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AmeriCorps Volunteer Darnell Crumity of Tacoma at work in the shop.
AmeriCorps Members Leave Their Mark on Sound View Camp
You may remember the first few words of the intro to a popular MTV reality show: “This is the true story of seven strangers, picked to live in a house, work together … ” What … more
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The most familiar sight of all: crossing the Purdy Bridge and coming home to Key Peninsula.
Fiber Arts Show to Feature Margo Macdonald
Margo Macdonald’s art is rooted in her experience of place, a quality that will be on display at this year’s 16th annual Fiber Arts Show. Macdonald, a Vaughn painter and weaver with deep … more
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Artist Gordan Meyers and his birdhouses.
The 2023 Key Peninsula Art Walk Marches on for Eighth Year
Clear skies and warm sunshine welcomed residents of the Key Peninsula to the eighth annual Key Center Art Walk Wednesday evening, Aug. 2. Sponsored by the Two Waters Arts Alliance, the Art Walk … more
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Hailee Phelps receives a congratulatory hug from Martha after competing in her first bucking competition.
Loggers Doing Their Thing at the Peninsula Logging Show & Festival
The newly rebranded “Peninsula Logging Show & Festival” held at the Port Orchard Airport Aug. 19 was attended by nearly 5,000, according to organizer Stephanie Brooks.   The … more
Volunteers (l to r), Diane Jackman (seated), Joe Dervaes, Frank Shirley, Don Young, Ken Wassum, Bart Wolfe, Paul Michaels, Rick Thompson, Judy Mills (seated).
KP Historical Society Receives Major Grant for Restoration
The Vaughn Library Hall restoration project is on track for completion within its five-year plan thanks to an $83,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust received by the Key Peninsula … more
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Tacoma-based Washington Task Force 1 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue in Lahaina.
Washington State Donation Portal for Maui Wildfire Relief
The Office of the Secretary of State operates a secure online system for the public to make donations to verified relief organizations, including those now assisting survivors, first responders and … more
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Site plan for the new church near Wauna.
Wellspring Fellowship Welcomed to Share Space with Lakebay Community Church
Wellspring Fellowship held its first worship service July 8 at its new temporary location in Lakebay until its own church is constructed on land purchased in 2018. Thanks to the open arms of … more
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Gnomes standing by for deployment to hidden corners of the parks.
Summer Solstice Gnome Hunt in Key Peninsula Parks
If you’ve visited any parks around the Key Peninsula lately, you may have noticed the appearance of uniquely painted garden gnomes. The first community-wide Summer Solstice Gnome Hunt began … more
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The Key Peninsula Community Council office houses a variety of agencies.
Key Free Clinic Reopens in Key Center Corral Office
Founded in 2013 and closed since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, the Key Free Clinic reopened in new quarters June 22 in the KP Community Council office in the Key Center Corral, located at … more
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The floating docks have been removed, but will the historic building remain?
Historic Lakebay Marina Project Begins Community Outreach
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Key Peninsula History Museum Volunteer Nicole Carr tidies up the uniform rack.
KP Historical Society Honors Local Veterans With Year-Long Exhibit
The Key Peninsula Historical Society will honor local veterans all year in 2023 with an exhibit at its museum in the KP Civic Center. more
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The office is located in the basement of the KP Civic Center in Vaughn.
Children’s Home Society Continues to Support KP Families
Despite rumors of the opposite, the Seattle-based Children’s Home Society of Washington maintains that the Key Peninsula Family Resource Center is expanding services to improve access to … more
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Spencer Abersold’s 21-year career as KGHP-FM station manager is coming to an end in June. He and 14 other Peninsula School District employees had their jobs eliminated due to budget cuts to help compensate for low enrollment.
KGHP’s Future is Up in the Air as Station Manager is Laid Off
KGHP-FM station manager Spencer Abersold saw the proverbial writing on the wall that his job was nearing an end. He had been hearing rumblings that the 35-year-old Peninsula School District … more
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Inside the dining and common area of one of the homes.
Mustard Seed Village Prepares to Open After Months of Delay
The Mustard Seed Village, a new nonprofit assisted living home on the KP, had its grand opening for the public November 12 and expected to welcome its first residents in mid-January. Unanticipated … more
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John Jewell’s sculpture “Balancing the Books,” was commissioned and paid for by the Friends of the Key Peninsula Library.
Friends of the Key Center Library Returns from the Pandemic
Three years after COVID-19 stopped its work, Friends of the Key Center Library is reconstituting to continue supporting the library and Key Peninsula community, and they’re looking for … more
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Artist Chris Bronstad, left, with his portrait of Marcia Harris, center, and her husband, Jeff.
Veteran Educator is Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year 2019
Marcia Harris of Longbranch received the 36th Key Peninsula Lions Club Citizen of the Year Award during a ceremony and celebration at the KP Civic Center March 25 for her decades of service to the … more
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Another Attempt to Address Transportation on the Key Peninsula Emerges
KP School Bus Connects, the only regularly scheduled transportation program available to the community, will come to an end June 30. The demise of the program has led to a new push to meet the … more
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Zaida Woodworth, Jerri Turner, Michelle Johnson and Morgan Sullivan at Food Backpacks 4 Kids headquarters in Key Center.
Food Backpacks 4 Kids Receives Largest Donation to Date
Jerri Turner, manager of the Pioneer-Kimball Starbucks, was named a Hero of the Deep at the Seattle Kraken home game March 9. She was honored with a video about her work in the community and a grant … more
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Ben Rasmussen and Jesse Routely played a quick round of disc golf at Volunteer Park.
Chasing the Perfect Toss: Lakebay Residents Advocate for More Disc Golf
Besides the occasional sound of plastic hitting a metal chain, Volunteer Park is quiet on an early Friday afternoon. “Look, disc golfers are the only ones here when there’s no baseball … more
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In 1939, the Works Progress Administration built an A-frame gymnasium next to the 1924 schoolhouse on land donated by the LIC, which bought it back in 1956 after the school closed.
Longbranch Improvement Club Plans to Raise a Roof and Keep a Lid on Cost
Marsha Kremen thought she had fulfilled her major commitments. After more than five years in leadership at the Longbranch Improvement Club, first as vice-president, then president, and finally as … more
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