UPDATE: North Kitsap lacrosse overwhelmed Olympia, 20-1, at the Regional Athletic Center on April 21, improving to 5-4 and one game behind second-place Vashon.
Hot and dry weather can quickly change the level of fire danger — even when there’s been recent heavy rainfall — as illustrated by an afternoon brush fire near Hansville, April 21.
The driver in a fatal crash early April 19 on Clear Creek Road near Sherman Hill Road has been identified. The Kitsap County Coroner’s Office identified the driver as Jonathan Tyler McGuire, 35, of Poulsbo.
A major cleanup project restarting this summer will dig up and remove more decades-old contaminated sediments, creosoted pilings and other materials from Port Gamble Bay
The Infiniti G35 Coupe was speeding, officials said, when it struck a fire hydrant, a large rock and a telephone pole, catapulting into Phillip and Catherine Davi’s pasture on April 19. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.
In the history of the Fulbright Program, 82 Fulbright scholars have gone on to receive the Pulitzer Prize, 54 have received a Nobel Prize, 33 have served as head of state or government, 10 have been elected to U.S. Congress, and one served as secretary general of the United Nations. Who knows where we may find Sarah Mills of Indianola in the future.
A man was killed when a car crashed into a telephone pole early April 19 at Clear Creek and Sherman Hill roads
They were among 258 schools to win the Washington Achievement Award, presented annually to top-performing schools by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state Board of Education. Winning schools are selected based on statewide assessment data for the three previous years. Schools must have at least 95 percent participation on state tests to qualify for recognition.
An updated listing of schedules and standings for North Kitsap sports teams, including lacrosse.
The Kitsap Pumas have postponed their scheduled preseason friendly against the Vancouver Victory on April 16 to make room for an open training session.
North Kitsap’s lacrosse team scored 44 goals to South Kitsap’s 11 in a two-game series April 11 and 12. The wins moved North (3-4) to third place in the Cascade Conference of WHSBLA Division II, behind Vashon (5-1) and Klahowya (4-1).
In their final two-hour practice for 23 members selected to go to the Reno World’s Championship, it was intense as the team prepared to test their mettle against 3,000 other contestants in the most prestigious youth wrestling event in the country.
If you take the Kingston ferry, live in Kingston, or take the Hood Canal Bridge to work, you need to plan ahead for delays and detours late this summer and on into the fall.
A new community, Arborwood, is proposed between White Horse Golf Club and Kingston. But residents didn’t put out the welcome mat at a neighborhood meeting on April 13.
The first gathering of the faithful at Suquamish United Church of Christ was on April 22, 1916. Next weekend, the congregation will gather with friends and community to celebrate the church’s centennial April 24.
Christine Conners alleges she was fired after challenging port manager on public records compliance
The Poulsbo Port Commission is expected to finalize its proposed annexation boundaries and consider a public-outreach proposal by the Rockfish Group at a special commission meeting at 2 p.m. April 15.
A few days earlier, the plan was clear for the North Kitsap lacrosse team, struggling at 1-4: stay focused when the heat’s on, shake off the small stuff, tighten up the defense, get more aggressive on ground balls. It worked.
Map Your Poulsbo Neighborhood April 19, 23 at Poulsbo City Hall; online registration ends April 17
A Driftwood Keys man goes to trial on June 13 in Kitsap County Superior Court, accused of holding three teens at gunpoint while he and a neighbor investigated what they believed to be suspicious behavior.
