Kingston News

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South Park Pharmacy employee Jacquie Lakey, fills an order for a customer. Beginning June 1 about 51 local stores will be able to sell hard alcohol, thanks to voter initiative 1183.

No other local marina charges as much as the Port Orchard Marina for uncovered moorage, according to a study from the port.

TOTAL PACKAGE Advanced Skills camps for boys and girls is June 26-28 for players in 4-9 grades.

The minimum bid for the 15-acre spread at 7530 NE 288th St. near Kingston is $749,000, down substantially from the $11 million owner W. Atlee Burpee Co.

Racers sprint from the gate at the start of the Stottlemeyer 30/60 endurance race Saturday in Port Gamble.

In the Class 4A tournament at Merkel Field in Spokane, Central Kitsap plays Walla Walla at 10 a.m., while South Kitsap faces Woodinville at noon.

The former Poulsbo police clerk accused of stealing firearms from the police evidence locker has been charged with having sexual contact with a minor.

The lane, which is mostly used for left turns and staging ferry traffic, was closed, said Duke Stryker, maintenance supervisor at the DOT's Spring Creek Road shop.

At the end of 2010, when the commissioners approved the latest sewer rate increase, they said they would investigate the idea of charging people for sewage based on the amount of water they use, as is done in Bremerton.

A 23-year-old former Kingston woman, who previously was charged with stealing guns from the Poulsbo Police Department evidence room in 2011 when she was clerk there, has also been charged with child molestation for her alleged relationship with a 15-year-old boy.

Last week, port officials and staff members met with state Sen. Christine Rolfes, Washington State Ferries Director David Moseley, Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson, Puget Sound Regional Council planner Stephen Kiehl and Kitsap Transit Director John Clauson.

Grace Hughes, Bremerton Tennis and Athletic Club's professional racquetball instructor and ranked No.

A A 30-foot motorboat was destroyed and a dog is thought to be dead following a vessel fire in Agate Pass this morning.

Graduation advice comes aplenty at this time of year, but for a small group of students, one message Monday night was very clear.

According to the report, between March 1 andApril 15, Ygnacio J. Waring-Enriquez, 19, allegedly had communication via Facebook with a 12-year-old girl and her 14-year-old sister, both of Kingston.

Officials say two ferries collided in a Baltic Sea port in Germany. No passengers or crew members have been injured.