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Former Chimacum principal waives jury trial in sex-video case
PORT TOWNSEND — Former Chimacum High School Principal Rex Whipple’s criminal trial will not be heard in front…
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Indian Island command changes hands
INDIAN ISLAND — Command of Naval Magazine Indian Island changed Friday during an official ceremony on the island.…
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Deputies seize sheriff candidate’s computer hardware
PORT LUDLOW — Jefferson County sheriff candidate Richard Brees waited outside his home Saturday evening as sheriff’s deputies…
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Business, property rights and environment topics at candidate forum
PORT HADLOCK — Three candidates running for the Jefferson County District 3 commissioner seat talked about economic development…
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Arson probed on U.S. Highway 101
DISCOVERY BAY — After three roadside fires erupted within a couple miles of each other on U.S. Highway…
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Munitions disposal not routine on Indian Island, skipper says in taped interview
PORT TOWNSEND — The Navy does not routinely dispose of munitions on Indian Island, said Capt. Jonathan Kurtz…
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Fort Flagler celebrates 50th anniversary as a state park with Saturday celebration
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — Fort Flagler State Park’s 50th anniversary celebration will be held Saturday. Park staff and volunteer…
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Deadly bacteria sickening oyster businesses
NORDLAND — Carl Johnson has been in the clam and oyster business on Marrowstone Island for 61 years…
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Port Townsend plans safety package behind future helmet law
PORT TOWNSEND — With enforcement of a bicycle helmet law in Port Townsend about a year off, a…
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Visitors pack Jefferson County Fair for a rootin’ tootin’ good time
PORT TOWNSEND — Organizers of the Jefferson County Fair were pleased with the turnout as of late Saturday…
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Plane sputters, makes forced landing in field near Jefferson County Fair
PORT TOWNSEND — An airplane towing a campaign sign above thousands of people attending the Jefferson County Fair…
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Four plans for washed-out Dosewallips Road aired to Quilcene audience
QUILCENE — Four alternatives to repair Dosewallips Road are being examined and a preliminary Environmental Impact Statement has…
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Growing Port of Port Townsend study adding staff
QUILCENE — Port of Port Townsend commissioners and staff discussed a need for more staff at a 2007…
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Two bids come in for Point Hudson Marina project
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend officials on Tuesday opened two bids for an estimated $3.4 million…
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‘Go green,’ Port Townsend chamber urged
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Environmental Health Department is encouraging local businesses to “go green” with the…
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Meth continues to dominate Jefferson County drug cases
PORT TOWNSEND — Like much of the nation, Jefferson County is riddled with a drug problem that doesn’t…
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Port Angeles logger killed in logging accident on Mount Walker
QUILCENE — A logging accident that sent a large log tumbling down a mountain resulted in the death…
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Newly formed panel to take hard look at proposed critical areas ordinance
PORT HADLOCK — A committee has been formed by the Jefferson County Planning Commission to take a hard,…
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Candidate for sheriff faces trial in District Court on assault charge
PORT TOWNSEND — Richard Brees, a Port Ludlow Republican running for Jefferson County sheriff in the November election,…
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Port Townsend-based bank sold to Kitsap Bank for $16.2 million
PORT TOWNSEND — Locally owned MarinerBank announced Monday it is merging with Kitsap Bank after just 3½ years…