Jeannie McMacken

Vessel breaks free from anchor, smashes into Port of Port Townsend breakwater

Vessel breaks free from anchor, smashes into Port of Port Townsend breakwater

The state Department of Ecology said Thursday that any fuel spilled when a boat broke free from its anchor in Port Townsend… Continue reading

Vessel breaks free from anchor, smashes into Port of Port Townsend breakwater
Electricity out briefly for most in East Jefferson County

Electricity out briefly for most in East Jefferson County

Electrical power was lost midday Wednesday throughout almost all of East Jefferson County as an uprooted tree fell onto transmission lines in… Continue reading

Electricity out briefly for most in East Jefferson County
PHOTO: Free feast fixings in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Free feast fixings in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend Food Bank handed out the fixings for Thanksgiving meals for 450 families Wednesday, despite the power outage that lasted… Continue reading

PHOTO: Free feast fixings in Port Townsend
Ridership up on Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry

Ridership up on Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry

Ridership has greatly increased in the past year on the Washington State Ferries route between Port Townsend and Coupeville. “Ridership on the… Continue reading

Ridership up on Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry

Housing agreement approved by Jefferson County, Port Townsend

The Jefferson County commissioners and the Port Townsend City Council have unanimously approved an updated interlocal agreement supporting affordable housing and housing… Continue reading

Arrow Lumber donates 375 Thanksgiving turkeys to Port Townsend Food Bank

Arrow Lumber donates 375 Thanksgiving turkeys to Port Townsend Food Bank

Arrow Lumber made a special delivery Monday to the Port Townsend Food Bank. “This is a really different payload for us,” said… Continue reading

Arrow Lumber donates 375 Thanksgiving turkeys to Port Townsend Food Bank
Cyclists taught about their rides in new class in Port Townsend

Cyclists taught about their rides in new class in Port Townsend

A dozen students put their mettle to their pedals, frames and wheels last week at the Cotton Building as they learned basic… Continue reading

Cyclists taught about their rides in new class in Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend mulls 3 percent CPI rate hike

Change continues at the Port of Port Townsend as commissioners heard a first reading of proposed new rates and discussed an organizational… Continue reading

Jefferson County trespassing ordinance discussed

Jefferson County trespassing ordinance discussed

Jefferson County commissioners have sent a proposed Facility Trespass Ordinance back to staff for revisions. Commissioners directed that the revision should incorporate… Continue reading

Jefferson County trespassing ordinance discussed
Memorial service in Gardiner honors Medal of Honor recipient

Memorial service in Gardiner honors Medal of Honor recipient

Marvin Shields is the only Seabee to have been given the honor

Memorial service in Gardiner honors Medal of Honor recipient
Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club donates funds for community programs

Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club donates funds for community programs

Plants and trees aren’t just beautifying South County homes and communities this year. Their sales, generated by the Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club, have resulted… Continue reading

Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club donates funds for community programs
Work begins on Jefferson Street sidewalk extension in Port Townsend

Work begins on Jefferson Street sidewalk extension in Port Townsend

Work has begun on the Jefferson Street Sidewalk Extension project intended to make the area more walkable, increase parking spaces and provide… Continue reading

Work begins on Jefferson Street sidewalk extension in Port Townsend
Chimacum’s Kodama Farm and Food Forest finalist in contest

Chimacum’s Kodama Farm and Food Forest finalist in contest

What happens when siblings and a friend, coincidentally all born in the same hospital in Boulder, Colo., get together and brainstorm about their… Continue reading

Chimacum’s Kodama Farm and Food Forest finalist in contest

Water utility south of Brinnon gets franchise

A water utility south of Brinnon will obtain a franchise from the county to provide utility service using county rights-of-way, the Jefferson… Continue reading

Lucky surprise begins career: Owner retiring from trading shop on Discovery Bay

Lucky surprise begins career: Owner retiring from trading shop on Discovery Bay

The Lucky Deer Trading Co. was a lucky surprise for owner Karen Blessing. “I was driving by and saw a ‘for sale’… Continue reading

Lucky surprise begins career: Owner retiring from trading shop on Discovery Bay

Toepper consolidates win: Jefferson County voters top 82 percent turnout

The latest ballot count from the Jefferson County Auditor’s office shows Daniel Toepper of Port Ludlow the winner general election race for… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioner-elect: Part of a new generation

Jefferson County Commissioner-elect Greg Brotherton, who is 46, said he is part of a new generation of leaders in the county who… Continue reading

City Councilmember and rally co-organizer Michelle Sandoval encourages a crowd estimated to be around 300 to chant “protect Mueller” and “nobody’s above the law” during a protest Thursday at 5 pm along Sims Way. Rallies like this one were planned across the peninsula. (Jeannie McMacken/ Peninsula Daily News)

Rallies nationwide aim to protect Mueller investigation

A crowd estimated at 300 people gathered at 5 p.m. Thursday at the corner of Sims Way and Kearney Street to protest… Continue reading

City Councilmember and rally co-organizer Michelle Sandoval encourages a crowd estimated to be around 300 to chant “protect Mueller” and “nobody’s above the law” during a protest Thursday at 5 pm along Sims Way. Rallies like this one were planned across the peninsula. (Jeannie McMacken/ Peninsula Daily News)
Planners hear gun range comments; hearing held on land use for shooting range law

Planners hear gun range comments; hearing held on land use for shooting range law

Community members spent almost two hours voicing their concerns about the impact a proposed shooting facility near Tarboo Lake could have upon the… Continue reading

Planners hear gun range comments; hearing held on land use for shooting range law
Jefferson County to get new prosecuting attorney

Jefferson County to get new prosecuting attorney

James M. Kennedy has defeated one-term incumbent Michael Haas in a challenge for the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney/Coroner post. Kennedy won 9,699… Continue reading

Jefferson County to get new prosecuting attorney