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Jefferson Public Utility District panel to discuss more rate hikes
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have tabled discussion of possible rate increases in 2018…
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Peninsula groups highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month
PORT TOWNSEND — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and organizations across the Peninsula are reaching out to…
Politics
Jefferson election season starts with bid for hospital board seat
PORT TOWNSEND — Former midwife Cheri Van Hoover has kicked off the 2017 election season with her announcement…
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Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council has amended the city’s 180-day moratorium on applications for tourist…
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Destination Imagination: Chimacum team to compete in global contest
CHIMACUM — Five Chimacum Middle School students are heading to Tennessee to compete in a competition for the…
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Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest
PORT TOWNSEND — Two North Olympic Peninsula robotics teams will compete in an international contest in Houston starting…
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Search expands for hiker missing from Staircase Campground
HOODSPORT — Some 70 searchers, tracking dogs and helicopters combed the hills around Lake Cushman on Saturday, seeking…
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Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend
QUILCENE — Residents of Quilcene have formed a committee to bring their issues concerning the Herb Beck Marina…
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Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — One woman was transferred to intensive care while another was listed in satisfactory condition at…
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Lesotho Habitat director welcomed in Jefferson County
PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson County branch of Habitat for Humanity was visited by the Habitat for…
Politics
State Senate’s capital budget has $9.9 million for 24th District projects
PORT TOWNSEND — The state Senate’s proposed capital construction budget allocates $9.9 million to projects in the 24th…
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Jefferson County deputy recovering after injury
PORT HADLOCK — A deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office who was seriously injured earlier this week…
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County fairs fight for funds
PORT TOWNSEND —The state operating budget proposed by the House of Representatives strips funds from county fairs for…
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Car lands in bay near Port Ludlow
PORT LUDLOW — A car landed in the shallow waters of the bay at Port Ludlow after the…
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Port Townsend council sets May 1 hearing on tourist homes
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council has set a May 1 hearing to take public comment…
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Teen hopes to raise money for Dove House through her artwork
PORT TOWNSEND — A teenager is using her art to help those in need, donating 50 percent of…
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Captain with Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office recovering after on-duty injury
PORT HADLOCK — A member of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been sent to a Seattle hospital…
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Jefferson County campgrounds open for season
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County campgrounds at Lake Leland, Quilcene and Oak Bay opened for the season Saturday,…
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Quilcene community members seeking housing for ex-caretaker after port ends contract
QUILCENE — The Quilcene community has rallied around Jim Speer, the former longtime caretaker of Quilcene’s marina, after…
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FAA investigating airplane crash in Olympic National Park
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after two people escaped with only minor injuries…