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Port Townsend council votes to add two new police officers

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend Police Department will get two additional officers after a 4-3 vote last week by the City Council. The extra… Continue reading

Brinnon residents say property theft by ‘meth people’ increasing

BRINNON -- About 60 residents attended a neighborhood watch meeting Tuesday to organize against what they say is an increasing methamphetamine-related theft problem in the… Continue reading

County declines to prosecute Port Townsend woman for voting twice in Nov. 8 election

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend woman who sent in two ballots for the Nov. 8 general election will not face criminal charges, said Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Ludlow Associates CEO to step down

PORT LUDLOW -- The president and chief executive officer of Port Ludlow Associates announced his resignation from the development company on Tuesday. Greg McCarry said… Continue reading

Jefferson County Courthouse tower $500,000 closer to rehabilitation

Jefferson County has received $500,000 more in its quest to rehabilitate the shaky clock tower over the county courthouse in Port Townsend. The state Department… Continue reading

Jefferson County spending more than it’s making in 2006

Jefferson County commissioners met Monday for the last time in 2005 to adopt a 2006 budget that by all accounts straps the county for cash.… Continue reading

Landmark fire pact approved

PORT TOWNSEND -- A plan to consolidate East Jefferson County fire departments hit a benchmark this week with the passing of a three-year contract to… Continue reading

Four plead guilty to reduced charges in October stabbing incident

PORT TOWNSEND -- Four people charged with first-degree assault in connection with the October stabbing of a 26-year-old man during a fight over $20 pleaded… Continue reading

Couple rocking out in restoring Eaglemount Rockeries Museum

PORT TOWNSEND -- At about the two-mile mark heading into Port Townsend on state Highway 20, a Native American statue named "Watch Out" greets cars… Continue reading

Commissioners award contract to examine Port Hadlock sewer plan

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County commissioners have awarded a $424,110 contract to an independent consulting firm to survey the Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area Sewer… Continue reading

Preventive measures urged among Jefferson residents to reduce crime

An increase in property theft in both unincorporated Jefferson County and Port Townsend has law enforcement officials looking to residents for preventive measures to stem… Continue reading

Port Townsend man killed in Kuwait vehicle collision

PORT TOWNSEND -- The war in Iraq has taken its first Jefferson County resident. Patrick R. Bammert, 48, of Port Townsend died Nov. 23 in… Continue reading

Jefferson County Animal Services seeking help

PORT TOWNSEND -- A cash-strapped, overcrowded Jefferson County Animal Services is hoping residents will help by donating one of two items -- time or money.… Continue reading

Indian Island commander says there’s little risk from sub dockings

PORT HADLOCK -- Naval Magazine Indian Island's commanding officer says there is little risk to Jefferson County communities now that plans have been made to… Continue reading

Mail call: Project sends blank Christmas cards to military in Iraq, Afghanistan

PORT ANGELES -- Jeana Johnson-Clayton of Port Angeles mailed her Christmas cards early. Well, they're not really hers. On Tuesday, she shipped 47 boxes filled… Continue reading

Peninsula: 17-year-old first in line for ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ movie

PORT ANGELES -- Harry Potter has cast a spell on Carissa Bowlby, who is enduring cold November nights to be first in line to the… Continue reading

Spirited search: Ghost hunters spend weekend in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Sitting in a room in The Palace Hotel on Saturday night, Stephanie Davisson, 44, of Des Moines and two other people placed… Continue reading