Hoodsport News

I had the pleasure of being among the judges at the Central Washington State Fair last month.

Waterfront homes are shown along Hood Canal. Scientists say septic tanks leaking nitrogen into the canal is responsible for fish kills.

People drawn to the beauty of Hood Canal are helping suffocate the very waters that brought them here.

Fly-in invites community to Anacortes Airport A fly-in sponsored by the Anacortes Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association takes off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 28 at the Anacortes Airport.

OLYMPIA 3 4 The owner of the Divers Inn in Hoodsport has agreed to surrender the license that allows operation of the facility as a transient accommodation in the state of Washington.

Hundreds of people explored South Sound beaches Tuesday as the lowest tides of the year exposed marine life.

Three days of extremely low early-afternoon tides are in store for beachcombers and shoreline explorers in South Sound in the coming week.

Three injured hikers were rescued from Mount Ellinor in the Olympic National Forest - two of them by helicopter in the middle of the night.

Three hikers have been rescued from Mount Ellinor in the Olympic National Forest after they were injured.

Two state land exchanges are being promoted to help create a new 957-acre Hamma Hamma Balds Natural Area Preserve above Hood Canal near Eldon in Mason County.

“It was a hard top Olympic boat and they were pinned inside”

A woman has died and a man is in critical condition after a shrimp boat overturned Wednesday afternoon, trapping the two inside. via KING-TV Seattle

“I knew there was something. There had to be something, both dogs barking as they were”

There's no telling how a brazen daylight attack on a woman pregnant with twins would have ended if her dogs hadn't come to the rescue. via KOMO

Investigators in Mason county are looking for two men who allegedly tried to rape a woman in a community bathroom at Lake Kokanee Drive in the Lake Cushman area. via KCPQ

The Mason County coroner said a Hoodsport man who had walked away from a truck stuck in the snow was found dead on a Forest Service road. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Photo courtesy the Mason County Sheriff's Office A 64-year-old Hoodsport man apparently became separated from companions after his truck was stuck on a Forest Service road near Mt. via Kitsapsun.com

Harmon Adams: 71, of Bainbridge Island, at home, March 1. Leavo Doty: 77, of Poulsbo, at a hospital, March 2. David Killebrew: 65, of Silverdale, at a hospital, March 1. Virginia Martin: 83, of Bremerton, at ... via Kitsap Sun

“Spring arrives on Monday with sunshine and highs near 50.”

Light snow was falling in several places throughout the South Sound area Friday morning, but was causing no problems for the early commute. via KING5 Seattle News

“It's kind of split in-between the two”

Is it, or isn't it? Is the Kitsap Peninsula part of the Olympic Peninsula ? Or is the KP it's own separate thing? I'm of the mind that the KP is a subdivision of the OP, but I've done some looking, and to tell ... via Kitsapsun.com

“There will be delicious foods that will be available”

Mingling with friends and sipping glasses of wine is not just a social outing anymore. via Tacoma Daily Index

“I rarely see them because there are so few. When I do see one, I can't help but stand there, take a little cover and watch for a while.”

By Christopher Dunagan Monday, March 10, 2008 Contrary to what some people think, stealthy fish known as steelhead can still be found in streams on the Kitsap Peninsula - but they are few and far between. via Kitsapsun.com