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Former Port Townsend football star, another plead guilty to string of burglaries

PORT TOWNSEND - Two Port Townsend men - one a former captain of the Port Townsend High School football team - pleaded guilty Friday to… Continue reading

Jefferson airport to get own fire station

PORT TOWNSEND - Port of Port Townsend commissioners unanimously voted on Wednesday to have port staff draft an interlocal agreement to build a new fire… Continue reading

Hospital backs out of building purchase

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County's public health care district will not buy the office building across from Jefferson Healthcare hospital on Sheridan Street. Until recently,… Continue reading

Pit bulls tear into goats; owner cited

PORT TOWNSEND - The owner of two pit bulls was cited Tuesday after the dogs attacked a neighbor's goats, said Jefferson County Undersheriff Tim Perry.… Continue reading

Property reassessments to soar in southern Jefferson County — some tenfold

PORT TOWNSEND - Many of the owners of the 10,125 properties in the Chimacum School District will look upon their property reassessment statements, which will… Continue reading

Tribal canoeists make final North Olympic Peninsula stop of 2007 journey

PORT TOWNSEND - Under a sky of gray clouds, about 15 Native American canoes pulled up to the beach at the Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Costs ‘minimal’ to Jefferson County in recovery of hiker who died on trail

BRINNON - Jefferson County's costs of bringing the body of a Silverdale man down a mountain trail on Saturday were minimal, said Sheriff Mike Brasfield.… Continue reading

Hiker has apparent coronary, dies on mountain trail

BRINNON - A 35-year-old Silverdale man died of an apparent heart attack on a steep mountain trail at which efforts to remove the body lasted… Continue reading

Theater troupe raises curtain on plans for new theater, changes its name

PORT TOWNSEND - Plans for a new Key City Players theater look to triple the amount of seating of the current theater and relocate it… Continue reading

Port Hadlock cyclist dies in freak collision

PORT HADLOCK - A 51-year-old man riding a motorized bicycle died Wednesday of injuries he sustained when the bike slammed into a piece of heavy… Continue reading

PSE plans $5 million electricity substation for better reliability during stormy weather

CHIMACUM - Those who have gone winter days without electricity in the Tri-Area and Port Ludlow areas will soon have more reliable power service, Puget… Continue reading

Burn ban issued in Jefferson County; Clallam’s a day older

PORT TOWNSEND - The Jefferson County Department of Community Development has issued a burn ban on all open burning in East Jefferson County. The ban… Continue reading

Marine Science Center volunteers add to knowledge

PORT TOWNSEND - Those aren't scientists behind the microscopes, scribbling down observations at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. They're volunteers, people who live in… Continue reading

Wave of adoption swirls around seized animals

PORT TOWNSEND - Once the public knew that 76 animals seized in April were finally up for adoption, the Jefferson County Animal Services shelter was… Continue reading

Port Hadlock man hurt in crash aboard ‘cursed’ motorcycle

CHIMACUM - A Port Hadlock man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Wednesday after crashing a motorcycle one person called cursed. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper’s payback plan now up to creditors

PORT TOWNSEND - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s plan to pay back creditors during a hearing in Seattle on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Inmate prescription drug costs busting Jefferson jail budget

PORT HADLOCK - The Jefferson County jail's inmate prescription drug budget is on a track to burst before the year's end. Not only are jail… Continue reading

Planners seek more time on critical areas recommendations

PORT TOWNSEND - The Jefferson County Planning Commission has asked county commissioners for more time to deliberate recommendations for changes to the critical areas ordinance.… Continue reading

Seized animals costing Jefferson taxpayers $40,000

PORT HADLOCK - More than two months after 76 animals were seized from a Port Hadlock residence, the owners have not been charged with a… Continue reading

Port Ludlow man dies in head-on crash on Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE - A Port Ludlow man, who was described as "a wonderful dad," was killed on the Hood Canal Bridge early Thursday when the car… Continue reading