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Another Break-in at the Lakebay Post Office
The Lakebay Post Office was burglarized April 3 at approximately 3:30 a.m. It was the second successful break-in of the post office in the last 22 months. more
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Fire District Explores Options for Building Its Future
The current headquarters located in Key Center is unmanned as it lacks overnight facilities. Training exercises regularly take place as people drive through the parking lot where Moffett cited both space and safety as concerns. more
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Dr. Mimi Chau wraps up her day in Key Center.
The KP Grows Up to Have Its First Pediatrician
Dr. Van (Mimi) Chau began working as pediatrician in January at the Key Center Medical Center where her colleague, Dr. William Roes, said she is the first pediatrician ever to practice on the KP. more
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RoxAnne Simon Is Paying It Forward on the KP
RoxAnne Simon might be a relative newcomer to the Key Peninsula by the standards of some old timers, but that hasn’t stopped her from having a big impact on the community. more
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Haley Barnesson
Two Local Diamonds With Bright Futures
Peninsula School District and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation annually solicit nominations from PSD staff to identify graduating seniors for excellence in academics and leadership. Selected … more
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Whiteman Cove.
Whiteman Cove Restoration Opposed by YMCA
After eight years of research, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources informed stakeholders and neighbors in February of its final plan to return Whiteman Cove to a functioning estuary. more
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Generation Covid: Working Through the Pandemic
For those who have been able to continue working, navigating the various phases of restrictions and ever-changing guidelines has presented an extra set of challenges, especially for workers in positions that require face-to-face interactions. more
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Evergreen Elementary lunch ladies Debbie Ehrhardt (left) and Carmen Carter.
'Lunch Ladies Extraordinaire' Keep KP Kids Fed
When classrooms closed across the state in March 2020, Peninsula School District’s many responsibilities to its students didn’t end, including feeding them. more
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The 2021 mill rate for the KP is lower than all but one of the last nine years, but rising property values have driven total costs to residents higher.
The Season of Our Discontent: Property Tax Time
The property tax rate on the Key Peninsula fell for tax year 2020, payable in 2021, but most residents will owe more because of rising property values and a surprise revaluation of certain properties. more
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Krestin Bahr
Peninsula School District Selects New Superintendent
The Peninsula School District board of directors unanimously voted to hire Krestin Bahr as superintendent during a live-streamed special meeting March 19. more
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New ‘Old Tech’ Homebuilding Comes to the KP
The Key Peninsula is no stranger to the work of dreams, innovation and unconventional thinking, and the latest example is a new house built on Rocky Bay. more
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All PSD Schools Open to In-Person Teaching
A year after its abrupt closure, Peninsula School District schools are now open to all students who want to attend in-person classes. Peninsula, Gig Harbor and Henderson Bay high schools, the last to open, welcomed students in mid-March. more
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Hudson Cedarland (3) goes after Seahawks running back Landon Sims, who scored three touchdowns.
Seahawks Notch Historic Win in (Empty) Fish Bowl 42
The Peninsula High School Seahawks defeated their perennial rivals and friends, the Gig Harbor Tides, 36-12 in the opening game of a resurrected season Feb. 19. more
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More Students Return to PSD Classrooms
Planning for the return of students to classrooms has been complicated. Logistics for transportation, meals, recess and passing from one class to another had to be taken into account. more
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A bacon Swiss cheeseburger with jalapeños never looked so good.
KP Bars and Restaurants Adapt to Survive the Pandemic
No one has escaped the impact of the pandemic — but some restaurants and bars have been hit especially hard, including longtime Key Peninsula haunts and hangouts. more
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COVID-19 Cases Fall, But County Remains at ‘High Risk’
COVID-19 cases in Pierce County began to fall in January from their historic highs but remain at “high risk” levels, according to the state Department of Health. County COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths have also fallen. more
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Chief Dustin Morrow encourages his crew.
KPFD Live-Fire Training Provides Real Life Experience
Key Peninsula Fire Department personnel gathered Jan. 31 at Station 47 in Home before proceeding to the site of a two-bedroom mobile home they would burn to the ground before day’s end. more
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Broadband Survey Illuminates Digital Divide on Key Peninsula
KPC Broadband Committee Chair Mark Cockerill said the recently completed broadband survey will help create a targeted and effective response. more
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New owners Allison and Drew Zimmerman.
New Generation Brings New Life to Local Pharmacy
In November, Purdy Cost Less Pharmacy changed ownership. Zimmerman’s son and daughter-in-law, Drew and Allison Zimmerman, bought the … more
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New cedar railing for the ADA ramp on the 100-year-old building.
KP Community Services Puts $100K County Grant to Work
The Key Peninsula Community Services building in Home is a bit of a head-turner these days. Exciting changes are in the works inside and out for the nearly 100-year-old structure, home to the former Lakebay Elementary School until the 1940s. more
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