http://www.portorchardindependent.com/newsRSS Feed for News - Port Orchard Independenten-uspoinewshttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Live.comhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/poinews/~3/bCurFqhh_gw/138566364.htmlIn the first significant decision of his brief tenure, Port Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes ousted City Clerk Patti Kirkpatrick. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2pETWNy4oobC-RGk8UzhJ_oCFA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2pETWNy4oobC-RGk8UzhJ_oCFA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2pETWNy4oobC-RGk8UzhJ_oCFA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2pETWNy4oobC-RGk8UzhJ_oCFA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=bCurFqhh_gw:v8ECh4E4XZ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img 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logging business in South Kitsap on Sunday, destroying a shop that had stood for 30 years. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z0PIPQCPyrHCB_IM8A6mUHl8Rjg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z0PIPQCPyrHCB_IM8A6mUHl8Rjg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z0PIPQCPyrHCB_IM8A6mUHl8Rjg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z0PIPQCPyrHCB_IM8A6mUHl8Rjg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=OI2etAa_mDI:8AJo9nJ3KCQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=OI2etAa_mDI:8AJo9nJ3KCQ:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?i=OI2etAa_mDI:8AJo9nJ3KCQ:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/poinews/~4/OI2etAa_mDI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/138345819.htmlhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/poinews/~3/0z5kEsdQlOo/138611939.htmlThey’re not asking for more, and hoping they won’t have to budget for less. South Kitsap Fire & Rescue officials have decided to seek renewal of the district’s emergency services levy on the April 17 special election ballot. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H4zYOGIZsgcnzUhTZYOr6xvFoCE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H4zYOGIZsgcnzUhTZYOr6xvFoCE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H4zYOGIZsgcnzUhTZYOr6xvFoCE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H4zYOGIZsgcnzUhTZYOr6xvFoCE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=0z5kEsdQlOo:XvJcD5wWQns:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=0z5kEsdQlOo:XvJcD5wWQns:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?i=0z5kEsdQlOo:XvJcD5wWQns:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/poinews/~4/0z5kEsdQlOo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/138611939.htmlhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/poinews/~3/RMi6wJOoICE/138430649.htmlA man killed in a crash Monday when his pickup drifted off a road in South Kitsap was driving right in front of his wife, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office reported. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_otAZxHJW4Aj0rCupaXbdQZ2CRU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_otAZxHJW4Aj0rCupaXbdQZ2CRU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_otAZxHJW4Aj0rCupaXbdQZ2CRU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_otAZxHJW4Aj0rCupaXbdQZ2CRU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=RMi6wJOoICE:hcGUORZX_uM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=RMi6wJOoICE:hcGUORZX_uM:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?i=RMi6wJOoICE:hcGUORZX_uM:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/poinews/~4/RMi6wJOoICE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/138430649.htmlhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/poinews/~3/jLE8ZJvdq40/138377619.htmlA couple who allegedly broke into a Flower Avenue residence Sunday morning weren't inside for long before Port Orchard police surrounded the house and waited for them to come out. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgqIyu1B9yTP9cfj-43jaYl1i9w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgqIyu1B9yTP9cfj-43jaYl1i9w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgqIyu1B9yTP9cfj-43jaYl1i9w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JgqIyu1B9yTP9cfj-43jaYl1i9w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=jLE8ZJvdq40:zlIVoWhAWi4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=jLE8ZJvdq40:zlIVoWhAWi4:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?i=jLE8ZJvdq40:zlIVoWhAWi4:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/poinews/~4/jLE8ZJvdq40" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/138377619.htmlhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/poinews/~3/lR7_--nQwDc/138374359.htmlA 33-year-old Port Orchard man was jailed on assault charges after he allegedly bit his girlfriend's hand when they were fighting early Sunday and then resisted arrest. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bf0syybBzdZMWzlql3cxrJauaOs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bf0syybBzdZMWzlql3cxrJauaOs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bf0syybBzdZMWzlql3cxrJauaOs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bf0syybBzdZMWzlql3cxrJauaOs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=lR7_--nQwDc:DtD6XkLJy6M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=lR7_--nQwDc:DtD6XkLJy6M:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?i=lR7_--nQwDc:DtD6XkLJy6M:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/poinews/~4/lR7_--nQwDc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/138374359.htmlhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/poinews/~3/lgyt9qeAbQc/138234974.htmlThe Legislature has enough votes to pass a bill that would legalize same-sex marriages in Washington. But instead of feeling excited, local couple James Harris and Tim Waibel are bracing for a fight. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dLLVVmKl723U9IWHE8eDKUTg_U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dLLVVmKl723U9IWHE8eDKUTg_U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dLLVVmKl723U9IWHE8eDKUTg_U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dLLVVmKl723U9IWHE8eDKUTg_U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=lgyt9qeAbQc:aHeP8KE2VNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=lgyt9qeAbQc:aHeP8KE2VNk:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?i=lgyt9qeAbQc:aHeP8KE2VNk:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/poinews/~4/lgyt9qeAbQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/138234974.htmlhttp://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~r/poinews/~3/sFEVFAXMQ3w/138169764.htmlThe Port Orchard Library was closed for three days during last week’s winter storm, then had to remain closed Saturday after frozen drains were overcome with snowmelt and water leaked through the library’s dilapidated roof. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ycb-hebsT3_yXlcctSzDLIn5i8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ycb-hebsT3_yXlcctSzDLIn5i8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ycb-hebsT3_yXlcctSzDLIn5i8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ycb-hebsT3_yXlcctSzDLIn5i8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=sFEVFAXMQ3w:hlyS1edV0P8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.soundpublishing.com/~ff/poinews?a=sFEVFAXMQ3w:hlyS1edV0P8:4tztiflKsvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/poinews?i=sFEVFAXMQ3w:hlyS1edV0P8:4tztiflKsvM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/poinews/~4/sFEVFAXMQ3w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/138169764.html