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Dr. James Earl Davis, DO, died peacefully surrounded by family, May 13, 2023, at the Franciscan Hospice House in University Place. He was 79 years old.
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7/13/23
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With my daughter moving on to Key Peninsula Middle School this fall, I wanted to extend my thanks to all the teachers and staff at Minter Creek Elementary that guided her from kindergarten to the …
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6/28/23
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A fight has been brewing over the fate of a beautiful estuary just north of Purdy Spit. On one side of the tug-of-war is Taylor Shellfish Co., which owns the leases and is turning the beaches into an …
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6/28/23
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I moved to Herron Island from Seattle around 2015 after being a weekender for years.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis
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6/28/23
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Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. That warning is a paraphrase of a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. As a much younger man I made my living as a carpenter. It seems like a lifetime ago, …
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Mark Michel
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6/28/23
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During a recent chat with my 14-year-old niece, I was surprised to learn that she takes her phone to school every day. Not only that, but she uses it while she’s in class, with no …
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April Godwin
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6/28/23
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Practicing medicine requires training and certification. Few legislators are qualified, so can they be held liable for practicing medicine without a license? Since June 2022, 24 states including my …
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Carolyn Wiley
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6/28/23
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Who among us on the Key Peninsula has not been wounded by blackberries? Even when taking the utmost care, those persistent vines can open up an ugly wound quicker than you can say ouch. It is …
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Vicki Biggs
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6/28/23
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The Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau wants the Key Peninsula to enjoy fireworks on the Fourth of July. Just don’t do them before or after.
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Staff Report
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6/28/23
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This spring Pierce County upped its game in collecting organic waste. It will now allow vegetable and fruit trimmings, tea bags and coffee with paper filters in yard waste collected at curbside and …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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6/28/23
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In late May and early June drivers may have noticed wider than usual swaths of dead vegetation along the sides of many Key Peninsula roads. A combination of factors, including unusual early spring …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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6/28/23
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Founded in 2013 and closed since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, the Key Free Clinic reopened in new quarters June 22 in the KP Community Council office in the Key Center Corral, located at …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/28/23
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Vegetation and wildland fires have been occurring more frequently and earlier in the season on the Key Peninsula in recent years, according to Public Information Officer and Volunteer Battalion Chief …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/28/23
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Gretchen Shepherd was getting ready to head to church camp at Camp Ghormley near Yakima. It was summer in the 1960s, and to capture the special moments between all the worship and fellowship, her …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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After interviewing numerous candidates, Peninsula School District announced that Kim Kinney was selected as the new assistant principal of Key Peninsula Middle School beginning in the 2023-24 school …
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Staff Report
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6/28/23
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A memorial service honoring the life of Hugh McMillan of Home was held June 18 at the Peninsula High School gymnasium. Family, friends and dignitaries including US Rep. Derek Kilmer eulogized the …
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6/28/23
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The Key Peninsula community lost two family members when Ted Ralston and Joanna Gormly were murdered in May 2020. It was the beginning of the pandemic, and we hardly knew how to react, what to do …
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KP News Staff, Family and Friends
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6/28/23
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Two Peninsula School District students received awards for their artwork in the 27th annual Our Own Expressions Teen Writing and Art Contest presented by the Pierce County Library System May 20.
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Staff Report
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6/28/23
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If you see Mary McGriff shopping at Key Center Food Market and ask what happened to her hands, she’ll tell you more than you probably wanted to know.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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For many middle schoolers, hopping on a bike during the summer months means goofing around with friends or riding around the neighborhood streets.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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6/28/23
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