Kitsap Sun

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Kitsap Sun
The July 27, 2005 front page of the Kitsap Sun
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet

Owner	E. W. Scripps Company
Publisher	Michael A. Levi
Editor	Scott Ware
Founded	1935 (as the Bremerton Sun)
Headquarters	545 5th St. Bremerton, WA 98337 United States

Website: kitsapsun.com

The Bremerton Washington Kitsap Sun is a newspaper in Bremerton, Washington that covers general news. The Kitsap Sun serves the West Sound, covering Kitsap, Jefferson and Mason counties, has a circulation of about 30,000^[1] and reaches over 100,000 adult readers seven days a week.

The Sun was first published in 1935 and named The Sun to compete with the "Seattle Star" directly across Puget Sound. Four years later, the Sun's circulation surpassed that of its competitor. In 1940, John P. Scripps Newspaper Group obtained control of the newspaper then it merged with The E.W. Scripps Company in 1986. It has received numerous awards from local organizations and charities, and sponsors a variety of community festivals. Both the photography and editorial teams have won awards for their excellence.

The University of Washington Library holds copies of the Kitsap Sun from 1935 to date.