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Car kills bear in road near Chimacum
BEAVER VALLEY — A black bear was hit and killed Monday by a motorist on state Highway 19…
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Jefferson: Puffin cruise season nears end
PROTECTION ISLAND — It’s not a trip to the zoo. But the cruise around Protection Island at the…
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Port of Port Townsend turns over old tribal canoe to Makah elder
PORT TOWNSEND — An old tribal canoe that’s been on display outdoors on Point Hudson since John F.…
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Last-minute filing brings primary opponent to Jefferson prosecuting attorney
Jefferson County voters will have plenty of decisions to make in the Sept. 19 primary and the Nov.…
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Perseverance prevails as a few canoes paddle to Fort Flagler
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — It’s been said that perseverance is the pride of pullers when it comes to the…
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Canoe Journey to go on, with stopovers scheduled today at Fort Flagler, Port Gamble
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — The Inter-Tribal Canoe Journey will continue today in the wake of Wednesday’s drowning of a…
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Advocates for disabled in Port Townsend gain nonprofit status
PORT TOWNSEND — Disability Awareness Starts Here — DASH for short — has acquired its federal nonprofit status.…
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More fallout in East Jefferson fire department
PORT TOWNSEND — An 18-year volunteer firefighter has submitted his resignation to protest the demotion of a fellow…
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Jefferson candidates who filed Monday
The fall election season officially began Monday as Jefferson County candidates opened the five-day filing week. Several incumbents…
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Trial of ex-principal put off until October
PORT TOWNSEND — The criminal trial of former Chimacum High School Principal Rex Whipple, was originally scheduled to…
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Heat wave worsens toxins in already-closed lake
CHIMACUM — It’s become Dana Fickeisen’s routine this summer. Every Monday, she kneels at Anderson Lake’s edge to…
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Price of sewer system in Tri-Area comes out in community meeting
PORT HADLOCK — A consulting group working for Jefferson County to establish plans for a Tri-Area sewer system…
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Planning Commission subcommittee to analyze wetlands buffer requirement
PORT TOWNSEND — To sort out controversial issues with Jefferson County’s proposed critical areas ordinance — namely the…
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Port Angeles driver airlifted following dramatic crash near Hood Canal Bridge
SHINE — A Port Angeles man was airlifted to a Seattle hospital Monday afternoon after the van he…
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Recent burglaries raise Jefferson County, Port Townsend crime statistics
PORT TOWNSEND — With Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Port Townsend Police Department responding to strings of property…
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Hundreds walk in Port Townsend campaign against cancer
PORT TOWNSEND — About 400 people turned out to Blue Heron Middle School this weekend to combat cancer…
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Fatal fire might have started in trashcan
CHICACUM — The preliminary cause of a house fire that killed 74-year-old Mary Town on Monday has been…
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Elderly woman dies from house fire in Chimacum
CHIMACUM — A 74-year-old woman died from apparent smoke inhalation after her house caught fire Monday afternoon. Mary…
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Peninsula: Centrum’s new board president wants to expand recognition of art center
PORT TOWNSEND — Bob Alexander has plans for Centrum. The center’s new board president, who lives in Seattle,…
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Port Townsend: Officials to meet over submarine issue
PORT TOWNSEND — This week’s meeting with the Navy may be private, but two officials are determined to…