Key Peninsula Bischoff Food Bank must vacate its current location at 1916 Key Peninsula Highway NW, having outlasted its welcome on the rental property it has called home since June 2013 based on a verbal agreement with the late Jim Solberg to pay $800 a month in rent.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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12/2/20
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The Recreational Boaters Association of Washington and its nonprofit Marine Park Conservancy announced Nov. 7 that the original purchase and sale agreement with Lakebay Marina owner Mark Scott has been extended at the previously agreed price.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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12/2/20
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Lakebay Marina owner Mark Scott, in chronic default on his aquatics lease agreement with Washington State Department of Natural Resources, was notified in writing Oct. 20 the state will not issue a …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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10/29/20
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Dr. Anthony Chen, director of the Tacoma-Pierce County Public Health Department, was in high demand in July as school boards and superintendents, public and private, sought guidance on reopening in …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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10/1/20
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With over a decade of experience, Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson knows a thing or two about running elections. Other states look to Washington as a leader in …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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8/27/20
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Tracey Perkosky, previously employed by the City of Bothell as parks planning and grants manager before COVID-19 costs and decreasing revenues caused layoffs in June, began her new job as executive …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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8/27/20
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The Peninsula School Board voted 4-1 to open schools without students Sept. 8, approving the Remote Learning 2.0 plan proposed by Superintendent Art Jarvis.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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8/6/20
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Firefighters discovered the bodies of Ted Ralston, 71, and Joanna Gormly, 73, in the basement of their burning home on Vaughn Bay the evening of May 17. They also discovered evidence the two had been murdered and that accelerants were used to start the fire and cover the crime.
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Ted Olinger and Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/26/20
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The coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on customary municipal fireworks shows, but no doubt the skies above the Key Peninsula will light up …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/26/20
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When schools closed and the coronavirus shut down their public programs, the local nonprofit went into overdrive to meet the needs of a rising tide of new clients, many living …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/29/20
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Father, husband, coach and a driving force behind the enduring …
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Ted Olinger and Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/29/20
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When was the last time you looked forward to slowing down for road construction? The straight scoop on the powerful phenomenon called …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/1/20
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Many remain open but essential businesses are wondering when it will end. Business has slowed for Purdy Cost Less Pharmacy at Lake Kathryn Village, according to owner Don …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/1/20
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Key Peninsula Community Services senior center and food bank suspended all group activity in their programming March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mustard Seed …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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3/27/20
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Nonprofits worked together on a new event for anyone needing dental care. The Key Peninsula Lutheran Church hosted the first of its kind KP …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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3/1/20
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The ever-popular Communities in Schools of Peninsula's Tutors with …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/2/20
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A boaters’ advocacy association wants to set a new course for the historic property. The Recreational Boating Association of Washington …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/2/20
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Deaths resulting from sudden …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/2/20
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Aging infrastructure is maxed out in Key Peninsula neighborhoods where residents are on waiting lists to connect …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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12/6/19
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Executive Director Tracy Stirrett joined KPCS in January 2019 to …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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10/1/19
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