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From its small, humble beginnings in 1921 to more than 200 members today, the Longbranch Improvement Club is celebrating 100 years of supporting the Key Peninsula community — albeit a year …
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Eddie Macsalka, KP News
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7/27/22
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Longbranch is ready to welcome a new community garden. What began as piece of land riddled with blackberry bushes, shrubs and trash has been developed into a budding garden for the community to …
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Lauren Trench, KP News
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7/27/22
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The former Trillium Creek Winery in Home has new owners.
Tedra and Kyle Hett grew up in Kansas and moved to Tacoma in 2014. They met in the eighth grade and have been together for more than half …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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7/27/22
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Following countless near misses, fender benders and more serious collisions, the Pierce County Department of Planning and Public Works recently announced its plan to develop a roundabout design to …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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7/27/22
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Many people around the world picked up a hobby while in pandemic lockdown; anything from home improvement projects to a sudden interest in knitting.
But future Peninsula High School junior Gavin …
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Grace Nesbit, KP News
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7/27/22
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Ever seen a groundcone? This summer two people have sent me snapshots of this strange plant. A groundcone looks about how it sounds, like a pine cone growing out of the ground, translucent yellow and …
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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7/27/22
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We have arrived at the time of year when the days are suddenly getting shorter, and the promise of fall is in the air. Before we say farewell to the summer of 2022 (short as it has been), let’s …
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Barbara Van Bogart
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7/27/22
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Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2020 novel presents a sobering but plausible time for us as our planet warms due to sunlight-trapping gases derived from the use of fossil fuels. While fiction, its …
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Richard Gelinas
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7/27/22
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Two months into his tenure, KP Fire Chief Nick Swinhart told Key Peninsula News the biggest challenges his department faces include balancing the budget and developing a capital facilities plan to …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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7/27/22
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Anyone exploring the byways of the Key Peninsula has seen them, and maybe even been startled. Wooden bear cubs clinging to a tree, an enormous eagle perched atop a roof peak, a life-sized Sasquatch …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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7/27/22
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Lynn Henry Carr was born in Seattle, Feb. 12, 1944, and died June 24 at his Lakebay home. He spent his entire life in Washington. He grew up in Kent and graduated from Kent-Meridian High School in …
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7/25/22
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Pearlita Florence McColley passed away peacefully in her home July 7, 2022, at the age of 89. She was born in Port Townsend to Pearl (Goodwin) and Carl Weber, who resided in Chimacum. Pearlita was …
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7/25/22
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Kerry David Jamieson, 78, died June 20 at Saint Anthony Hospital with his family by his side as he went to be with his heavenly father.
Born in Bremerton Sept. 3, 1943, to George and Margaret …
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7/25/22
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6/29/22
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Graphic notes on local life
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José Alaniz
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6/29/22
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6/29/22
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The 33rd Annual Key Peninsula Logging Show & Festival has seen its share of change and growth since it began in 1985. The longest running annual community event on the KP will take place this …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/29/22
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Summer offers us the chance to slow down a bit, spend a little more time in the garden, linger in the extended daylight hours. It’s a time to be outside with friends, to gather and converse. …
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Britta and Anna Brones
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6/29/22
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When it comes to murder and mass shootings, America is a freak among nations. Murder rates are highest in countries with the most income inequality, and the U.S. is high on that list with the likes …
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Vicki Biggs
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6/29/22
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