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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 mouth of Discovery Bay offers plenty of… Continue reading

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. 7 general election. A last-minute filing Friday… Continue reading

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. Kennedy was president has been given to… Continue reading

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 Inter-Tribal Canoe Journey. On Thursday, pullers arriving… Continue reading

Advocates for disabled in Port Townsend gain nonprofit status

PORT TOWNSEND -- Disability Awareness Starts Here -- DASH for short -- has acquired its federal nonprofit status. For the past year, DASH project coordinator… Continue reading

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 canoeist off Dungeness Spit. The next stop… Continue reading

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 volunteer. The move by East Jefferson Fire-Rescue… Continue reading

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 fill small bottles with samples of water… Continue reading

Jefferson candidates who filed Monday

The fall election season officially began Monday as Jefferson County candidates opened the five-day filing week. Several incumbents were among the first to file at… Continue reading

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 begin this week, has been postponed to… Continue reading

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 says hooking up would cost between $22,000… Continue reading

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 portion doubling wetland buffer zones in the… Continue reading

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 was driving crashed into an oncoming semi… Continue reading

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 crimes, both agencies have reported spikes in… Continue reading

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 by walking in the fourth annual Port… Continue reading

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 narrowed to smoldering cigarette ashes thrown in… Continue reading

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 Town was alone in her home at… Continue reading

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, said he is impressed with the level… Continue reading

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 find ways to bring more information to… Continue reading

Brinnon: Deputies arrest suspect in burglary

BRINNON -- A 43-year-old man with no known address was arrested and charged with three counts of residential burglary Friday following an extensive search through… Continue reading