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Longtime Longbranch resident John Graves died Feb. 16. He was 92 years old.
Born in Seattle, John attended Franklin High School and joined the Merchant Marines when he was only 17 …
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3/27/20
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Terrance “Terry” Lloyd O’Hara, born Nov. 14, 1934, in Lakebay, to Jim and Kathleen O’Hara of Vaughn, died Feb. 24 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.
Raised in …
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3/27/20
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Born June 4, 1928, in Providence, Rhode Island to Gladys Whitehead and Nelson Matteus Paulhus, Jacqueline Mae Traynor died at home in Vaughn Feb. 14.
She married Owen …
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3/27/20
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“Oh, forget the guidebook, it’ll only scare you,” he said, his voice echoing off the deep walls of the canyon. “Head straight down the …
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Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor, KP News
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3/27/20
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In August 1984, I was in the summer term of my junior year at college in New York City, working part-time and starting chemotherapy for lymphoma. …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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3/27/20
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“Do not be afraid.” It’s a command heard throughout the Bible. From the mouths of angels, prophets and Jesus himself, …
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Dan Whitmarsh
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3/27/20
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Being native Texans born and bred, my cousins, brother and I celebrated Easter traditions with far more enthusiasm than ordinary children — …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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3/27/20
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I was in my junior year in high school in Greece. A shy, awkward teenager, I preferred to remain quiet in class. Even though my Greek forebears had …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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3/27/20
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Running after a deer was not an option I had considered. That day, strolling around my property, admiring my handiwork, I found the deer nonchalantly munching …
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Vicki Husted Biggs
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3/27/20
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If I were to ask you to rate the quality of American healthcare, what rating would you give it? I’m guessing that most of us believe it to be one …
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Rob Vajko
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3/27/20
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The exponential rise of coronavirus cases in Washington has experts worried. Slowing the spread means “flattening the curve” to reduce a …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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3/26/20
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You have heard the basics about good hygiene and social distancing (and you will again here), but there are broader and more important measures …
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Staff Report
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3/26/20
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Practice social distancing: people without symptoms can transmit the virus.
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Staff Report
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3/26/20
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As the Fire District 16 Public Information Officer, I have been asked by community members about plans made by the District to prepare for, and respond to, the …
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Anne Nesbit, Special to KP News
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3/26/20
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Call for volunteers
Harbor Christian Center, Communities In Schools of Peninsula and other organizations have come together to support the efforts of service providers in the Key Peninsula and Gig …
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3/22/20
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LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS The information below is subject to change; please check this page regularly and contact organizations for latest information.
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3/21/20
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Nonprofits worked together on a new event for anyone needing dental care. The Key Peninsula Lutheran Church hosted the first of its kind KP …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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3/1/20
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Pierce County remains the only county in Western Washington without a portion of sales tax allocated to fund treatment for behavioral health problems.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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3/1/20
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You know you don’t like it, but do you know how it works? Washington state property tax is one of the most complicated in the nation…
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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3/1/20
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Voters approved a Peninsula School District Educational Programs and Operations levy Feb. 11 to replace a levy that will expire at the end of 2020. The final tally was 21,054 …
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Staff Report
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3/1/20
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