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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Is the human race suicidal? You be the judge. What do you think? The root cause of global warming is human overpopulation. It is also the root cause of poverty, famine and war. Surprise! …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
In 2018 the top broke off a tall Douglas fir and fell into YMCA Camp Seymour’s amphitheater, smashing several rows of benches and destroying the fire pit ring. No campers were present at the …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Welcome to September. Short and golden blaze the final days of summer. The atmosphere stirs. Chickadees, nuthatches, creepers and kinglets gather into acrobatic groups. Blackberries are again …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Peninsula High School got a new principal August 3 when the district chose Mike Benoit …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A mass stranding of lion’s mane jellyfish shocked Key Peninsula beach walkers during the second week of August — and made swimmers think twice about getting in the water. “I have never seen …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Key Center bustled with color and live music amid strong winds as the seventh annual Key Center Art Walk kicked off.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
I am in Kharkiv and have experienced three missile attacks that have shaken the house I’m in. This just happened 20 minutes ago.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Historian Michael Kenneth Hemp moved to Wauna from Monterey, California, in 2017 to follow the trail of Ed Ricketts.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
I want to extend my appreciation for all of your good work bringing us together to enjoy one of the best local newspapers the English language has to offer. The recipes are delicious and I love how …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Thank you for publishing the story of the building of the Purdy Bridge in the last three editions of Key Peninsula News. I grew up one mile south of Purdy on Henderson Bay when the Sunset Market …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
For nine days in the beginning of August, members of the Lakebay Community Church banded together to build a tiny house at the Red Barn in Key Center.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
North West Pro Wrestling owner trying to return his promotion to pre-pandemic glory.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Lace knitter Peter Rowe was selected to be the featured artist for the 2022 Longbranch Fiber Art Show on October 1.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
As grocery store prices keep rising, so does the demand for assistance from local food banks and pantries.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Traffic volume on the Key Peninsula has increased at a relatively low rate in recent years despite appearances
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
In mid-May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tracked its highest-ever weekly CO2 levels in Earth’s atmosphere …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The Washington State Department of Transportation began work to replace two culverts at the end of July under State Route 302 on Little Minter Creek …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The warm, lazy days of summer can be the perfect season to foster procrastination. Do you, like me, identify as a procrastinator? I used to call myself a functioning procrastinator. I always turned …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
I tried to sell a book of stories to a regional publisher recently. The owners were older, they liked me, they were enthusiastic, we could maybe do something. But then it went to their editorial …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Fortunately, in our little corner of the world we are immune to the most vile and incendiary campaign rhetoric. Sure, there are instances where messages reflect the pervasive incivility that seems to …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Janine and Mike were my best friends. Growing up in the 1970s in suburban Reno, Nevada, there were very few summer days you wouldn’t find us together. Both Janine (Nee-nee) and Mike were better …
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
I don’t know why we called him Uncle Moose. He was my dad’s brother-in-law, his name was Murph, and he bore about as much resemblance to a moose as would a Methodist minister, which is …
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
John Roger Dierck passed away from brain cancer in the home he built on Case Inlet near Vaughn June 17.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Consuelo LeAnn Menchaca died July 19 in Purdy. She was born March 30, 1983 in Lynden to parents Miguel and Lynnette Menchaca. After attending WWU Childhood Early Learning Program, she started grade …
Monday, August 29, 2022
At the end of summer’s lease, it’s time to renew some old acquaintances. No, not those people you owe a dinner; not those friends who were too busy to stop by like they said they would (even …
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