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State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

The Port Townsend Paper Co. mill has been fined $30,000 by the state Department of Ecology for two incidents in 2016 that… Continue reading

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps
Search expands for hiker missing from Staircase Campground

Search expands for hiker missing from Staircase Campground

Some 70 searchers, tracking dogs and helicopters combed the hills around Lake Cushman on Saturday, seeking signs of a 20-year-old hiker who has… Continue reading

Search expands for hiker missing from Staircase Campground

Jefferson Public Utility District panel to discuss more rate hikes

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have tabled discussion of possible rate increases in 2018 and 2019 that would follow on the… Continue reading

Destination Imagination: Chimacum team to compete in global contest

Destination Imagination: Chimacum team to compete in global contest

Five Chimacum Middle School students are heading to Tennessee to compete in a competition for the STEM-based program Destination Imagination, where they will… Continue reading

Destination Imagination: Chimacum team to compete in global contest
Jefferson election season starts with bid for hospital board seat

Jefferson election season starts with bid for hospital board seat

Former midwife Cheri Van Hoover has kicked off the 2017 election season with her announcement that she’s running for the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Jefferson election season starts with bid for hospital board seat
Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns

Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns

The Port Townsend City Council has amended the city’s 180-day moratorium on applications for tourist homes by also blocking applications for bed-and-breakfasts.… Continue reading

Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns
Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest

Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest

Two North Olympic Peninsula robotics teams will compete in an international contest in Houston starting Wednesday, where they will work with and… Continue reading

Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest
Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

One woman was transferred to intensive care while another was listed in satisfactory condition at a Seattle hospital Thursday afternoon after they… Continue reading

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend
Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend

Residents of Quilcene have formed a committee to bring their issues concerning the Herb Beck Marina to Port of Port Townsend officials. The… Continue reading

Quilcene marina concerns: Panel seeks action by Port of Port Townsend
Jefferson County campgrounds open for season

Jefferson County campgrounds open for season

Jefferson County campgrounds at Lake Leland, Quilcene and Oak Bay opened for the season Saturday, and none requires reservations. “We are looking… Continue reading

Jefferson County campgrounds open for season
Lesotho Habitat director welcomed in Jefferson County

Lesotho Habitat director welcomed in Jefferson County

The East Jefferson County branch of Habitat for Humanity was visited by the Habitat for Humanity director for the nation of Lesotho,… Continue reading

Lesotho Habitat director welcomed in Jefferson County

State Senate’s capital budget has $9.9 million for 24th District projects

The state Senate’s proposed capital construction budget allocates $9.9 million to projects in the 24th Legislative District, including a number of recreation… Continue reading

County fairs fight for funds

County fairs fight for funds

PORT TOWNSEND —The state operating budget proposed by the House of Representatives strips funds from county fairs for the 2018 and 2019 seasons and residents… Continue reading

County fairs fight for funds
Teen hopes to raise money for Dove House through her artwork

Teen hopes to raise money for Dove House through her artwork

A teenager is using her art to help those in need, donating 50 percent of her sales for the month of April… Continue reading

Teen hopes to raise money for Dove House through her artwork

Jefferson County deputy recovering after injury

A deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office who was seriously injured earlier this week while on duty has been released from… Continue reading

Car lands in bay near Port Ludlow

Car lands in bay near Port Ludlow

A car landed in the shallow waters of the bay at Port Ludlow after the driver swerved across Paradise Bay Road, hit… Continue reading

Car lands in bay near Port Ludlow

Port Townsend council sets May 1 hearing on tourist homes

The Port Townsend City Council has set a May 1 hearing to take public comment on changes recommended by the city planning… Continue reading

Captain with Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office recovering after on-duty injury

A member of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been sent to a Seattle hospital with serious injuries sustained while trying to… Continue reading

Quilcene community members seeking housing for ex-caretaker after port ends contract

The Quilcene community has rallied around Jim Speer, the former longtime caretaker of Quilcene’s marina, after the Port of Port Townsend terminated his… Continue reading

Two people were airlifted from this Cirrus SR 22 airplane crash scene near Mount Jupiter in Olympic National Park to a Seattle hospital Sunday. (Washington Department of Transportation)

FAA investigating airplane crash in Olympic National Park

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after two people escaped with only minor injuries from a plane crash into Mount Jupiter… Continue reading

Two people were airlifted from this Cirrus SR 22 airplane crash scene near Mount Jupiter in Olympic National Park to a Seattle hospital Sunday. (Washington Department of Transportation)