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Brinnon resort plans resurrected after near-demise

BRINNON -- After snags in negotiations last week almost ended plans for a proposed resort community in the Brinnon area, quick talking and action brought… Continue reading

Library proposes $5.4 million expansion to double size of Port Hadlock facility

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Public Library has proposed a $5.4 million expansion plan that would almost double the size of the current facility in… Continue reading

Officers in Jefferson County practice nighttime shooting

PORT TOWNSEND -- The trigger is pulled and a flash of gunpowder escapes from the pistol barrel, not once but over and over again. A… Continue reading

Jefferson: Proposal would decrease speed limit on Cape George Road

PORT TOWNSEND -- A study is under way to determine if a 50 mph speed limit on a section of Cape George Road should be… Continue reading

Skookum to start accepting emerald-colored glass for recycling in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Wine drinkers, Beck's beer fans and others who use of green-tinted glass bottles will now have a place to send the containers… Continue reading

Board of Health puts teeth into anti-smoking law

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County has gone from education to enforcement of Initiative 901 regulations that ban smoking in public buildings. During Thursday's Board of… Continue reading

Plan to close Jefferson’s Gateway Visitor Center for three years shelved

SHINE -- The Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center at the intersection of state highways 19 and 104 will remain open after a county proposal almost… Continue reading

Larry Scott Trail closed by damage caused by storm

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than a week after high winds and harsh waves ravaged parts of Larry Scott Trail south of the Port of Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend resident prepares for state on state education board

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 17-year Port Townsend resident and former schoolteacher is one of seven new members of the state Board of Education appointed by… Continue reading

Soaring Port Townsend property values to be felt in tax bills mailed today

PORT TOWNSEND -- With Port Townsend properties reassessed last year for this year's property taxes, residents living within the city limit can expect to pay… Continue reading

Judge dismisses injunction against Security Services Northwest

PORT TOWNSEND -- Security Services Northwest gained a little ground Friday when motions filed by Jefferson County to stop all operations at the company's Gardiner-area… Continue reading

Jefferson County transitioning into enforcement of smoking ban

PORT TOWNSEND -- About two months after voter-approved Initiative 901 took effect and banned smoking inside and near public businesses, Jefferson County Public Health is… Continue reading

Courthouse clock tower plans OK”d

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city's Historic Preservation Committee has approved plans for the Jefferson County Clock Tower Restoration Project. After a presentation by Christina Wallace,… Continue reading

Man convicted of second-degree assault in Oct. 20 stabbing

PORT TOWNSEND -- After about nine hours of deliberation, a jury found Ryan Robert Baker guilty of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon at about… Continue reading

By the playbook: Coach hikes knowledge of game with Football 101 class

PORT TOWNSEND -- With Super Bowl fever sweeping Washington like a Shaun Alexander end run, Port Townsend football novices were given the chance to increase… Continue reading

Co-defendants recount October stabbing assault in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ryan Robert Baker, on trial for first-degree assault, sat quietly Wednesday in Jefferson County Superior Court as he listened to four of… Continue reading

Elected officials tour Naval Magazine Indian Island

INDIAN ISLAND -- Elected officials from Jefferson County and the city of Port Townsend took a guided VIP tour of Naval Magazine Indian Island on… Continue reading

Jefferson County library vote coming

PORT HADLOCK - Jefferson County voters will decide during a Feb. 6 special election whether or not the Jefferson County Library can have a levy… Continue reading

Children unhurt when car crashes into stopped school bus

EAGLEMOUNT -- A stopped school bus carrying five Mountain View Elementary School students was struck from the rear by a car Monday afternoon on state… Continue reading

Indian Island skipper says only two subs will dock annually — ‘it’s not a big deal’

PORT TOWNSEND -- Capt. Jonathan Kurtz, commander of Naval Magazine Indian Island, says that only about two nuclear submarines a year are expected to dock… Continue reading