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Two arrested during protest of submarine at Indian Island

PORT HADLOCK - Two Jefferson County residents were arrested Saturday outside the entrance gates of Naval Magazine Indian Island as 16 people brandished cardboard signs… Continue reading

Investigation looks into mysterious cause of Brinnon inferno

BRINNON - Fire investigators don't know yet what set off a conflagration that destroyed a home on U.S. Highway 101 in Brinnon on Wednesday. "At… Continue reading

Firefighters dodge bullets, exploding propane tank but can’t save house

BRINNON - A 3,000-square-foot home in Brinnon burned to the ground Wednesday, while the resident watched in shock. No one was injured in the raging… Continue reading

Jefferson County deputies to follow lead in case of West End girl missing for 26 years

After 26 years, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office believes the answers to Carla Owens' 1981 disappearance could be buried in woods just west of Port… Continue reading

Nobody covets Hadlock Days queen crown

PORT HADLOCK - The Hadlock Days organizers have a crisis on their hands. The Chimacum High School auditorium, 91 West Valley Road, has been reserved… Continue reading

Sheriff’s Office gets several adoption requests for rescued animals — but not yet

PORT TOWNSEND - Of the 80 abused animals rescued from a property near Four Corners Road on Monday, 20 dogs are being sheltered at Jefferson… Continue reading

Deputies rescue 80 neglected animals

PORT HADLOCK -Jefferson County Sheriff's Office personnel rescued about 80 neglected animals from a single property near Four Corners Road after serving a search warrant… Continue reading

Jefferson County poised to decide wetlands buffers

PORT TOWNSEND - It will be up to the Jefferson County Planning Commission to decide if compliance with wetland buffer zone boundaries should be voluntary… Continue reading

Jefferson County officials hear plans for resort near Brinnon

PORT HADLOCK - The Jefferson County commissioners and Planning Commission took their first look this week at 12 proposed amendments to the county's comprehensive plan… Continue reading

Grant to help students move into sixth grade

PORT TOWNSEND - A $15,000 grant will help fund a program aimed at helping fifth grade students make a smooth transition into sixth grade. Kids… Continue reading

Backyard discovery could be relic from World War I

PORT TOWNSEND - It wasn't a sewer pipe. It was an artillery shell. "Over the past three years, I've been hitting it with the lawn… Continue reading

Five treated for rabies; all well

PORT HADLOCK - The first case of rabies discovered in the North Olympic Peninsula in many years resulted in five local people being treated with… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper clears another hurdle in reorganization

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend Paper Corp. and its affiliates have received approval of what's essentially a $50 million loan to help pay their… Continue reading

Formerly deadly Anderson Lake due to reopen later this month

CHIMACUM - Anderson Lake State Park will open on April 28 for the beginning of trout-fishing season after tests found it clear of bacteria that… Continue reading

Bank robber pleads guilty; ‘it was a horrible mistake’

PORT TOWNSEND - Daniel Lee Semingson pleaded guilty to robbing the Port Townsend branch of the Washington Mutual bank and was sentenced on Friday. Semingson,… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Investigation into West End girl’s 1981 disappearance reopened

No one knows what happened to Carla Owens 26 years ago. On June 30, 1981, the 14-year-old girl, who was living with her family across… Continue reading

Irondale petition follows Jefferson’s new no-shoot rules

IRONDALE - With the ink still wet on the amended no-shooting zone ordinance the three Jefferson County commissioners adopted on Friday, a proposal has been… Continue reading

Jefferson County slaps one of its own vendors with stop-work order

PORT HADLOCK - A Jefferson County businessman's biggest customer has told him to quit working. For the past four years, Rich Holtman of Port Ludlow… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners put 3-minute limit on public comment

PORT TOWNSEND - Longwinded residents of Jefferson County who wish to speak at Monday county commissioners meetings will now have to cut it short. Phil… Continue reading

Most Jefferson County crime rates decline

Crimes across the board in Jefferson County at the end of 2006 were on the decline compared with the previous year, except for one glaring… Continue reading