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	New Pierce County Budget Means Change for KP Matthew Dean January 1, 2017 The Pierce County Council unanimously approved its 2017 budget Nov. 29, including money for more local law enforcement and crime prevention efforts and for Key Peninsula parks.
	Gender Issues Enter PSD Curriculum and Campus Life Lisa Bryan January 1, 2017 Last summer, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction announced new learning standards for health and physical education scheduled for adoption by Washington K-12 schools statewide in autumn 2017.
	Treating Women For Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Lisa Bryan January 1, 2017 Once considered a problem limited to active duty male military service members and veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder is regularly diagnosed in female service members and veterans who most often suffer the condition because of sexual assault while serving in the military.
	New Management at Drive-Thru Feed Irene Torres January 1, 2017 Andrew Michaelson, 42, retired from the U.S. Marines in 2014 after 22 years, was hired by Jerry Davis at Drive-Thru Feed in December 2015.
	Washroom to Dream House Colleen Slater January 1, 2017 The house next to the Vaughn post office on Olson Drive in Key Center has attracted attention in recent years as the owner has expanded the building several times.
	Wicked Good Eats Out of Business Irene Torres January 1, 2017 Wicked Good Eats closed its doors for the last time Dec. 9, five months to the day it opened.
	KP Residents Deliver Supplies to Standing Rock Irene Torres January 1, 2017 Chad Oliveira couldn’t stand it any longer. He had been hearing about the plight of the water protectors of the Standing Rock Reservation since October.
	The Purdy Bridge: Gateway to the Key Peninsula Frank Slater January 1, 2017 In 1884, Horace Knapp bought 19 acres from Isaac Hawks on the east side of Burley Lagoon for $23.75 and turned it into a town site to encourage settlement.
	Large-Scale Earthquake Drill Has Mixed Results Matthew Dean December 1, 2016 The four-day Cascadia Rising earthquake drill, conducted in June, is in its final stages of analysis. Some participants called statewide response a failure, while others found it a useful lesson.
	Property Crime Plagues the Peninsula Matthew Dean December 1, 2016 Even as overall crime rates decrease in Washington, property crime continues to heavily affect rural areas like the Key Peninsula.
	KP Firefighter Receives New Medal for Service Ted Olinger December 1, 2016 KP firefighter/EMT Ed Swanson received the first Lifesaving Pin ever awarded by Fire District 16 in recognition of his actions to save the life of a KP resident in September.
	A Postelection Conversation with the KP’s Councilman Sara Thompson December 1, 2016 Pierce County Councilman Derek Young loves his job.
	Pierce County Council Visits Key Peninsula Matthew Dean December 1, 2016 The Pierce County Council held its weekly meeting in the gym of the Key Peninsula Civic Center Nov. 1, 2016.
	Missing KPMS Weather Balloon Found Alice Kinerk December 1, 2016 A weather balloon carrying an array of instruments and cameras launched from Key Peninsula Middle School was unexpectedly found in October, more than a year after it disappeared.

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