Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FClimate change is causing Western red cedar and Western hemlock trees to die off on Bainbridge Island. It’s just too hot and dry.Kirk Hanson, director of Forestry at Northwest Natural Resource Group, said that shade-tolerant and moisture-preferring trees are giving way to drought-tolerant trees from the south. A tree migration is taking place.In 2012, the US Department of Agriculture changed the hardiness zones chart, which shifted all the zones up and added zones 11-13. With these new planting guidelines,...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FClimate change is causing Western red cedar and Western hemlock trees to die off on Bainbridge Island. It’s just too hot and dry.Kirk Hanson, director of Forestry at Northwest Natural Resource Group, said that shade-tolerant and moisture-preferring trees are giving way to drought-tolerant trees from the south. A tree migration is taking place.In 2012, the US Department of Agriculture changed the hardiness zones chart, which shifted all the zones up and added zones 11-13. With these new planting guidelines,...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FSince current North School District Board president Nancy Moffatt is not seeking re-election, that means two newcomers will be facing off for the District 4 seat in the Nov. 7 general election.Beverly Godfrey is an NK Education Association representative and an Olympic representative. Her professional experience includes being a classroom teacher for grades K-4, specialist (P.E. and reading), district science coordinator, and student-teacher mentor. Her accolades include NK Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 2019,...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FSince current North School District Board president Nancy Moffatt is not seeking re-election, that means two newcomers will be facing off for the District 4 seat in the Nov. 7 general election.Beverly Godfrey is an NK Education Association representative and an Olympic representative. Her professional experience includes being a classroom teacher for grades K-4, specialist (P.E. and reading), district science coordinator, and student-teacher mentor. Her accolades include NK Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 2019,...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FAs elections come down to the wire, each candidate for a Central Kitsap School District director position was asked two questions: What are the five biggest issues and your stance on them and why should voters choose you over your opponent?Below are the answers provided from either their website, election pamphlet or response to the email.Breezy Mitchell v. Kristin Hay – District 2Mitchell supports policies and practices that promote a safe and inclusive learning environment and foster a positive climate where all...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In56°FAs elections come down to the wire, each candidate for a Central Kitsap School District director position was asked two questions: What are the five biggest issues and your stance on them and why should voters choose you over your opponent?Below are the answers provided from either their website, election pamphlet or response to the email.Breezy Mitchell v. Kristin Hay – District 2Mitchell supports policies and practices that promote a safe and inclusive learning environment and foster a positive climate where all...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FThe South Kitsap School District is trying to erase 30-plus years of disappointments, going to the voters in the form of a $271 million bond.Voters are expected to receive their ballots for the Nov. 7 general election by Oct. 20.If passed, SKSD would tax property owners approximately $1.08 per $1,000 valuation for over 21 years. The owner of a home valued at $500,000 would pay about $540 annually, or $45 a month. Since a bond has not passed in so long it would be a new tax. However, because of changes in other...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FThe South Kitsap School District is trying to erase 30-plus years of disappointments, going to the voters in the form of a $271 million bond.Voters are expected to receive their ballots for the Nov. 7 general election by Oct. 20.If passed, SKSD would tax property owners approximately $1.08 per $1,000 valuation for over 21 years. The owner of a home valued at $500,000 would pay about $540 annually, or $45 a month. Since a bond has not passed in so long it would be a new tax. However, because of changes in other...WW…

Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FPrayers and words of sympathy have poured in from all over Kitsap County after former Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola died Sept. 30.The news was broken by his wife, Dee, who said he had died that morning at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. It was just four weeks earlier that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Dee took to social media to share the news, stating that he is now at peace. “Husband, father, grandfather, businessman, car enthusiast, fisherman, referee, mentor or friend, he had an amazing...…Skip to contentSign OutSign InSubscribeNewsletterContact UsSign OutSign In55°FPrayers and words of sympathy have poured in from all over Kitsap County after former Port Orchard Mayor Lary Coppola died Sept. 30.The news was broken by his wife, Dee, who said he had died that morning at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. It was just four weeks earlier that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Dee took to social media to share the news, stating that he is now at peace. “Husband, father, grandfather, businessman, car enthusiast, fisherman, referee, mentor or friend, he had an amazing...WW…