “data geek” JJ Blackwood holds up a bar chart demonstrating the breakdown of school closure scenario preference by school attendance at the Bainbridge Island School Board meeting Jan. 25.

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7 groups, 110 members have 10 ideas for BI school closures

The heat is on as the Bainbridge Island School district works toward a solution for a $4.5 million…

The BI Japanese American community thanks Milly and Walt Woodward at a dinner in 1963.

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Review’s epic moment: Supporting Japanese Americans in WWII

Everyone on Bainbridge Island seems to know about how the Review was the only newspaper in the nation…

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Kingston football will look to compete against other 1A and small 2A schools next two seasons.

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WIAA brings major changes to prep sports

High schools in Kitsap County do not have to worry about transfer portals, Name, Image and Likeness deals…

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Bainbridge students pack the gym at North Kitsap High School last week as the boys lost but the girls won in basketball games. Because of declining enrollment, the Spartans will drop to the 2A level.

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BHS drops from 3A to 2A

The door has closed for all those Bainbridge High School parents wanting to return to the Metro League…

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Sylvia Payne, left, and Ruth Jones sing from the soul in a rendition of 'The Storm is Passing Over.'

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At MLK event, his praises of love ring loud and clear

Kitsap County officials, local social justice leaders and preachers gathered at the President’s Hall of the county fairgrounds…

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Several signs were brought into the packed Kitsap County courtroom Jan. 16.

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Kitsap judge won’t rule on Trump’s eligibility for ballot

Thurston judge later rules Trump on ballot is OK

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Black Press Media announces move to new ownership

Carpenter Media Group operates leading community news publications in the southern United States, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North…

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Kitsap County Sheriff John Gese

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Sheriff: Kitsap to go high-tech, focus on violent crime

High-tech equipment from body cams and upgraded tasers will be provided to deputies across Kitsap County this year.

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Mary Ellen ‘Mev’ Hoberg, a former BI school board member, asks the public to support financial levies.

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Public still upset about BI school closure options

‘Where is the long-term vision?’ one critic says

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Mallets are used to smash down the rice into dough.

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Popular Mochi Tsuki Festival back in BI

The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community held its annual Mochi Tsuki Festival Jan. 8 at Woodward Middle School.