Cydney McFarland

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

The Port Townsend winter homeless shelter is nearing the end of its season, but finding funding next year could prove difficult due… Continue reading

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter
Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

About 60 vendors are registered for this weekend’s community garage sale at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The Garage Sale &Flea Market, which… Continue reading

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Friends of Fort Worden to hear about benefits of being in nature

Friends of Fort Worden to hear about benefits of being in nature

The health benefits of being out in nature will be the topic of the guest speaker at the Friends of Fort Worden’s… Continue reading

Friends of Fort Worden to hear about benefits of being in nature
Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Port Townsend’s new elementary school will be named Salish Coast Elementary when it opens for the 2018-19 school year. The Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port Townsend board sets name of new school as Salish Coast Elementary

Workshop answers some questions about short-term rental rules in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend City Council continued discussions of the city’s regulation of short-term rentals in a workshop meeting with members of the… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January

The Port of Port Townsend commissioners will replace a hoist which was broken after a cable snapped in January. The commissioners looked… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers larger hoist to replace one broken in January
Gold, silver stolen from Kala Point home found in Everett

Gold, silver stolen from Kala Point home found in Everett

A collection of gold and silver worth an estimated $115,000 that was stolen from a Kala Point home in February was found by… Continue reading

Gold, silver stolen from Kala Point home found in Everett

Port Townsend City Council to discuss short-term rentals

PORT TOWNSEND —The Port Townsend City Council will again discuss a resolution dealing with short-term rentals during a workshop Monday night. The issue has been… Continue reading

Port Townsend group objects to Dakota Access pipeline

Port Townsend group objects to Dakota Access pipeline

Just over 30 people turned out to march through Port Townsend in solidarity with protesters who marched in Washington, D.C., to protest… Continue reading

Port Townsend group objects to Dakota Access pipeline
Port of Port Townsend backs halibut resolution to extend season

Port of Port Townsend backs halibut resolution to extend season

The Port of Port Townsend has joined the port and city of Port Angeles and Clallam County commissioners in supporting efforts to… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend backs halibut resolution to extend season
Port Townsend Women & Film Festival to welcome directors

Port Townsend Women & Film Festival to welcome directors

Six of the 11 directors whose films will be screened at April’s Women &Film Festival will be present. That’s huge for the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Women & Film Festival to welcome directors

Jefferson Stand with Standing Rock to march again Friday

Stand with Standing Rock Jefferson County will host a march Friday in Port Townsend to protest the Dakota Access pipeline that will… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council looks ahead on two plans

The Port Townsend City Council has discussed updates to two city plans, the emergency management plan and the city’s 2017 work plans.… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients

Gordon Pomeroy, chief of East Jefferson Fire-Rescue, has been honored by the Washington Rural Health Association for his work in cooperation with… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients
Wreck blocks traffic near Port Hadlock

Wreck blocks traffic near Port Hadlock

A two-car wreck at the intersection of state Highway 20 and Four Corners Road at 3 p.m. Tuesday resulted in no injuries… Continue reading

Wreck blocks traffic near Port Hadlock
Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer

Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer

The Jefferson County Public Utility District has hired a new chief financial officer. Susan Carter was selected out of roughly a dozen… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer
Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

The Port Townsend couple detained at a marina in Guatemala while volunteering on an “abortion ship” operated by a Dutch nonprofit are… Continue reading

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home
Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Start of Highway 101 work around Lake Crescent delayed until April

The start of construction for the U.S. Highway 101 rehabilitation project around Lake Crescent has been delayed until April as the… Continue reading

Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins

East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins

The East Jefferson Little League is preparing to kick off the baseball season despite the league’s clubhouse still being under repair after… Continue reading

East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins
Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

The Jefferson Healthcare building has a new addition, a bench placed near the entrance in honor of the late Lynn Gressley a… Continue reading

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled