Former state representative Jesse Young (R-Gig Harbor) and newcomer Josh Smith (I-Gig Harbor) announced candidacies to compete in the 26th Legislative District for positions 1 and 2 respectively.
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Staff Report
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5/1/24
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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.
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Staff Report
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5/1/24
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Spotty cell coverage across portions of the Key Peninsula has left some homeowners dependent on sometimes even less reliable landlines. Residents may well wonder why it is so bad and what can be done about it.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/1/24
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The Aisle of Honor event pays tribute to American heroes with hundreds of flags installed for a patriotic tradition honored by the Key Peninsula community for over three decades.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/1/24
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That one Wauna curves guardrail. Yes, that infamous one. It has been a stoic symbol of resilience on the Key Peninsula for the last three years.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/1/24
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The rubber boa is a non-venomous, constrictor snake native to the American West, known for its smooth, velvety skin, slow-moving behavior, and unique defensive tactics.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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5/1/24
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Wauna resident Bruce Murray has officially adopted the spit under the Adopt-a-Highway Program, which has sponsors for vegetation management as well as trash pickup.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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5/1/24
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The Key Peninsula Lions Club honored local firefighter/EMT Robert Fisher as its 37th KP Citizen of the Year during an annual awards ceremony March 23 at the KP Civic Center.
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Vicki Biggs, KP News
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5/1/24
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Business potential on the Key Peninsula stalls despite high traffic. Challenges and opportunities are both on the horizon for commercial real estate on the KP.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/1/24
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Scott Stone, the new director for Harbor Soccer Club’s Key Peninsula recreational, program wants his coed players to learn the fundamentals of soccer and have enough fun that they want to continue playing the sport.
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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5/1/24
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Just nine years after the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854, Isaac Pennypacker Hawk of Olympia filed the first claim on the Key Peninsula.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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5/1/24
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Absorb the information and resources shared in Lisa Bryan's outstanding public service article from the April 2024. Keep it handy for future reference.
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Victor Sprague, Lakebay
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5/1/24
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The launch of the Pierce Transit Runner service in Gig Harbor has brought up the question: “Why not the Key Peninsula?”
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Robyn Denson, Pierce County Councilmember District 7
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5/1/24
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I have been playing sports all my life, from water polo to flag football to golf, but I fell in love with baseball. Over
the last several years, I have been so focused on my …
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John Browand
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5/1/24
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The birdsong begins early. It’s better than any alarm clock. Sweeter, gentler, more alive.
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Anna Brones
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5/1/24
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José Alaniz
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5/1/24
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An early spring sailing regatta out of Shilshole Bay got me thinking about reassessing my definition of fun.
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Carolyn Wiley
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5/1/24
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My dad, Raymond Olinger, joined the Army in 1945 after graduating high school at the top of his class of 20 in Buxton County, Kansas, when he was 17 years old. He was in Minot, North Dakota, that …
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Ted Olinger
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5/1/24
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Stephanie Brooks, the owner of Gnosh food truck knew something didn’t feel right the week before Christmas. She was suffering from a heart attack that helped shift her priorities.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/1/24
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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.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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5/1/24
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