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Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

Over 60% of Gig Harbor-area voters have already cast ballots in 2024 election

Nov 04, 2024 | By:

Voters in the Gig Harbor area were eager to cast their ballots in the 2024 election. As of Monday, Nov. 4, Pierce County reported having already received ballots from 65.49% of registered voters in Gig Harbor. That’s the highest ballot return level of any city or large jurisdiction in Pierce County. The trend extends outside

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Kaiser Permanente closing Gig Harbor location

Nov 04, 2024 | By:

Kaiser Permanente plans to close its medical clinic in Gig Harbor next month.  The health care company confirmed plans to permanently shutter the Gig Harbor clinic on Dec. 13. Clinics in Poulsbo and Ballard also will close. Kaiser cited a competitive market was behind the closures. “As the health care market changes rapidly, with increased

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | STOP and read this yellow journalism

Nov 04, 2024 | By:

Yellow, aluminum-alloy stop signs were the norm before 1954.

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Sports Beat | Doubleheaders on tap in football, girls soccer

Nov 01, 2024 | By:

Postseason updates for football, girls soccer, tennis, cross country, swimming and volleyball.

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Family of football player injured in 2023 Fish Bowl sues Peninsula School District, coach

Nov 01, 2024 | By:

The family of a Gig Harbor High School quarterback who was seriously injured during Fish Bowl 2023 is suing Peninsula School District. Also named as defendants in the suit are Ross Filkins, coach and athletic director of Peninsula High School, as well as the PHS student who made the tackle. The suit, filed in U.S.

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827 pounds of finely carved art

Nov 01, 2024 | By:

Master pumpkin carver Russ Leno made his annual Halloween appearance at Uptown to turn a giant vegetable into a work of art.

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City revenue up, expenses down as council begins mulling the next budget

Oct 31, 2024 | By:

The city of Gig Harbor has taken in less revenue than expected in 2024, but it has also spent less than expected.

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Aviation academy set to take flight next year in Peninsula School District

Oct 31, 2024 | By:

Gig Harbor-area students interested in exploring a career in the aviation industry will have that option close to home starting in the 2025-26 school year. Peninsula School District recently announced it will launch an Aviation Academy next year in partnership with the Museum of Flight and Tacoma Narrows Airport. Filling a skills gap The academy,

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Gig Harbor beats Peninsula to claim league soccer title

Oct 30, 2024 | By:

Freshman Nadia Schwab scored two goals for the Tides in the soccer championship game. Both teams advance in the postseason.

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County planners switch views on Purdy, now recommending a more urban future

Oct 30, 2024 | By:

“Shock” is the term one lawmaker representing Gig Harbor used to describe her response to the Pierce County Planning & Public Works Department’s recent flip-flop on the future of Purdy, the unincorporated community just outside Gig Harbor’s northern border. Early this year, county planners recommended stripping Purdy and some other unincorporated areas next to Gig

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