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Discussion heated for Port of Port Townsend rate hikes

Discussion heated for Port of Port Townsend rate hikes

More than 30 people turned out for a heated discussion on the Port of Port Townsend’s capital projects and the proposed rate… Continue reading

Discussion heated for Port of Port Townsend rate hikes
Jefferson County Library director prepares to retire after two decades in post

Jefferson County Library director prepares to retire after two decades in post

Jefferson County Library Director Meredith Wagner plans to step down this year from the job she’s held for more than 20 years.… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library director prepares to retire after two decades in post

Marketing strategy for Port Townsend: Highlighting the month for lovers

February is the month for lovers. Port Townsend’s marketing strategy for the offseason for tourism from November through February has focused on… Continue reading

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Jefferson County officials and volunteers have found trees illegally cut and taken from Indian Island County Park in Port Hadlock and are… Continue reading

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Brinnon man held on assault charges; deputy suffers minor injuries in alleged attack

A Brinnon man was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after prosecutors said he attacked a… Continue reading

Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina

Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina

A cable snapped on a Port of Port Townsend boat lift while it was lowering a boat into the Boat Haven Marina,… Continue reading

Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina
Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program

Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program

Members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Jefferson County have teamed up with the Rose Theatre to reward people who… Continue reading

Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program
Aldrich’s Market under new ownership

Aldrich’s Market under new ownership

Aldrich’s Market will open under new ownership Thursday after almost closing for good in November. Scott and Robin Rogers, the owners of… Continue reading

Aldrich’s Market under new ownership
Strange brews at Port Townsend festival include doughnut, Doritos and ghost pepper flavors

Strange brews at Port Townsend festival include doughnut, Doritos and ghost pepper flavors

Offering tastes from doughnuts to Doritos, the 13th annual Strange Brewfest in Port Townsend didn’t disappoint, with brewers from throughout the Pacific… Continue reading

Strange brews at Port Townsend festival include doughnut, Doritos and ghost pepper flavors
Plane goes down in Discovery Bay; pilot unharmed, reports say

Plane goes down in Discovery Bay; pilot unharmed, reports say

A Port Ludlow man emerged apparently unscathed from a small plane crash in Discovery Bay on Tuesday. Jeffrey Dow was flying the… Continue reading

Plane goes down in Discovery Bay; pilot unharmed, reports say

Clallam, Jefferson push to see populations get flu vaccinations

Jefferson and Clallam counties have struggled in recent years to get their populations vaccinated against the flu, an effort underscored by the… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases

Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases

Port of Port Townsend commissioners are considering raising rates from between 10 percent and 16 percent over the 2016 rates. More than… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers rate increases
Brewskies up! Port Townsend Strange Brewfest to serve up variety of flavors

Brewskies up! Port Townsend Strange Brewfest to serve up variety of flavors

Strange Brewfest is back for its 13th straight year of creative beers and ciders to taste. “The theme is sort of eccentric… Continue reading

Brewskies up! Port Townsend Strange Brewfest to serve up variety of flavors
Jazz dance to benefit Ajax Cafe

Jazz dance to benefit Ajax Cafe

The Key City Jazz trio plans a jazz dance Saturday to raise money for Port Hadlock restaurant Ajax Cafe. The event, which… Continue reading

Jazz dance to benefit Ajax Cafe
Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants

Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants

The Jefferson County commissioners have approved $586,550 in grants to local nonprofits and community service providers. The three commissioners unanimously approved $158,800… Continue reading

Jefferson County awards $586,550 in grants
The Fort Worden is slotted for just over a million dollars in capital projects in 2017. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Fort Worden Public Development Authority plans capital improvements

More than $1.3 million in capital projects are planned for Fort Worden during 2017, according to the budget adopted by the Fort… Continue reading

The Fort Worden is slotted for just over a million dollars in capital projects in 2017. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Forum set on name for school; Port Townsend board delays decision so it can hear from public

The public will have a chance to weigh in on a name for the new school that will replace Grant Street Elementary.… Continue reading

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend Public Library has announced that “Before the Wind” by Seattle author Jim Lynch is the Community Read book for… Continue reading

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend
Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

What will be the name of the new elementary school in Port Townsend — Chetzemoka, Kah Tai or something Salish? The 68,000-square-foot… Continue reading

Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight
Freeland man dies in Highway 19 wreck

Freeland man dies in Highway 19 wreck

A 66-year-old Freeland man died in a three-car wreck on state Highway 19 between Chimacum and Port Ludlow that backed up traffic… Continue reading

Freeland man dies in Highway 19 wreck