Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Mary Barber will complete the term of Tracie Markely, who resigned to become mayor. It runs through November 2023. The majority of Council members are now women, in addition to the mayor.
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Jeffrey Zirkle, who had previously been sentenced to 28 months in prison for defrauding his electronic recycling business clients, charged as much as $480,000 in personal expenses on company credit cards.
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Gig Harbor Land Conservation Fund will have matching funds available for other groups to quickly acquire grants. A condition of its contribution is that the public have access to the properties.
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Gig Harbor is requesting $2 million from the state capital budget this session, but local legislators aren’t optimistic they can get it.
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Peninsula’s three conference losses, to the league leaders, came by a combined total of 15 points.
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One Gig Harbor business owner says at-home tests have helped his company stay viable.
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Superintendent pledges to keep classrooms open as district monitors staff absences due to COVID.
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People presented about a dozen comments and questions during a 20-minute virtual meeting on Tuesday night.
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Sarah Stancikas and Heather Maher, co-founders of Swim Safe Gig Harbor, presented their vision for a public aquatic center to the Gig Harbor City Council during its meeting Monday. “Swimming is an essential life skill,” Maher told the Council. “Currently there is no public swimming pool in Gig Harbor. Swimming lessons are incredibly hard to
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The Gig Harbor boys expect to face stiffer competition this week, especially at Timberline which it beat in a thriller earlier in the season.
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