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Practice makes perfect for state champion equestrienne

CHIMACUM - Sasha O'Meara Crowell, 14, and her horse competed against 126 other youngsters at the 2007 Washington State Fair and came back champions. The… Continue reading

Planners urge smaller no-shooting zone in Paradise Bay

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County no-shooting zone committee has recommended that a proposed no-shooting zone in the Paradise Bay area be cut in half.… Continue reading

Carousel made in Port Townsend to spread joy to hurricane-damaged Gulf town

PORT TOWNSEND - Instead of giving a hurricane-devastated town building materials or medical supplies, Bill Dentzel is donating a handmade carousel. The carousel will go… Continue reading

Homecoming dance to have a twist — two police officers with Breathalyzers

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend High School students considering drinking alcoholic beverages before the homecoming dance Oct. 27 are being warned to think twice. And… Continue reading

Jefferson Planning Commission recommends turning down gun range – but not before three-commissioner walkout

CHIMACUM - A majority of Jefferson County planning commissioners will recommend that the county commissioners shoot down Security Services Northwest's proposal to rezone 40 acres… Continue reading

Point man in Jefferson County lakes’ toxin testing resigns

PORT TOWNSEND - After 2½ years as Jefferson County environmental health director, Mike McNickle is taking a promotion in Oregon. His last day at work… Continue reading

Missing Port Townsend man in Tennessee

PORT TOWNSEND - Kendon Paegelow was awakened at 5 a.m. Wednesday by good news, he said. On the other end of the telephone was his… Continue reading

Big Quil student shellfish operation must get contract with school district, State Auditor’s Office says

QUILCENE - The State Auditor's Office says the Quilcene School District and Big Quil Enterprises, the 4-H shellfish business students participate in, must keep better… Continue reading

Someone’s ‘tagging’ historical Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - Parts of Port Townsend have been marked with graffiti in recent weeks, and police believe the same person - possibly someone with… Continue reading

Jefferson County closes Lake Leland over toxic bacteria; homeowners warned

QUILCENE - Jefferson County public health officials closed Lake Leland to all forms of water recreation on Friday because of a high level of toxic… Continue reading

Police search for a man missing from boat

PORT TOWNSEND - Police are searching for a Port Townsend man who was last seen at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven on Oct.… Continue reading

Pit-pier foes buoyed by Navy ‘concerns’ over Hood Canal project

PORT TOWNSEND - A representative of the Hood Canal Coalition, an environmental organization that opposes a proposed Fred Hill Materials pit-to-pier project on Hood Canal,… Continue reading

Navy ‘concerned’ over pit-pier barges in Hood Canal

PORT TOWNSEND - The commanding officer of the Navy's huge Kitsap County complex says the Navy has "major concerns" about the proposed pit-to-pier rock and… Continue reading

Kinetic Skulpture race komes to a klimax in PT

PORT TOWNSEND - The sun was setting, casting shades of pinks and oranges on a thin blanket of clouds as brothers Ray and Ralph Parsons… Continue reading

Kinetic Skulpture Race karries on traditions of kweens, rubber chickens and mediocrity

PORT TOWNSEND - This weekend marks the silver anniversary of the Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race. For the 25th time, krazies will come… Continue reading

Costs of possible bond issue laid out in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend School District is considering asking district voters to approve a $30 to $33 million bond in February to fund… Continue reading

Port Townsend hospital to add clinic to emergency department

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson Healthcare hospital officials plan to open an ExpressCare clinic on Oct. 15 to treat moderate medical emergencies as part of its… Continue reading

Jefferson County’s fire chiefs plead for separate fire marshal position

PORT TOWNSEND - The county's fire chiefs sounded an alarm before Jefferson County commissioners Monday that the county needs a separate - not shared -… Continue reading

Vandal damages Port Townsend businesses

PORT TOWNSEND - A Port Townsend man was charged Monday in Jefferson County Superior Court in connection with more than $120,000 worth of vandalism to… Continue reading

New group prompts state report on mill emissions

PORT TOWNSEND - The state Department of Health is compiling comments from Port Townsend residents who are concerned that air emissions coming from the Port… Continue reading