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chasing it last spring. City Development Director James Weaver confirmed that Keehn received a conditional-use permit to operate a onechair hair salon out of her home, which he described as “pretty innocuous” and something that doesn’t typically reach “the level of intensive use,” as far as impacts on the neighborhood are concerned. However, since November of 2007, Cronan has filed multiple complaints with the city regarding traffic, noise and other
Both sides report feeling harassed in rift over home business. shot in three of her home’s windows. Cronan, who lives on the 200 block of Flower Meadows Street in Port Orchard, said she believed the attack was part of an ongoing dispute with Keehn, whom she alleges has been running a hair salon out of her home without a business license and in defiance of a city “stop-work” order. Keehn, 30, said she filed for permission from the city of Port Orchard to operate a hair salon out of her home on the 2300 block of Flower Avenue soon after pur-
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and pension rates along with inflation as issues. In addition to the money saved on custodians, Patton said the district will dip into its reserve fund for $1.72 million. She said that’s not all bad because the district saved more than it anticipated in its last fiscal year, which ends Aug. 31. Patton said they also will save through not filling other vacant positions in the district, and through cutting expenses on supplies. The board unanimously adopted the budget. Patton warned in previous meetings that the “hard decisions” likely won’t end
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activities she reported as stemming from Keehn’s attempts to operate a business out of her home. Weaver said following an April 11 hearing with the city’s Hearing Examiner, certain conditions were placed on Keehn’s permit to mitigate Cronan’s concerns before she would be allowed to operate her business. “(Keehn) has addressed all but one of those conditions, with the last being the letter from the (Kitsap County) Health Department,” Weaver said, explaining that Keehn’s current sewer facilities are
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▼ Custodians won’t be replaced, $1.72 million will be taken from reserve fund.
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The South Kitsap School District is a little closer to closing its $2.9 million deficit for the upcoming school year. Terri Patton, assistant superintendent for business and support services, said at Wednesday’s school board meeting that the district won’t replace five full-time custodians who left the district after the last school year. She said that will save the district $250,000. Patton said the deficit stems from unforeseen circumstances when the district presented its last levy to voters in 2004. She cited escalating teacher salaries
he Sidney Museum and Art Association will host a “card party” on Feb. 27 to showcase their newest fundraising project. The card party is from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Sidney Art Gallery and Museum, 202 Sidney Ave. Tickets are $20 each, but space is limited.
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Tensions between two Port Orchard neighbors that erupted after one attempted to open a home business last year led both women to head down to the Kitsap County Courthouse Monday and file restraining orders against each other. Shelia Cronan, 49, said she filed a restraining order against Amber Keehn after returning home from a camping trip Aug. 17 and discovering pellets had been
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called 911 after she found her father not breathing and stiff at his home in the 1900 block of Lonely Owl Lane in South Kitsap about 6:41 p.m. March 12. When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered the man’s home was in a “deplorable” condition with an overwhelming odor of urine, cluttered with trash and animal feces. Nash told investigators she had noticed her father had died about two hours before she notified authorities.
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during Tuesday night’s primary election, as the perceived front-runners came in third and were disqualified in their respective races. Republican Tim Matthes drew the most votes in the South Kitsap commissioner’s race, followed by Democrat Charlotte Garrido. Monty Mahan, who was the first to declare for the seat and earned the endorsement of local mayors, came in third (See related story, page A3).
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caregiver, reported his death, according to KOMO. Last March, the county coroner’s office and a forensic pathologist indicated the cause of death — on March 10 — was from malnutrition and dehydration, stated court records. Kitsap County Sheriff ’s deputies determined Nash had been acting as her father’s guardian and his sole care provider since 2004. Court documents stated that Nash
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Multiple charges were filed Feb. 20 in Kitsap County District Court against a Belfair woman accused of stealing mail, identity theft and forgery. Kaelin Cara Usey, 26, has been charged with two counts of second-degree identity theft, two counts of forgery and one count of second-degree possession of stolen property. She was arrested Feb. 19, by Kitsap County Sheriff ’s deputies as she was leaving the Kitsap County Courthouse on an unrelated matter. Usey was booked into the Kitsap County Jail and bail was set at $275,000. According to charging papers, sheriff ’s deputies, along with U.S. Secret Service agents served a search warrant on Dec. 11, at a Port Orchard residence. The search warrant was for methamphetamine and forgery. Usey was arrested by sheriff ’s deputies on Dec. 10, after she tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at a Port Orchard fast-food restaurant. During a search of Usey, deputies found a driver’s license belonging to a woman and a driver’s instructional permit in another woman’s name, stated court records. In July, one of the victims reported to deputies that the suspect stole her identification and was committing crimes using her name. Usey apparently stole a check from a man and used the woman’s ID to attempt to cash the check at a Money Tree in Silverdale. The man turned over a box belonging to Usey, which contained
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decks,” Stansberry said. Art Director Pam Heinrich said SMAA used their own funds to produce the cards. “No hotel and motel money from the city was used,” she noted. The idea of the cards was the brainchild of Heinrich, according to Stansberry.
“We going to do a game night and each person who attends gets a deck of cards,” said Chris Stansbery, SMAA board member and treasurer. “We’ll have card and board games for people to play, along with refreshments and food.” SMAA ordered 1,000 decks — 500 in black and 500 in red. “We did black and red because people who play bridge need two color
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A Kitsap County woman charged with second-degree murder by neglect in her 97-year-old father’s death was slated to plead guilty to a lesser charge Feb. 19, reported KOMO News. A coroner’s investigation found that Harlan Haynes died of malnutrition and dehydration. It also said he was dead at least two days before his daughter, Renee Nash, who lived with him and was his sole
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