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Navy fields photos of its four-legged neighbors in Indian Island wildlife survey
INDIAN ISLAND — The U.S. Navy’s natural resource managers have been conducting a wildlife survey at Naval Magazine…
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Start of Highway 101 work around Lake Crescent delayed until April
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The start of construction for the U.S. Highway 101 rehabilitation project around Lake Crescent…
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Port Townsend board gathers input for new school name
PORT TOWNSEND — Chetzemoka Elementary is seeing some support as the name of Port Townsend’s planned new school.
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Jefferson PUD plans to replace old power meters throughout county
PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have approved a proposal that will replace all of…
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State official urges Port Townsend students toward maritime industry opportunities
PORT TOWNSEND — The state lead for maritime sector economic development wants students to know there are opportunities…
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Public hearing set in March for Port Townsend short-term rentals
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council has set a public workshop for March to further discuss…
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In face of delays, finicky wind, Shipwrights Regatta kicks off sailing season
PORT TOWNSEND — Despite delays and changing winds, the 26th annual Shipwrights’ Regatta kicked off the sailing season…
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Jefferson Public Utility District works out the kinks on low-income rates program
PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners are still working out the final details on a…
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Sails unfurl Saturday for 26th Shipwrights’ Regatta on Port Townsend Bay
PORT TOWNSEND — Local sailors will kick off the sailing season Saturday with the 26th annual Shipwrights’ Regatta…
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Fort Worden volunteers win big in State Parks awards
PORT TOWNSEND — Volunteers from Fort Worden were well-represented in this year’s Washington State Parks Volunteer Awards, earning…
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Jefferson Transit adjusts budget for software purchase
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Transit Board has approved an amendment to the Transit Department’s capital budget for…
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Port Townsend Paper mill, union working under new contract
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend Paper Corp. and United Steelworkers Local 175 have come to an agreement on…
Crime & Justice
Jefferson Sheriff’s Office investigating burglary at recreational pot shop
DISCOVERY BAY — An investigation is underway after the North Olympic Peninsula’s first recreational marijuana retailer was burglarized,…
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Port Townsend woman remains in intensive care following head-on wreck
PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman who was airlifted to Seattle last week after a head-on collision…
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Gathering celebrates ongoing restoration of Western Flyer
PORT TOWNSEND — Scientists, educators, shipwrights and artists gathered at the Shipwrights Co-Op in Port Townsend to see…
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Port Townsend event today to focus on sanctuary city information
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hold an information session today on what it means to…
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Port Townsend crafters put needles together to help others
PORT TOWNSEND — Local crafters are nearing their goal of 100 warm hats for Port Townsend’s homeless population,…
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Jefferson Healthcare board approves Discovery Behavioral Health affiliation
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Healthcare board has unanimously voted in favor of affiliating the hospital with Discovery…
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With Chimacum school levy passed, superintendent waits on Olympia
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School District’s replacement levy has passed with 61.42 percent of the vote in the…
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High winds knock out power to hundreds in Jefferson County
QUILCENE — Residents of Quilcene were without power for hours Wednesday after trees took down power lines during…