Kitsap News Group recently hired three new reporters to its team.

Joshua Kornfeld will be reporting mainly for the Bainbridge Island Review newspaper, covering a variety of topics from transportation to public safety. He graduated from Western Washington University in 2024 and freelanced for some publications before being hired at BIR.

“I’m excited to join the Kitsap News Group and provide Bainbridge Island with local, timely, and comprehensive, news about what’s happening on the island,” Kornfeld said.

Katrina Daroff will be the new special sections editor for Kitsap, helping produce and edit content for those publications. She will also be a feature writer for all five Kitsap newspapers.

Daroff, who lives in Hansville and has a writing degree from Whitworth University and is working toward a Masters in Fine Arts degree in writing and publishing, has writing and photography experience from a variety of jobs she’s held in the past.

“Having grown up in the Puget Sound area, I am very eager to use my talents to help grow our local community as a member of the Kitsap News Group staff and special sections editor,” Daroff said.

Ohio State graduate Luke Caputo was hired in January as KNG’s sports reporter, replacing Elisha Meyer, who took a reporting job in his home state of Nebraska. Caputo will be covering a wide range of high school sports across Kitsap, along with feature stories on notable local sports figures.

“I am very happy to start my journalism career with Kitsap News Group,” Caputo said. “I believe I will only grow in this role and I love to tell stories, especially about sports.”

New KNG editor Tyler Shuey said: “Kitsap News Group is fortunate to have three new hires who are motivated and care deeply about producing quality content. I look forward to seeing their continued progression as reporters over time and am beyond excited to have them as part of our team.”

Former editor Steve Powell added: “I feel better about retiring now that Tyler has put together this talented team. Our readers should be pleased.”