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KPFD Answers Questions on Real Estate Buys at Second Town Hall
The KP fire commissioners and fire chief held a special board meeting to address real estate buys and the upcoming levy. more
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After the Fall: ‘Death and the Maiden’ by Ariel Dorfman
KP READS: "Death and the Maiden" is a tense psychological drama that explores the themes of justice, trauma, and revenge. more
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Kelly Chambers
Rep. Kelly Chambers (R-25th LD) Ready for More After Legislature
Kelly Chambers is hoping to extend her experience in the legislature to the county level. more
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Ryan Mello
County Council Chair Ryan Mello (D-4th) Ready for the Top Job
Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello is running to replace Bruce Dammeier as the Pierce County Executive. more
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PCSD Chief of Patrol Patti Jackson, Deputy Nathan Betts and Sheriff Ed Troyer.
Peninsula Deputy Honored by Pierce County
Nathan Betts received the county’s Law Enforcement Deputy of the Year award in a ceremony in University Place Aug. 7. more
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Candidates onstage at the Key Peninsula Civic Center.
Congressional Candidates Speak Out at Key Peninsula Forum
Five candidates for Congress described their experiences and plans while answering questions at a Key Peninsula Civic Center forum June 28 before a crowd of about 150. more
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The Peninsula High School reader board says it all.
Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Awards Record Amount — Again
A record-breaking 189 seniors received 422 separate scholarships totaling $434,500 awarded by the Hawks Scholarship Fund at its annual ceremony May 22 at Peninsula High School. more
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Tom Bates and his Ukrainian cat, Bob Reznick, whom he rescued from Kharkiv last fall and is now living comfortably in Lakebay.
Local Animal Rescuer Tom Bates Returns to Ukraine for the Fifth Time
Tom Bates of Lakebay is headed back to Ukraine for three more months of moving food and supplies to people near the front and evacuating injured or abandoned animals. more
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The local office at the KP Civic Center has already been closed for some time.
Children’s Home Society/Akin Leaves KP After 30-Plus Years
The Children’s Home Society of Washington-Key Peninsula Family Resource Center said it will vacate its office at the KP Civic Center after more than 30 years on the KP. more
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‘Father and Son: A Memoir’ by Jonathan Raban, His Final Journey
The great travel writer Jonathan Raban survived a stroke while sitting at his Seattle dinner table one evening with his 18-year-old daughter, Julia. more
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Fluctuating millage rate for the KP over the last eight years, according to the Pierce County Assessor Treasurer’s Office.
Rates Down, Bills Up, Levies Mostly Steady
It’s that time of the year again. While tax rates are lower on the Key Peninsula, the price is higher. more
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‘The Lost Upland: Stories of Southwestern France’
I no longer remember when I first encountered the poems of W.S. Merwin, but it was likely in some snooty magazine back in the 1980s I had no business reading. Once discovered, I sought out his poetry … more
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The one-car rollover accident blocked KP Highway NW in both directions for 45 minutes.
Alleged DUI Accident Blocks KP Highway During Commute
A rollover car accident at approximately 5:15 p.m. March 5 blocked the Key Peninsula Highway in both directions just north of Key Center for 45 minutes, leading to substantial traffic at a busy hour. more
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Alona Tolmacheva, a refugee from Kramatorsk, with one of her five Dobermans.
Local Animal Rescuer Tom Bates Home From Ukraine
Tom Bates returned from three months shuttling supplies to frontline areas and getting abandoned animals out on his fourth trip to the war. more
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Greyson’s thank you note and photo are the only things on the fridge at the Home fire station.
Key Peninsula Fire Department Saves Life of Palmer Lake Boy, 7
Greyson Reichelderfer of Palmer Lake, 7, faced a medical emergency on December 6 but survived because of his dad, Paul, and the quick thinking of Key Peninsula firefighters. more
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Her first book, published in 1956, is a rare window into early thinking about the modern nation of Israel and all of her people.
Violence in the Holy Land: 'Bible and Sword'
It was a long evening with old friends and their children, who outnumbered us at our long table, all in college or college-aged, as we found our way through a cold ceviche, warm pear salad, and a … more
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Marine plywood panels stitched together with copper wire before being glued together with fiberglass.
Creating ‘Elena’ — KP House Builder Turns Boat Designer
It started a year ago, or maybe 60 years ago, when John Carlson, 75, built his first boat. Or maybe it was just 40 years ago when John and his wife Helen bought their 28-foot wooden sloop Rozinante. more
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A History of Free Speech
Violence tests us in unexpected ways. It strains our identity when the time comes to defend all those fancy principles we think we hold. I was already suitably humbled when I heard the … more
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After 30 radiation doses, 44 chemo infusions, five surgeries, three blood transfusions, 51 inpatient hospital days, 87 outpatient appointments and seven trips to ER, Brayden VanderDoes, age 9, rings the bell at Seattle Children’s Hospital in August signaling the end of more than a year of treatment for a brain tumor.
Fourth-Grader Graduates from Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor
Lakebay resident Brayden VanderDoes, 9, stood in front of a large brass ship’s bell mounted in a Seattle Children’s Hospital lobby, surrounded by family, staff and fellow patients. more
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Ballots will be mailed Oct. 20. Drop boxes will open Oct. 20 and close Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 7.
Election Update: Former KPFD Chief Announces Write-in Candidacy for Fire Commission
Retired Key Peninsula Assistant Fire Chief Hal Wolverton registered with the Pierce County Auditor’s office as a write-in candidate Oct. 5 for fire commission position No. 3, opposing incumbent … more
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