Kitsap Bank to merge with Heritage Financial Corporation of Olympia

PORT ORCHARD – If you’re a Kitsap Bank customer you may want to know that your bank has just been acquired by Heritage Financial Corporation, the company that owns Heritage Bank, which is headquartered in Olympia. After
OMC Board gets grim financial picture and plan for recovery

BY PEPPER FISHER Port Angeles – The Olympic Medical Center Board of Commissioners got a clear-eyed commentary Tuesday on why the hospital is struggling financially and what the plan is to fix it. Interim CEO Mark Gregson
Ferry fares rise as new rate increases take effect

OLYMPIA — Washington State ferry riders will notice higher prices starting today as new fare changes approved by the Washington State Transportation Commission go into effect. The most visible change is the vessel replacement surcharge, which doubles
Peninsula Trails Coalition hires first executive director

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Trails Coalition has hired its first executive director. Ann Livingston, who starts in November, comes from Florida with more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and management. She is a
LOCAL SPORTS: Roughriders blank Bremerton; Wolves edged at North Kitsap

PHOTO: Roughrider defenders Sophia Ritchie, Maddie Walton, goalie Kennedy Rognlien, and Cayleigh Alward shut down Bremerton to record Port Angeles’ fifth shutout of the season PORT ANGELES — In soccer action last night, Port Angeles survived a