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Sakai Park is supposed to have active recreational activities, but after eight years a trail system is all that is in place. Steve Powell/Kitsap News Group

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Petition: Sakai not being developed as promised

Supporters of recreational facilities at Sakai Park planned to attend the April 20 meeting of the Bainbridge Island…

County employees welcome visitors to the Kitsap Job Fair in Port Orchard. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Many jobs, few workers a continued struggle in Kitsap

Over three years since COVID shut down the economy, Kitsap County is still searching for ways to fill…

Michelle Perdue, program manager for the stormwater division of Kitsap County Public Works. Kitsap County courtesy photo

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Kitsap employee recognized for life-saving CPR

It takes just one person certified in the life-saving skill of CPR to give a person on the…

58-year-old Chet Weese listens as the report of his alleged crimes are read aloud in Kitsap County Superior Court April 10. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Murder suspect in domestic dispute held on $1 million bail

Emotions ran high in Kitsap County Superior Court April 10 as the suspect in Port Orchard’s latest murder…

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BISD settles suit over suicide for $1.325 million

Editor’s note: The family’s name in this story has been omitted to respect their privacy as their daughter…

The Kitsap Transit Wheaton Way Transit Center. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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KT adding 10 more buses to growing electric fleet

Kitsap Transit’s electric bus fleet is set to increase substantially after its board moved to authorize an $11.4…

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Parks may take another look at planning for Sakai Park

It looks like the Bainbridge Island Metro Parks &Recreation District will again take a look at planning for…

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This is what we think about Bainbridge Island

Want to know what you think about Bainbridge Island?

Ken Matsudaira, director of Community and Cultural Programs at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum, reads the last of the 276 names on the memorial wall. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI remembers Japanese Americans who were incarcerated

The Bainbridge Island community gathered at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial March 30 to remember the 227 residents…

Tim Woolsey addresses the BISD school board and commented about the treatment of people with disabilities and how the district responded to their son’s anxiety. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Boy in cop car brings concerns from parents of special needs students

“The district is losing the trust of families with special needs.”

A man stands on the curb nearby Bremerton’s Fred Meyer asking for cash from passing cars. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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34% more homeless in ‘unsheltered living’

Data: main homeless causes are mental health, substance abuse

A cruise ship at a dock in Bremerton. Port of Bremerton courtesy photo

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Cruise ships in Bremerton jump from 10 to 46

Bremerton could experience a major boost in tourism this year thanks to a huge increase in cruise ship…

Isaiah Long (left) sits aside his defense attorney during a March 24 sentence hearing. Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group

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Caldier stalker denied exceptional sentence, gets maximum prison time

The man convicted of stalking a Washington state lawmaker has been sentenced to 17 months in jail March…