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Christmas Bird Count tallies Kitsap's feathered friends
A Ruby-crowned Kinglet pauses for a snack.  - Don Willott/Courtesy photo Dec 17 2010, 10:50 AM Bird counters scour Kitsap County searching tree and sky, searching for species, both common and rare.

Orca advocates, researchers oppose dart tagging of Southern Residents; support expanded use of hydrophones and observation
Top photo: T99A, a transient orca, 35 days after tagging with a dart. Middle photo: A close-up view of T99A Dec 22 2010, 1:33 PM Based on a colleague's input, Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research once got a federal permit to attach satellite tags on orcas with darts to help determine the whales' range of travel.

Port of Kingston hopes to fill boat for special events trips
Dec 23 2010, 11:54 AM KINGSTON — The SoundRunner passenger ferry will make a special run to Seattle on Dec. 26, that is if it can sell 100 tickets.

Washington State Ferries to hike fares Jan. 1
Dec 30 2010, 1:19 PM Riding a Washington State ferry will be a little more expensive beginning Jan. 1.

A 2.5 percent fare increase will go into effect on all routes on New Year's Day. New fares for the Kingston to Edmonds and Bainbridge to Seattle routes will be:

Vehicle and driver full fare: $12.15

The nighttime lifeline - Proposal to cut late-night ferry sailings puts livelihoods in jeopardy
Laura Beth White studies tax law for her University of Washington evening masters program on the 10:30 p.m. ferry to Bremerton. She relies on the late-night ferries to commute home from school. - Lynsi Burton/Staff photo Jan 06 2011, 3:02 PM Laura Beth White, a Bremerton resident who takes night classes at the University of Washington, finishes school at 8:50 p.m. twice a week. From the campus in Seattle, she can’t make the 9:05 p.m. boat home, so she takes the one at 10:30 p.m.

County Commissioner Steve Bauer to step down
Kitsap County Commissioner Steve Bauer will resign at the end of February. - File photo Jan 11 2011, 3:43 PM In order to spend more time with family, Kitsap County Commissioner Steve Bauer will resign at the end of February, he announced during a board meeting Monday night.

Public can view State Route 104 realignment options Jan. 26
Kitsap County will float four options for rerouting traffic in downtown Kingston at a meeting Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., in the North Kitsap Fire and Rescue Station. Parking policy revisions are also up for discussion.     - Brad Camp/For the Herald Jan 21 2011, 11:06 AM KINGSTON — Kingston’s humble Community Center building may someday be replaced by a sprawling traffic roundabout.

Kitsap Transit honcho to retire early next year
Jan 21 2011, 5:18 PM After more than 27 years in he bus business, Kitsap Transit Executive Director Dick Hayes announced his retirement at the agency’s Tuesday commissioners board meeting.

“We’ve finally got to the point where the budget is stable,” Hayes, 68, said Wednesday. “It wouldn’t be fair if I tried to help create the long range plan and then hand the plan off to someone else.”

Not only is the agency at a turning point with the board wanting to develop a long range plan, he said he would also like to have more time to spend with his wife and children. He has a grandson that he wants to build a boat with. Hayes plans to retire in mid-January of 2012 to allow time for the board to find a successor.

Kingston woman airlifted following collision in Eglon
Jan 23 2011, 3:12 PM View 1/23 Eglon collision in a larger map

EGLON — A 29-year-old Kingston woman was injured Sunday afternoon when the Chevrolet Cavalier she was driving collided with a power pole in Eglon.

Two dead, two deputies wounded following shooting in Port Orchard Walmart parking lot
A Bremerton police cruiser maintains crowd control in the Port Orchard WalMart parking lot, the scene of a shooting that left two people dead and two Kitsap County deputies wounded on Sunday afternoon. - Jeff Rhodes/Staff Photo Jan 25 2011, 10:51 AM Two people are dead and a pair of Kitsap County deputies were wounded in a shooting incident on Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of the Port Orchard WalMart store.