Jefferson County

David Scott Johnson

Arson, crash incident two-county case

Gas station employee puts out spreading fire

David Scott Johnson
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Mortar board art display on Chimacum graduating seniors during a ceremony at Memorial Field on Saturday in Port Townsend.
PHOTO GALLERY

Jefferson County seniors 2021: Oh, they places they’ll go

Chimacum graduating seniors display their creative side with mortar board art display during a commencement ceremony at Memorial Field in Port Townsend on Saturday. Chimacum… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Mortar board art display on Chimacum graduating seniors during a ceremony at Memorial Field on Saturday in Port Townsend.
The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in the early Sunday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Towering above the sea

The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in… Continue reading

The heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua, loaded with massive tower cranes and bound for the Port of Seattle, passes by the city of Port Townsend in the early Sunday morning. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Change in tactics to tackle COVID beginning

Officials going from pandemic to endemic

A GROWING CONCERN: Summer means mow chores to do

WELL, WE ARE close … today is Day 3 of late late-spring, and next Monday, June 21, is the beginning of summer! In theory, that… Continue reading

Port Townsend artist Jonah Trople sculpted the city's Creative District "art markers" from local fir. The wayfinding markers will be cause for celebration at five sites around town this Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. photo courtesy PT Main Street Program

Creative District markers invite discovery in Port Townsend

Celebration scheduled Tuesday

Port Townsend artist Jonah Trople sculpted the city's Creative District "art markers" from local fir. The wayfinding markers will be cause for celebration at five sites around town this Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. photo courtesy PT Main Street Program

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101). This week… Continue reading

Sequim and Port Angeles high school equestrian teams take a break at the Washington High School Equestrian Team District 4's third and final meet in Elma before state finals. They are bottom row, from left, Haley Bishop (PA), Katie Marchant (PA), Libby Swanberg (S), Keri Tucker (S), Sydney Hutton (PA), Abby Garcia (S), Sara Holland (PA) and Amelia Kinney (PA); top row, from left, Susannah Sharp (S) and Rainey Bronsink (S). (Photo courtesy of Katie Newton)

HORSEPLAY: Port Angeles, Sequim equestrians ready to head to state finals

SEQUIM AND PORT Angeles high school equestrian teams did an outstanding job at the third and final state high school Equestrian District 4 meet of… Continue reading

Sequim and Port Angeles high school equestrian teams take a break at the Washington High School Equestrian Team District 4's third and final meet in Elma before state finals. They are bottom row, from left, Haley Bishop (PA), Katie Marchant (PA), Libby Swanberg (S), Keri Tucker (S), Sydney Hutton (PA), Abby Garcia (S), Sara Holland (PA) and Amelia Kinney (PA); top row, from left, Susannah Sharp (S) and Rainey Bronsink (S). (Photo courtesy of Katie Newton)
Northwest Maritime Center Executive Director Jake Beattie has announced the purchase of the Swan Hotel from co-owner Cindy Finnie. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Maritime center to expand

Swan Hotel, community classroom to be added

Northwest Maritime Center Executive Director Jake Beattie has announced the purchase of the Swan Hotel from co-owner Cindy Finnie. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Nordland murder trial begins Monday in Port Townsend

Sixty-year-old man accused of killing 24-year-old

Luke Robins

Peninsula College president to retire in a year

Pandemic recovery top focus for now

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Peninsula College to host 59th commencement

Peninsula College will celebrate its 59th commencement with small n-person graduation ceremonies on Friday and Saturday. The college’s nursing students will kick… Continue reading

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Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News Nathalie Ballou sends her son Pierre Ballou, 19, off to graduate from Port Townsend High School on Friday night. Ceremonies for Chimacum and Quilcene high school graduating seniors were on Saturday. To view ceremonies online, see https://highschool.ptschools.org/ for Port Townsend, https://www.csd49.org/CJSHS/home for Chimacum and https://fb.me/e/1oyAmiWdA for Quilcene.

PHOTO GALLERY: Jefferson County graduates take the stage

Port Townsend High School held its graduation Friday evening. Ceremonies for Chimacum and Quilcene high school graduating seniors were on Saturday. To view ceremonies online,… Continue reading

Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News Nathalie Ballou sends her son Pierre Ballou, 19, off to graduate from Port Townsend High School on Friday night. Ceremonies for Chimacum and Quilcene high school graduating seniors were on Saturday. To view ceremonies online, see https://highschool.ptschools.org/ for Port Townsend, https://www.csd49.org/CJSHS/home for Chimacum and https://fb.me/e/1oyAmiWdA for Quilcene.

State COVID-19 officials coming to Peninsula

Focus on outbreak, antibody testing

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Board of Health to consider masking directive

The Jefferson County Board of Health will discuss revisions to the county’s masking directive when they meet at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. To view the meeting… Continue reading

Jefferson County high school graduations online

Available video streams

Seattle-based flamenco artist Savannah Fuentes brings her art form back to Port Townsend this Sunday and Tuesday and to Sequim on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy of Savannah Fuentes)

Flamenco returns to Peninsula

Concerts scheduled in Port Townsend, Sequim

Seattle-based flamenco artist Savannah Fuentes brings her art form back to Port Townsend this Sunday and Tuesday and to Sequim on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy of Savannah Fuentes)
Celebrating the reopening of the Quimper Grange this Saturday are, from left, George and Jo Yount, Susan Stone, Barbara Tusting, Kathy Ryan, Sheila Long, Mary Beth Haralovich, Doug Groenig and J.J. Johnson. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Grange hall hosts open house

Community can get together again with new ventilation system, remodeled space

Celebrating the reopening of the Quimper Grange this Saturday are, from left, George and Jo Yount, Susan Stone, Barbara Tusting, Kathy Ryan, Sheila Long, Mary Beth Haralovich, Doug Groenig and J.J. Johnson. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Local law enforcement sets impaired driving emphasis

Law enforcement in Clallam and Jefferson counties will engage in high visibility enforcement campaigns in late June to proactively curb impaired driving. In the past… Continue reading

Katherine O'Leary-Cole

New loan consultant hired in Port Townsend

New American Funding-Port Townsend has hired Katherine O’Leary-Cole as a loan consultant. O’Leary-Cole will join Team… Continue reading

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