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Olalla Bluegrass Festival needs new volunteers to stay alive
The Olalla Bluegrass Festival, a community staple for nearly 20 years, may grind to a halt without some new people taking over the reins.
Lemke bidding to make return to school board
In a few strokes with a black marker, Chris Lemke draws a pyramid to represent the values he looks for in a political position.
New Burley-Olalla Ramp Closed Part of Thursday, Friday
The new off-ramp from westbound Highway 16 to Burley-Olalla Road will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday to repair a hillside that sloughed off last weekend.
Crystal Judson Family Justice Center grant manager Jackie Smith stands with some of the center's advocacy staff on Monday.
MOVIES: 'Timetravel_0' Tries to Have It Both Ways
Rated: NR Running time: 1:12 Director: Scott Norwood Showing: Orchard myspace.com/timetravel0 Cris McCarthy waits apprehensively to meet the mysterious John Titor.
County assumes $3.6 million more of KCCHA debt
The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners Monday night approved taking out a $3.6 million loan to pay off an outstanding debt of the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority that the county guaranteed three years ago.
New Burley-Olalla interchange opens
Bryan Roedder, 4, of Olalla holds up a piece of the ceremonial ribbon that he and other children cut during the celebration of the opening of the Burley-Olalla interchange.
Locals, officials celebrate as Burley-Olalla underpass opens
South Kitsap resident Walt Neff got quite a birthday present Wednesday morning as he was one of the first few drivers to use the new on-ramps at the opening of the Burley-Olalla Interchange.
South Kitsap Residents Get Their Intersection Back | 1
South Kitsap YAHOO! By Ed Friedrich Wednesday, October 7, 2009 BURLEY - Count John and Dolores Lawler among the scores of south-enders thrilled to see Burley-Olalla Road reconnected Wednesday to Highway 16.
Port Angeles' Highland Courte to close
The North Olympic Peninsula's only in-patient drug and alcohol treatment facility will close its doors for good on Oct.
Girl says bear lurked at school bus stop
Every afternoon, a school bus from John Sedgewick Junior High in Olalla drops Mackenzie Cude off at her bus stop.
Olalla winemaker harbors grape expectations
Joe Serka began making wine as a hobby about 20 years ago but it took until his 2006 layoff before he decided to take in seriously.
Food Banks Reaping What Master Gardeners Sowed in South Kitsap
In February, it was just another anonymous Olalla brier patch, choked with Himalayan blackberry brambles.
So Far, Little Enthusiam for a Kitsap Glean Scene
Doris Worland scavenges for apples in Port Orchard. Worland collects the fallen fruit from welcoming homeowners and donates them to area food banks.
South Kitsap School District expanding compost program
All the elementary schools in the South Kitsap School District will soon be sorting and composting their garbage thanks to an expansion of the Food to Flowers program launched by Kitsap Countya s Solid Waste Division.
Art studio tour sparks knowledge and creativity
Kate Larrson adds the finishing touches to a painting at her Raft Island studio.
Pic: Owner-Contractor Teamwork Nearly Halves Project Time
A Volvo 35-ton articulated truck hauls away dirt from a job site. Click to enlarge photo.
Lane Closures Wednesday Near Burley Olalla
Traffic on Highway 16 near Burley Olalla Road will be restricted while work crews remove barriers erected during construction of a new interchange there.
The members of the Justice Riders, a 4-H club that caters to special needs kids, will show at the fair this week.
Deputies Find 'Unusual Set of Circumstances' in Olalla | 1
South Kitsap YAHOO! Code 911 Deputies Find 'Unusual Set of Circumstances' in Olalla By Kitsap Sun staff Thursday, August 27, 2009 OLALLA - While investigating a report of shotgun blasts at an Olympic Drive SE home Tuesday night, sheriff's deputies found marijuana, a pistol-grip shotgun and a shackled man sipping from a shot glass, according to ...