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Jefferson County, city officials to tour Indian Island
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County and Port Townsend city officials will tour Indian Island Naval Magazine on Tuesday.…
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Environmental Council, Jefferson County reach out-of-court settlement over development near riverbeds
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County has reached an agreement with the Washington Environmental Council, settling two petitions against…
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Jefferson County homeless count set for Thursday
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County homeless will be counted during a census this week that will eventually determine…
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Woman accuses Port Townsend police of excessive force
PORT TOWNSEND — The Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into possible use of excessive force on…
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Residents, Port Ludlow Associates representatives square off during two-day hearing
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Ludlow Associates’ representatives and area residents faced off Tuesday and Wednesday before Jefferson County…
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Seattle man with home in Port Ludlow reported missing
PORT LUDLOW — A 45-year-old man has been missing from the Port Ludlow area since Saturday, according to…
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Jefferson commissioners OK pay raises for elected, exempt county employees
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County elected officials and non-union management and professional employees will receive a pay raise…
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Jefferson: Two-day hearing set for Port Ludlow resort’s plan revision
PORT TOWNSEND — Two days of public hearings are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday during which Jefferson County…
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IRS calls man inundated with 24,000 booklets to apologize
CHIMACUM — Internal Revenue Service officials have taken responsibility for an ordering mixup that sent Brian Lawson and…
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IRS sends Chimacum couple 24,000 copies of instructional booklet
CHIMACUM — When self-employed market analyst Brian Lawson and his wife, Jackie, ordered over the phone an instructional…
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Jefferson commissioners think ‘outside the box’ at retreat
CHIMACUM — Jefferson County commissioners discussed a possible mineral severance tax on Thursday and agreed that a sewage…
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Jefferson County seeking to hang up old analog telephone system
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is seeking to update its 10-year-old analog telephones with a new digital system.…
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Courthouse renovation starts by cutting down two century-old trees
PORT TOWNSEND — Two century-old trees tumbled down Monday, heralding the start of renovating the grounds of the…
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Gebauer retiring from Gateway Peninsula Visitor Center on Jan. 31
PORT LUDLOW — After 13 years as manager of the Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center, Jutta Gebauer plans…
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Jefferson: County, OlyCAP eye 20-bed homeless shelter
PORT TOWNSEND –Jefferson County is turning to Olympic Community Action Programs, or OlyCAP, to build a 20-bed men’s…
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Marrowstone: 120 jump into new year — the hard way
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — About 120 thrill-seekers braved 42-degree water to join the annual Marrowstone Island Polar Bear Dip…
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Port Ludlow fire agency reorganizes administration
PORT LUDLOW — Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue commissioners have appointed Arlene Obtinario to the newly created position…
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Work resumes to save Surf restaurant building
PORT TOWNSEND –Work resumed Thursday to shore up the storm-damaged waterfront building containing The Surf restaurant after rising…
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Boiler Room percolates back into action on Christmas Eve
PORT TOWNSEND — The Boiler Room is back in action and once again bustling with youthful activity, only…
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Port Townsend: Merchants report positive holiday sales
PORT TOWNSEND — The sound of cash registers cha-chinging has come to represent the Christmas season almost as…