Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Along with grooming and boarding, the Prison Pet Partnership at Gig Harbor’s Washington Corrections Center for Women trains service dogs.
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Mark Dickson Creek neighbors took the initiative to restore the tiny stream near Rosedale over many years. Their efforts paid off with the largest return of salmon in decades.
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Opportunities to help spread holiday cheer are abundant this season. There are many ways to give to those in need, whether it’s a new coat, toys, food or cash. Stuff the Bus Peninsula School District bus drivers are once again hosting the Stuff the Bus event on Saturday, Dec. 7, at two locations: Target and
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Also this week: A DUI driver with an attitude, theft of water and a vehicle fire.
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PenMet Parks’ DeMolay Sandspit and Peninsula Gardens projects face months if not years of design and permitting before construction can begin.
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Rainier Recovery, a Pierce County agency offering outpatient substance use treatment, has engaged in a flurry of unethical practices motivated by financial gain, according to a report released late last month by the Washington State Department of Health. Multiple current and former employees interviewed as part of the 25-page report describe a chaotic environment at
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Official results didn’t show a rightward shift among voters in Pierce County.
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Christmas decorations are beginning to appear around Gig Harbor. The city of Gig Harbor Christmas tree was installed and decorated at Skansie Brothers Park on Monday, Dec. 2. Meanwhile, at Donkey Creek Park, the Holiday Village began to take shape. Click on any image below to view photos by Julie Warrick Ammann and Vince Dice
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Holiday activities shift into high gear this week, with the lighting of the city’s holiday tree in Skansie Park and the opening of the Holiday Village in Donkey Creek Park. The tree lighting starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and includes live music, complimentary cookies and cocoa and a visit from the jolly old
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Our last column noted that in the early decades of the 20th century, athletic meets between Peninsula elementary schools often included non-athletic competitions. What non-athletic contests were frequently included at inter-school sports meets? A good variety of answers were posted to the Gig Harbor Now Facebook page — especially the Nerf War — but no
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