Gig Harbor Now Staff

Evergreen teacher charged with child molestation jailed briefly for violating parole

Jun 03, 2024

Jordan Roy Henderson, the Evergreen Elementary teacher accused of child molestation, was back in jail briefly on Friday after a report he violated parole by holding gatherings at his home with minors present. The court released Henderson following a hearing Friday and he returned to home detention on $750,000 bail as of Saturday morning. On leave

Photo Gallery | 2024 Blessing of the Fleet

Jun 02, 2024

The beginning of an atmospheric river kept crowds down on the second day of the Maritime Gig Festival on Sunday, June 2, 2024. But the show went on, with the usual car show, musical performances and the annual Blessing of the Fleet. Click on any image below to view a gallery of pictures from Sunday.

Photo Gallery | 2024 Maritime Gig Festival parade

Jun 01, 2024

Photographs from the Maritime Gig Festival parade on June 1, 2024. Pictures by Larry Steagall, Vince Dice and Chapin Day. Click on any image below to view the pictures as a gallery.    

Skansie Netshed under wraps

May 31, 2024

With the 2024 Maritime Gig Festival on tap this weekend, the Skansie Netshed is all dressed up — but it’s no place to go. Normally abuzz with visitors’ activity during the the annual fest, workers have garbed the historic shed in white vinyl tarps draped over skeletal scaffolding. It is closed to the public through

Day Tripper | Stop and smell the lavender in Sequim

May 29, 2024

Sequim is more than just a rain shadow and that sweet-smelling plant. It offers history, hiking and more just a few hours’ drive away.

Burn ban begins Saturday in unincorporated Pierce County

May 28, 2024

The ban only applies to land clearing and burning of yard debris, not small recreational fires.

14 Names to Remember | Honoring Gig Harbor’s World War II heroes

May 23, 2024

The names of 14 men who died while serving their country are inscribed on a monument at Kenneth Leo Marvin Veterans Memorial Park in Gig Harbor. Many people walk past it without giving the names much thought. Gig Harbor Now journalist Tonya Strickland, however, “couldn’t help but wonder about the names embossed in copper on

State schools superintendent candidates debate special ed funding, DEI and other issues

May 22, 2024

This article is reprinted with permission by the Washington State Standard, a nonprofit publication covering policy and politics in Olympia. Read more here. Candidates running to lead Washington’s public schools debated Monday night on issues like student mental health, absenteeism and the role of parents in their kids’ education. Three contenders vying to be the

Gig Harbor Council member Woock not running for re-election in 2025

May 20, 2024

Gig Harbor City Council member Jeni Woock announced in a letter to constituents that she will not run for re-election in 2025. Woock will remain on the council through the end of her term at the end of 2025. “While Gig Harbor does not have term limits, I am a supporter of terms limits,” Woock

Gig Harbor Now and Then | These boots were made for walking … just not inside

May 20, 2024

Before addressing the answer to the question from our last column, it’s worth mentioning that if you haven’t seen Tonya Strickland’s 14 Names to Remember project, a tribute to the Peninsula’s WW2 dead, there’s plenty of time left to do so. It’s well worth seeing.       Unlike the granite monument in Kenneth Leo Marvin