Cydney McFarland

Port Townsend Yacht Club opens season with parade

Port Townsend Yacht Club opens season with parade

The Port Townsend Yacht Club will kick off the 2017 season Saturday with its annual boat parade, which is expected to include… Continue reading

Port Townsend Yacht Club opens season with parade
Sen. Maria Cantwell

Sen. Cantwell in effort to restore the Secure Rural Schools Program

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is pushing new legislation for restoring the Secure Rural Schools Program, which has historically provided funding for a… Continue reading

Sen. Maria Cantwell
Ariel Speser

Attorney announces run for Port Townsend council seat

Attorney Ariel Speser has announced she will run for a seat on the Port Townsend City Council. Speser, 32, has registered with… Continue reading

Ariel Speser
In mutation of classic and modern, circus sideshow planned Thursday in Port Townsend

In mutation of classic and modern, circus sideshow planned Thursday in Port Townsend

The Hilltop Tavern will host the Squidling Bros., a Philadelphia-based circus sideshow act, and the Caravan of Creeps on Thursday night for… Continue reading

In mutation of classic and modern, circus sideshow planned Thursday in Port Townsend
Port Townsend businesses display student artwork in Art Wave

Port Townsend businesses display student artwork in Art Wave

The Port Townsend Main Street program is celebrating the creativity of area children and raising money for local arts programs through its… Continue reading

Port Townsend businesses display student artwork in Art Wave

Jefferson commissioners approve bid for Teal Lake Road project

The Jefferson County commissioners approved a bid from Lakeside Industries for the Teal Lake Road overlay project in Port Ludlow. The three… Continue reading

Soggy day slows but can’t stop first May Day Bike Fest in Port Townsend

Soggy day slows but can’t stop first May Day Bike Fest in Port Townsend

A handful of riders came out Monday despite the rain to kick off National Bike Month with a ride around Port Townsend’s… Continue reading

Soggy day slows but can’t stop first May Day Bike Fest in Port Townsend
Chair: Jefferson County Democrats see increased participation

Chair: Jefferson County Democrats see increased participation

The Jefferson County Democrats are seeing an uptick in participation, said the newly elected chairman. Former Vice Chair Marty Gilmore, who was… Continue reading

Chair: Jefferson County Democrats see increased participation
Port Townsend eighth-graders collect data for water study

Port Townsend eighth-graders collect data for water study

Eighth-graders from Blue Heron Middle School combed the beaches of Indian Island on Thursday collecting water samples and counting marine life for… Continue reading

Port Townsend eighth-graders collect data for water study
Loyalty Day: Crowd gathers in Brinnon to express patriotism

Loyalty Day: Crowd gathers in Brinnon to express patriotism

Roughly 150 people and more than 70 Brinnon and Quilcene children gathered along a street in Brinnon to see a parade and small… Continue reading

Loyalty Day: Crowd gathers in Brinnon to express patriotism
Quimper Mercantile plans donations of a portion of sales to school districts

Quimper Mercantile plans donations of a portion of sales to school districts

Quimper Mercantile Co. is launching a new program today aimed at giving back to the community by donating a portion of the… Continue reading

Quimper Mercantile plans donations of a portion of sales to school districts

Victoria apartment building could be barged to Port Townsend

An apartment complex that had been scheduled for demolition in Victoria is expected to be moved across the Strait of Juan de… Continue reading

No-shooting hearing set in May for Ocean Grove neighborhood

A request made two years ago that the county create two no-shooting areas in the Ocean Grove neighborhood east of Beckett Point… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend to seek jetty, airport funding

The Port of Port Townsend will seek grant funding to restore the Point Hudson jetty and pave the runway at Jefferson County… Continue reading

Boat three years in the making to be launched Friday in Port Townsend

Boat three years in the making to be launched Friday in Port Townsend

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding’s Sea Beast, a 36-foot wooden boat that took more than three years to build, will make… Continue reading

Boat three years in the making to be launched Friday in Port Townsend
New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands

New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands

Jefferson County officials have teamed up with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition to remove a land bridge connecting Indian and Marrowstone islands… Continue reading

New bridge eyed between Marrowstone, Indian islands
Ground broken on expansion of Port Townsend park and ride

Ground broken on expansion of Port Townsend park and ride

Jefferson Transit broke ground Tuesday on a project that will expand its Four Corners Road Park and Ride. The $540,400 project, which… Continue reading

Ground broken on expansion of Port Townsend park and ride

Jefferson commissioners approve $150,000 lawsuit settlement

The Jefferson County Commissioners have approved a $150,000 settlement after a roughly four-year legal battle over the county’s internet access logs. According… Continue reading

Peninsula groups highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Peninsula groups highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and organizations across the Peninsula are reaching out to the community through art, events and social… Continue reading

Peninsula groups highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season

Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season

Sailing season is in full swing in Port Townsend Bay. Sailors come out every Friday to race during the Port Townsend Sailing… Continue reading

Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season