Coal Free Bainbridge held its first demonstration Tuesday on the corner of Winslow Way and Highway 305, a prime spot to be seen by islanders headed on their morning commute. The group plans to be out on the corner each Tuesday until Earth Day on April 22. It’s the most visible action the group has taken since forming last spring to highlight the fact that coal is powering Bainbridge.
The city of Bainbridge Island is revving up for this year’s road repairs.
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer will come to Bainbridge Island Wednesday, Feb. 20 to film a video promoting the benefits of doing business in Kitsap County.
A Port Townsend man was arrested this week on charges ranging from stealing mail to identity theft, and police said he may be responsible for some of the recent mail thefts on Bainbridge Island.
A state Elections Division investigation has found apparent initiative fraud involving three paid signature-gatherers for two initiatives to the Legislature.
Last week the Bainbridge Island City Council waded through the issue of pawning off management of its water utility to an outside party. This week it will dive right back in.
Selected reports from the Bainbridge Island Police Department blotter.
Island mailboxes have been an infrequent target for thieves in the past, but recently Bainbridge has been hit with a spree of mail thefts.
After attending his first State of the Union address, U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer said he was encouraged by President Obama’s push for a balanced approach to deficit reduction and his call for job creation and protecting the middle class.
OLYMPIA — The Washington Voting Rights Act, legislation intended to address underrepresentation of minority groups in local elections, passed out of the House Government Operations and Elections Committee Tuesday.
Martha Jordan presents the program “Swans of Winter” at the next Kitsap Audubon meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Poulsbo Library.
The Ferry Tales book group will meet on Thursday, Feb. 14, on the 3:50 to 4:20 p.m. sailing from Bainbridge Island to Seattle, and the 4:40 to 5:15 p.m. sailing from Seattle to Bainbridge Island.
Friends of the Library will hold a book sale from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Bainbridge Public Library.