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Safety aside, officials worried about losing ferry route
PORT TOWNSEND – Riding the 80-year-old ferries between Port Townsend and Keystone is like living in a third-world…
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Port Townsend city officials concerned about ferries’ issues
PORT TOWNSEND – “I’m absolutely – absolutely – confident that the Coast Guard wouldn’t allow people on the…
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Double-signers of ill-fated city petition may face prosecutor
PORT TOWNSEND – Those whose signatures appeared more than once on a petition to change the form of…
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Auditor says mistakes were made in snafu over Port Townsend petitions
PORT TOWNSEND – The Jefferson County Auditor’s Office made mistakes in certifying the petition that would have put…
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Port Townsend Paper Corp. reorganization complete
PORT TOWNSEND – A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday confirmed Port Townsend Paper Corp.’s reorganization plan in…
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Man dies after kayak overturns in Port Townsend Bay
PORT TOWNSEND – A Seattle man has died and a Bellevue man was discharged from a Seattle hospital…
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Port Townsend council reverses ballot decision on ‘strong mayor’ city government
PORT TOWNSEND – A proposal to change Port Townsend’s form of government from one with a city manager…
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Investigation into possible stolen boat ring focuses on man already jailed
PORT TOWNSEND – Two people arrested in Jefferson County while they were towing a stolen boat from Olympia…
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Jefferson County Fair enjoys good attendance as final day arrives today
PORT TOWNSEND – Every time Bill McIntire, Jefferson County Fair board president, checked how many cars were in…
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School on a farm ready to open in September
PORT HADLOCK — A mammoth volunteer effort has poised Sunfield School to open its doors — and farmland…
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Quilcene chooses part-time schools superintendent
QUILCENE – Quilcene School District’s new part-time superintendent is William Miller, a 30-year veteran of school administration whose…
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Jefferson County Fair this weekend
PORT TOWNSEND – Organizers are inviting people to dive in and “Discover the Treasure” this weekend at the…
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Owner of allegedly stolen boat gives chase in a plane
PORT HADLOCK – The owner of a stolen boat chartered a plane on Thursday, spotted his boat on…
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Gibbs Lake becomes second closed because of toxins
CHIMACUM – Gibbs Lake has been closed because of a high concentration of toxic blue-green algae found in…
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State spurns funding for Beckett Point archaeology; Kessler ‘surprised’
DISCOVERY BAY – The state Department of Ecology denied Jefferson County a $250,000 grant to help fund an…
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Pit bulls euthanized after attacked goat dies of injuries
PORT TOWNSEND – Two pit bulls that attacked two goats were euthanized on Monday at the Jefferson County…
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WSU unit to lead Jefferson County’s economic development efforts
PORT TOWNSEND – The three Jefferson County commissioners appointed a team of people affiliated with Washington State University…
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Old rocket range stirs new ordnance fears at Fort Flagler State Park
MARROWSTONE ISLAND – A section of Fort Flagler State Park may contain unexploded munitions from when the tip…
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County water quality district would add to property tax bills
PORT TOWNSEND -Jefferson County Department of Environmental Health officials hope to clean up water pollution in eastern Jefferson…
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Anderson park, not toxic lake, due to reopen within two weeks
CHIMACUM – State Parks officials are preparing to reopen Anderson Lake State Park – the park only, not…