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	Safer Crosswalk Coming to SR-302 at Harvest Time Lisa Bryan July 30, 2016 The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) plans to install a pedestrian activated Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon (RRFB) to improve pedestrian safety at the crosswalk on SR-302 and 97th Avenue NW this summer, according to Rep. Jesse Young (R-26th).
	How Key Center Got Its Name Colleen Slater July 30, 2016 Key Center, now with over 30 businesses, professional services and organizations, began with the ideas of two men—Alden Visell and Elmer Olson—more than 85 years ago.
	Anti-Shooting Hearing Draws a Crowd, Opposes Restriction Colleen Slater July 30, 2016 Approximately 95 persons attended a standing-room-only meeting of the Pierce County Firearms Advisory Commission in the Whitmore Room at the KP Civic Center July 18.
	What’s in Your Growler? Danna Webster July 30, 2016 A new brew is on tap on the Key Peninsula. It's called kombucha and is available in The Cellar at the Key Center Food Market and at Local Boys produce in Purdy.
	Purdy Good Haircuts Danna Webster July 30, 2016 The barbershop in the Purdy Shopping Center is sporting a new style.
	Undefeated ‘Benchwarmers’ Smash Record, Win Interleague Championship Ted Olinger July 3, 2016 The Key Peninsula Little League (KPLL) minors team, the Benchwarmers, finished a perfect season by winning their Division 2 championship game against South Kitsap Western June 11 in Olalla.
	Two Arrested After Peninsula Shooting Ted Olinger July 3, 2016 Two local men, ages 23 and 19, were arrested in the early hours of May 18 after police received numerous reports of shots fired from a car driving south on the Key Peninsula Highway from Purdy to Penrose State Park, where they are suspected of shooting a dog.
	Lakebay Student Wins Nat’l Scholarship for Study Abroad Ted Olinger July 3, 2016 Natalie Beesinger, 16, of Lakebay, will spend her junior year in a German high school as one of 250 students chosen out of 3,000 applicants to receive the 2016 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship (CBYX).
	Pierce County Council Votes Against Marijuana But Sales Continue Staff Report July 2, 2016 The Pierce County Council voted four-to-three along party lines June 14 to overturn Ordinance 2015-27s, which permitted sale of recreational marijuana in rural activity centers like Key Center.
	Community Invited to Turn Dirt at Ceremonial Ground Breaking July 4 Scott Gallacher July 2, 2016 Things will be getting a little messy at Volunteer Park in a few months, and if things continue to go well with the progress of the new Gateway Park, you’ll soon be seeing a mess there, too.
	Geoduck Farming up Again at KPAC Sara Thompson July 2, 2016 It has been nearly two years since geoduck farming was addressed by the Key Peninsula Land Use Advisory Commission (KPAC), but at the May meeting, the group was asked to weigh in on a new permit request for farms on the west side of the Key Peninsula.
	Bringing Substance Abuse Treatment to the KP Sara Thompson July 2, 2016 As director of Crossroads Treatment Center, a chemical dependency and treatment facility in Lakewood, Jeremiah Saucier sees firsthand the need for a holistic approach to treatment of substance abuse.
	Filming on the Key with Local Talent Sara Thompson July 2, 2016 The neighbors noted suspicious activity: A car off-kilter on the side of the road, bright lights in the woods on a dark night, a scuffle, and maybe sounds of gunshots on the beach.

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