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Port Townsend businesses getting ‘good at handling floods’
PORT TOWNSEND — Cellar Door is good at handling floods due to its location in the basement of…
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Public outcry crops up over Jefferson County smart meter plan
Editor’s note: This article has been changed to reflect a correction to the amount paid to and the…
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Jefferson County prescribed burn brought back under control by Department of Natural Resources
QUILCENE — A prescribed burn that blazed out of control near state Highway 104 has been contained by…
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Port Townsend ceremony leaves quilt adorned with memories of loved ones
PORT TOWNSEND — Each year, the Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare hospital hosts a community memorial service as…
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South County residents feel quake near Silverdale
BRINNON— A small earthquake that shook the homes of residents in south Jefferson County was one of three…
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Stores reopen after flooding: Water inundates PT businesses
PORT TOWNSEND — Business in Port Townsend’s Undertown is back in full swing after stores were forced to…
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Port of Port Townsend to continue budget discussions
PORT TOWNSEND — Budget discussions will continue after Port of Port Townsend commissioners decided to take no action…
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Port of Port Townsend seeks owner of sailboat beached near Point Hudson
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend officials have notified state and federal agencies and are attempting to…
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Longtime Chimacum School Board member to be honored
CHIMACUM — Chimacum School Board member Kevin Miller, who is stepping down from his position after 16 years…
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Jefferson commissioners set public hearing on changes to Chimacum Creek no-shooting ordinance
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County commissioners have approved a public hearing to gather comment on two ordinances…
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Port of Port Townsend open house gathers input on Point Hudson
PORT TOWNSEND — Community members filled the Port of Port Townsend’s open house to learn about possible developments…
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A long walk for veterans: Former soldier trekking to four corners of lower 48 to call attention to PTSD, suicide
PORT TOWNSEND — Eli Smith, an Army veteran from Ohio, is taking a long walk to call attention…
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Revised ethics code to go before full Port Townsend City Council
PORT TOWNSEND —The Port Townsend City Council’s ad hoc committee has forwarded proposed changes to the city’s ethics…
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China ban unlikely to affect region; Peninsula officials say contamination low in recycling
PORT TOWNSEND — China’s announcement that next year it will decline to accept some shipments of mixed plastics…
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Open house today to gather comment on Point Hudson plan
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend officials, who are seeking public input on a long-term plan for…
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Port Townsend council considers new tax, licensing structure
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would change…
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Meeting on affordable housing measure set in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Community members will host an information session to discuss Proposition 1 and its potential effects…
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Jefferson Land Trust now sole holder of Chimacum conservation easement
CHIMACUM — The Jefferson Land Trust is now the sole holder of a conservation easement in Chimacum after…
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Family unharmed but two pets die in Port Hadlock house fire
PORT HADLOCK — A dog and cat died in a house fire that broke out late Monday morning…
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s sergeant injured in wreck on Highway 104
PORT LUDLOW — A Jefferson County Sheriff’s sergeant was transported to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton after a…