Key Peninsula News

Using science to limit slug damage. Slugs are different things to different people: a gardener’s nightmare, a forest worker breaking down decomposing forest vegetation, … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 5/29/20

Living in a Coyote’s World

Coyotes are singing on the peninsula. They wake me in the wee hours. My mind needs a good minute or two to figure out if the eerie sounds more

Chris Rurik, Special to the KP News | 5/29/20

A Giant Problem for Honey Bees

The Asian giant hornet, an invasive species with a craving for honey bees, has been spotted in northwestern Washington. A winged giant has found its way to Washington … more

Caleb Galbreath, KP News | 5/29/20

Daniel Defoe and the Great Plague of 1665

“A Journal of the Plague Year,” Daniel Defoe’s short book about the 1665 outbreak in London of what is believed to have been bubonic plague, is never a comforting read; it is even less so in these times of a global pandemic. more

Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News | 5/29/20

Turning Food Waste into Abundance

On my cookbook shelf sits a copy of a Key Peninsula Civic Center community cookbook from 1977. It is spiral-bound with plastic, and just a look at the sans serif font feels … more

Anna Brones | 5/29/20

Remembering Scott Gallacher: ‘He Did So Much More for the Community’

Father, husband, coach and a driving force behind the enduring … more

Ted Olinger and Lisa Bryan, KP News | 5/29/20

Local Master Gardener Wants You to Love Gardening

The novel coronavirus is inspiring more people to grow their own fresh veggies this spring. Square foot … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 5/1/20

When a Junco Nests in the Garden

Springtime comes to the peninsula. The soil warms and bird songs light up the mornings. In the forest you no longer tramp recklessly … more

Chris Rurik, Special to the KP News | 5/1/20

And Now We Bake

Flour. Water. Salt. Yeast. These are the basic ingredients of bread dough. (It’s also the title of an excellent cookbook). When I was growing up, bread baking was part of my … more

Barbara Van Bogart | 5/1/20

When a Giant Pacific Octopus Washes Ashore

Walk the peninsula’s beaches this time of year and you won’t find much of a high tide line. Gone are the mounds of seaweed, the … more

Chris Rurik, Special to the KP News | 4/30/20

Coronavirus Devastates Geoduck Industry

A drop in demand due to closure of the Chinese market adds to the downturn for Washington shellfish growers due to trade war tariffs. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/27/20

Lutheran Pastor Reflects on Journey to the KP

After a year as pastor of Key Peninsula Lutheran Church, Anna Bonaro has gained new … more

Matthew Dean, KP News | 3/27/20

Longbranch Couple Restores a Forest

Martha and Steven Konicek never planned to own a tree farm. But in 2017 their neighbor clear-cut 40 acres and considered selling a nearby 40-acre parcel, land more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/27/20

James McCourt, Rising Star

Key Peninsula Middle School seventh grader James McCourt plays so many instruments it took a while for him and his mom, Eryn McCourt, to list them all. more

Krisa Bruemmer, KP News | 3/27/20

Chicken Whisperer

A desire for fresh eggs ignited a passion for raising chickens. Pets hold a … more

Caleb Galbreath, KP News | 3/27/20

Pacific Region Archives in Seattle to Close

The community of Northwest archivists, historians, genealogists and writers as well as many ordinary citizens were shocked at … more

Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News | 3/27/20

Easy Pantry Recipes

Our daily lives are drastically changing as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the country. While hunkered down at home as our food supplies dwindle, the idea of grocery shopping … more

Ann-Marie Ugles | 3/27/20

You Say Madrona, I Say Madrone

While the Key Peninsula’s hillsides collapse under rain that reveals how we’re all just sitting on a … more

Chris Rurik, Special to the KP News | 3/1/20

Jambalaya: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler

When I first moved to Louisiana I was often asked where I lived. A kind but accurate coworker stated “in her car — but she gets her mail in New Orleans.” I was working on a … more

Patty Ghiossi | 3/1/20

Last Call at Lulu’s

I don’t remember what time it was, if I ever knew, but I do remember sitting at the bar holding up a guy I’d never seen before who’d draped his … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 3/1/20