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Ferry landing free of rooster invasion

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend ferry terminal is now free of fowl play after 16 roosters have…

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Paradise Bay residents seeking no-shooting zone

PARADISE BAY — It’s not just the noise, neighbors say, but also the threat of a stray bullet…

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Courthouse workers get ready for a loud pounding

PORT TOWNSEND — Now that construction work around the grounds of the county courthouse is nearing completion, officials…

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Republican county commissioner urges Navy not to hold public forum in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — County Commissioner Pat Rodgers has a different idea about a town forum on increasing submarine…

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Port Townsend poised to close, sell elementary school

PORT TOWNSEND — Declining enrollment in the Port Townsend School District and recommendations from a study conducted by…

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Logging on Indian Island takes a distinct old-fashioned look

INDIAN ISLAND — You won’t find heavy, yellow logging machinery in the 2,100 acres of coniferous forests at…

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JeffCom seeking city help to rid dispatch computers of pesky Internet viruses

PORT HADLOCK — The five-member JeffCom board has enlisted city and county technology personnel to help remedy the…

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Program gearing up for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program is gearing up for Sexual Assault Awareness Month…

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Port Ludlow inventor helps disabled vote in private

PORT LUDLOW — With the advent of the Help America Vote Act in 2002, all polling locations across…

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New Port Townsend Skate Park gets positive reviews from local boarders

PORT TOWNSEND — Skater boys and girls, as well as men and women, flocked Saturday to the soft…

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Port Townsend may send its inmates to Chelan County instead of Port Hadlock

PORT TOWNSEND — In an effort to rein in escalating costs, the Port Townsend Police Department is looking…

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Chimacum principal’s lawyer produces hotel receipt in court

PORT TOWNSEND — Chimacum High School Principal Rex E. Whipple, charged with voyeurism for allegedly surreptitiously videotaping a…

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Clerks testify Chimacum principal attempts to get passport after he’s released from jail; attorney denies it happened

PORT TOWNSEND — Chimacum High School Principal Rex Whipple, accused of voyeurism for surreptitiously videotaping a 15-year-old girl…

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Port Ludlow resident announces candidacy for county commissioner

PORT LUDLOW — John Austin of Port Ludlow has announced his candidacy for District 3 Jefferson County commissioner.…

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Fatal fire started in engine, investigators say

PORT TOWNSEND — Investigators looking into the March 4 car fire that claimed the life of 36-year-old Melissa…

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Commissioners briefed on Brinnon master-planned resort

PORT HADLOCK — Plans for a proposed environmentally friendly master planned resort near Brinnon were explained in detail…

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Brinnon levy appears head toward passage

BRINNON — The Brinnon School District two-year maintenance and operations levy appears headed toward passage, according to initial…

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State’s largest Monterey cypress tree has dubious future

PORT TOWNSEND — Like a child, Donna Abbott loves her tree. After all, it’s got quite a claim…

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Brinnon-area residents protest proposed Dosewallips State Park expansion

BRINNON — Embittered land owners attended a public meeting Tuesday to express their displeasure with the possible expansion…

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Jefferson: WSU – Learning Center to offer podcasting to area residents

PORT HADLOCK — Imagine hosting your own radio show or posting a video on the Internet that can…