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Record high temperatures and minus tides spelled disaster for shellfish and other intertidal sea life in Puget Sound in June.
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8/28/21
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The cause of the Rocky Bay clam die-off in July 2019 has been identified. Beaches across Puget Sound were affected by similar events in both 2018 and 2019. Yessotoxins, produced by the algae species …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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8/28/21
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Multiple improvements over an 8-mile stretch of State Route 302 stretching from Elgin Clifton Road to Purdy, delayed by Covid restrictions in 2020, are back on track for completion by year’s …
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Staff Report
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8/28/21
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An RV and two custom truck trailers set up shop in the parking lot of the Key Peninsula Civic Center. It was the KP’s first visit from the New Hope Mobile Resources Response Team, a collective effort to bring services to people experiencing homelessness on the peninsula.
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Chris Rurik, KP News
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8/28/21
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Two teenagers died on the Key Peninsula June 28 just a few hours and a few miles apart in unrelated accidents.
Will Huck of Port Orchard, 17, drowned in Horseshoe Lake at approximately 3:15 …
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7/28/21
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A new historical plaque in honor of the Native People of Filucy Bay was unveiled at the Longbranch Marina in a dedication ceremony May 26. Well-known archeologist and anthropologist Lynn Larson, a …
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Staff Report
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7/1/21
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Washington State Legislators appropriated $900,000 in the 2022-23 state capital budget for the Department of Natural Resources to advance plans for removal of barriers to fish passage at Whiteman Cove.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/30/21
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If “unprecedented” described much of 2020, it also describes the opportunity for public input this year as Washington State redraws its legislative boundaries.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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6/30/21
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Vaccinations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have recently slowed all over the U.S., including in Washington state and on the Key Peninsula, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Department of Health.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/30/21
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In recognition of World Ocean Day, five Key Peninsula Middle School students organized and hosted a community beach cleanup on the Purdy Spit June 12.
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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6/30/21
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Brookside Veterinary Hospital, owned and operated by Dr. Lisa Woods for nearly 30 years, has survived over a year of Covid protocols and restrictions. Brookside has been busier than ever and a second veterinarian, Dr. Justine Zingsheim-Nadeau recently joined the practice.
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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6/30/21
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Pierce County, in partnership with Washington State Parks, The Recreational Boaters Association of Washington and Minterbrook Oyster Farm, will provide a free mobile pump-out service vessel for boaters in the South Sound this summer.
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Kamryn Minch, KP News
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6/30/21
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In a brief private ceremony at Evergreen Elementary School, Hugh McMillan of Lakebay was honored by the Peninsula School District board of directors with the official naming of the gymnasium building as the future home of the Hugh McMillan Community Center.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/30/21
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(Click the photo for the full directory!)
Help is here! Directory of community resources in the Key Peninsula/Gig Harbor area.
Not sure where to start? Call 2-1-1 or visit wa211.org.
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6/22/21
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The Key Peninsula Historical Society received a substantial boost for the restoration of the 1893 Vaughn Library Hall with the award of a $100,000 grant included in the state’s 2022-23 budget.
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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5/28/21
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After nearly 40 years with the Key Peninsula Fire Department, Battalion Chief Chuck West is retiring.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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5/26/21
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This fall, thanks to the passage of the 2019 capital bond, a state-of-the-art Evergreen will open its doors to students.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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5/26/21
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One hundred and fifty-two graduating seniors received over $320,000 in scholarships ranging from $500 to $11,000 at the virtual Peninsula Hawk Scholarship Fund award ceremony May 19. Forty-four …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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5/26/21
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The Washington State Legislature’s 2021 regular session concluded on April 25 after passing 340 bills, 257 of which had been signed in whole or in part by Gov Jay Inslee by press time.
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Matthew Dean, KP News
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5/26/21
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Longtime Wauna resident Randy Takehara was officially sworn in as a Key Peninsula Fire District 16 commissioner by the board of commissioners during its regularly scheduled meeting May 11 via Zoom.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/26/21
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