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Brent Morris had been in Bremerton for more than two years.

Incumbent Bill Webb held onto a slim lead over challenger Deborah Simon, in results Wednesday from the Kitsap County Auditor's Office.

The winners in preliminary election results, including mayoral candidate Rob Puttaansuu, maintained their dramatic leads in an updated ballot count Wednesday.

It's not last year's torrent of trout, but state fisheries managers say lake stocking this fall should give anglers plenty of good fishing opportunities.

His contract, approved Tuesday by the City Council, is for $170,000 a year starting in 2016.

Police arrested Wednesday a suspect in the bank robbery at US Bank Oct. 10.

Continuing returns show that Initiative 1366 has about 54 percent of the statewide vote.

Newcomers to the council include Shawn Cucciardi, 41, general manager of McCormick Woods Golf Course, and Clancy Donlin, 63, a kitchen design contractor.

CENTRAL KITSAP — Nate Andrews looked to unseat longtime Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue Commissioner Ralph Rogers after the release of election returns Tuesday night.

North Kitsap's Scott Henden appears to be the only area incumbent likely to surrender a school board post, though the district's other contested race, between Bill Webb and Deborah Simon, is tight.