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Berry-faced Sugar wears the evidence of a productive workday after feasting on blackberries on Key Peninsula Fire District property behind Sunnycrest Nursery in Key Center. “One goat led to another goat, and all of a sudden we had so many goats I’m like, ‘Yeah, well, you guys better get to work,’ ” Timlake said.
‘Deadherds’ Take a Bite Out of Fire District’s Blackberries
KPFD found a cheaper, greener way to clear its overgrown Key Center property with goatscaping. more
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Forestry contractor Dan Wehmeier at a fuels reduction project in the Okanogan Highlands in September 2025.
The Barber of the KP: Making the Land Better
A logger walks, seeds, and feels the land, one job at a time. more
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What Came From the Closet, and a Spirit in the Garden
A Longbranch family fled their home after two supernatural encounters they couldn’t explain. more
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“The first time I passed her, she was walking alongside Lackey Road. A quick look in my rearview mirror and I could hardly believe my eyes. The woman danced and twirled with the joyful abandon of a little girl,” a witness told KP News.
The Light on Lackey Road
After 40 years of easing other people’s fear in the hospital, Charlotte Keys found her own kooky way to let it go. more
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YMCA Camp Seymour Executive Director Scotty Jackson, Pat Hovany, Tom Taylor YMCA Executive Directer Jean-Luc Pedant, and George Hovany pose with the big check at Camp Seymour in June.
KP Couple Donates $50,000 to Camp Seymour and Tom Taylor YMCA
The endowment will fund scholarships and memberships for the local YMCA facilities through long-term endowments. more
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Coach Tyler Nugent with some of his runners.
Nugent’s Philosophy Keeps Peninsula Running Forward
The Seahawks cross country coach wasn’t a high school standout. The lessons he learned as a struggling runner still shape the way he coaches today. more
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4-H student and volunteer horse handler Leah Cargile, who raises sheep at home, introduces visitors Cayden (age 10) and Lillyana (age 13) to “Jugs,” the rescue ranch’s first therapy horse, at the Rainfall Ranch Community Day June 13. The ranch takes in horses that are victims of neglect, abuse, financial hardship, or face uncertain futures. Older horses and those with significant medical issues often become permanent residents.
Rainfall Ranch Gives Horses – and People – Room to Heal
Tiana Cooper and Sarah Monroe are creating a refuge where animals and people alike find peace, purpose, and connection. more
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Mission accomplished. Petya Petrova, left, celebrates with Aletha the cow upon reaching safety.
Lakebay Animal Rescuer Returns to Ukraine for Ninth Mission
Tom Bates has evacuated all creatures great and small while dodging Russian drones and building an international nonprofit to help abandoned animals. more
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Contest winner Sophia Hanson seated inside the children’s reading area at the Key Center Library.
Longbranch Teen Wins Pierce County Library Card Design Contest
Ten thousand library cards began inside a young local artist’s sketchbook. more
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Despite the change, Absolute Auto remains open with new owners and the same mechanics.
The Absolute Right Time To Go, but the Business Goes On
After two decades as one of the KP’s most recognizable businesses, Jim Guinn isn’t retiring — he just knows it’s time to hand over the keys. more
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Lions Club President Bill Jones runs the grill at KP Fire District HQ during the Farm Tour, September 2025.
Bill Jones on Public Service and Cancer Survival
He went from his jeans being a little loose to breathing on a ventilator in weeks. The resiliency he built in his life saved him, but survival is not a solo achievement. more
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Rena Blalock with her daughter Chloe.
When Your Mom Is Also Your Coworker
For three local families, working together means shared shifts, honest feedback, and figuring out when family time ends and the workday begins. more
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Citizen of the Year Brian Chamberlin, right, with Lions Club Vice President Hal Wolverton.
Volunteer Driver Brian Chamberlin is Citizen of the Year
The Minter Bay resident has lived on the KP for 34 years and and has been driving shuttles for local organizations since 2019. more
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Left to right, Ziggy the bearded dragon, Paxton Walker, Grace Bennett, and Graeme Wiyrick.
Emissaries, Ninjas, and Zookeepers: Fourth Grade at Vaughn
Inside a classroom where reptiles are rock stars, and students are their managers. more
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A team player on the tennis court, senior McKenna Baurichter set her sights on enjoying sports while pursuing her future more thoughtfully.
Baurichter’s Doing Sports ‘Wrong’ – But It Feels So Right
PHS league tennis champion McKenna Baurichter is winning by choosing balance over burnout. more
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Last season, Webster batted .341 with 30 hits, 24 RBIs, and three home runs, while also earning seven wins and striking out 51 batters.
From Freshman Follower to Senior Leader
The last Seahawk from the softball state championship team, Webster now leads a new generation on and off the field. more
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Almost 100 people joined the sisters on a cold plunge in January.
All In: A Year of Daily Swims for Endangered Orcas
Two Key Peninsula sisters and documentarians show up for the environment. more
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The next chapter for Hayley Higgins means putting mental health resources directly into the hands of those in need.
Hayley Higgins: Grace and Grit from the Key Peninsula
Growing up on the KP taught her resilience, ingenuity, and resourcefulness, which she gives back to the community. more
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Adam DeLeo is all smiles with his hands full of grey oysters grown in a new mushroom house of his own in Lakebay.
Adam’s Mushrooms Has a Farm
Adam DeLeo, a Key Peninsula native, realizes his dream — with fungus and friends. more
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Puppy rescue with K9 Rescue van in Nikopol, on the Dnieper River, with Russians on the other side. This is Bates’ third vehicle in three years.
Local Animal Rescuer Back to Ukraine for Eighth Mission
One man’s volunteer work for a nonprofit with branches in Ukraine, the U.K., and soon the U.S., to aid and evacuate animals during wartime. more
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