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Port Townsend-Seattle ferry popular, but service will end Jan. 6
PORT TOWNSEND – The last ferry to Seattle will leave at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 6. Washington State Ferries…
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Man shot during apparent home invasion
QUILCENE – Bruce Bratton was shot in the leg Wednesday night when he fought off a would-be burglar…
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Postal Service considering sale of historic Port Townsend building
PORT TOWNSEND – A “for sale” sign might soon go up in front of the former U.S. Customs…
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Man who killed deer near city park found guilty
PORT TOWNSEND – A Jefferson County District Court jury found a Port Hadlock man guilty of second-degree unlawful…
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$48 million Jefferson County budget includes hiring more employees
PORT TOWNSEND -Jefferson County commissioners approved the 2008 county budget on Monday, with a general fund of $14.5…
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Holiday ferry service between Port Townsend, Seattle starts
PORT TOWNSEND – The attentive might have heard a collective sigh of relief in Port Townsend on Thursday…
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Port Townsend merchants feel loss of car ferry
PORT TOWNSEND – Merchants smarting from holiday business losses are expected to tell Washington State Ferries officials today…
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Survey shows ‘alarming’ health issues among Jefferson County kids
PORT TOWNSEND – Thirty percent of Jefferson County 10th-graders feel sad and hopeless almost every day and have…
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Jefferson County storm damage estimate soars to $5.3 million
Jefferson County’s damage estimate from Monday’s storm rose to $5.3 million on Friday. “This is the largest [amount…
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Contracted public defenders refuse to take more court cases
PORT TOWNSEND – A mammoth caseload has prompted Jefferson Associated Counsel – the county’s contracted lawyers who represent…
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Navy brings its Indian Island message to the community
PORT TOWNSEND – The chance of a large-scale explosion at the naval base across the bay from Port…
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Weather woes foul public hearing on proposed Brinnon resort, so another is planned
PORT TOWNSEND – Midway through Monday’s public hearing on a proposed master-planned resort in Brinnon, Jefferson County Commissioner…
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Wyll keeps 11-vote lead in fire commissioner race, so he’s elected
PORT TOWNSEND – Zane Wyll kept his razor-thin lead in a mandatory recount of ballots cast for Fire…
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Port Townsend businesses feel squeeze of car ferry loss
PORT TOWNSEND – For the first time in eight years, Joanne Saul is working as a waitress in…
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Fire chief who oversaw agency mergers in Jefferson County takes position in California
PORT TOWNSEND – East Jefferson Fire-Rescue Chief Mike Mingee has resigned to take a job as the fire…
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Too-close fire district election brings recount; new election to be held in Coyle
PORT TOWNSEND – A recount in a Fire Protection District No. 1 race and another election in a…
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Busiest ferry run on first day: 33 passengers
PORT TOWNSEND – Those who rode the 149-passenger MV Snohomish passenger ferry between Port Townsend and Keystone on…
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State gives no firm date for start of Port Townsend interim passenger ferry run
PORT TOWNSEND – A passenger ferry to Keystone on Whidbey Island could be running as early as today,…
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Port Townsend shops have ‘a good day,’ but ferry cancellation takes its toll
PORT TOWNSEND – Even shopkeepers who were busy on the weekend after Thanksgiving – traditionally the biggest shopping…
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Port Townsend City Council to consider using ‘banked’ tax-raising power on property taxes
PORT TOWNSEND – The City Council plans to discuss on Monday taking measures to allow it to use…