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When the KP Fire District board spent taxpayer money to buy the O’Callahan’s restaurant property, it convinced me to never again vote in favor of one of their levies. The board bought the …
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2/28/22
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I would like to present a business case against expanding shellfish farming, specifically geoducks, in Burley Lagoon.
Based on my six years of living on the lagoon, an approval for a proposed …
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2/28/22
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I want to thank KP News for Ted Olinger’s two insightful articles about the Key Peninsula Fire Department as they were real eye-openers for me (Jan. and Feb. 2022). It is so easy to be critical; …
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2/28/22
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I see nothing has changed at the board of fire commissioners. Their attitude seems to be the same as it was way back when I was on the board. We know best, and the people will always follow us …
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2/28/22
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The Angel Guild has had a positive impact on the lives of Key Peninsula residents for more than four decades, according to Carla Parkhurst, who has been coordinator at the thrift shop for 11 …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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2/28/22
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Agates and oysters. A clear tide. Stories.
I am south of Driftwood Annie’s point, strolling Pitt Passage with two veteran beach walkers. The going is wonderfully slow.
“It …
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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2/28/22
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Nearly 20 years after suffering a debilitating stroke, Scott Vande Zande of Longbranch devotes his time to sharing his golden retriever Ginger, a Pet Partners therapy dog, with others. Each week they …
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Krisa Bruemmer. KP News
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2/28/22
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Ongoing concerns about property crime and car thefts on the Key Peninsula came to a head in January when an alleged car thief was shot by a 70-year old SUV owner in Wauna. The incident, still under …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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2/28/22
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When you think of Saint Patrick’s Day, you’re thinking shamrocks, right? Along with pinching, funny little green plastic hats, the beer in your cup and the Chicago River, both dyed green, …
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Dan Clouse
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2/28/22
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Some dirty comic book about the Holocaust got banned from the eighth grade English Language Arts curriculum by the McMinn County School Board in southeast Tennessee Jan. 10, because the book has cuss …
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José Alaniz, KP News
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2/28/22
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Amid high absence rates among staff and students, Peninsula School District Superintendent Krestin Bahr sent a message to district families Jan. 12 calling on parents and community members to …
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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2/28/22
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Just when we thought things were beginning to look up yet another “something unexpected” happened. This time it’s the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Did the whole world emerge from Covid …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor
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2/28/22
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2/28/22
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2/28/22
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Key Peninsula native Willow Meyer died unexpectedly in her Tacoma home Jan. 21 of natural causes. She was 42 years old. Willow was born in the family home on Glen Cove in the summer of 1979. She …
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2/22/22
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Three meals a day are served in the dining room at the independent living facility where I live. Recently at lunchtime I noticed a new resident sitting alone. After I asked her if I could join her, I …
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Phyllis Henry
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1/28/22
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Since we’re continuing to dump greenhouse gases into our air that come from our use of fossil fuels, the Earth really is getting warmer. The average …
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Richard Gelinas
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1/27/22
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At its biweekly meeting Jan. 11, the Key Peninsula Fire District board of commissioners heard a proposal for development of the $2.125 million worth of Key Center real estate it purchased in November …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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1/27/22
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The Key Peninsula Fire Department experienced several significant changes at the end of 2021. Fire Chief Dustin Morrow left to become chief at Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Dec. 1; his interim …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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1/27/22
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