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Jefferson County Heart of Service awards presented to dedicated volunteers

Jefferson County Heart of Service awards presented to dedicated volunteers

The 13th Annual Heart of Service Awards were presented to seven community members, including four Port Townsend High School students, at a… Continue reading

Jefferson County Heart of Service awards presented to dedicated volunteers
Founder of Fat Smitty’s restaurant dies at age 75

Founder of Fat Smitty’s restaurant dies at age 75

Carl Edward Schmidt, founder of the iconic Fat Smitty’s restaurant at the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 20, has… Continue reading

Founder of Fat Smitty’s restaurant dies at age 75
Special Olympics torch run sweeps Olympic Peninsula

Special Olympics torch run sweeps Olympic Peninsula

With help from North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement and Port Townsend High School athletes, the Special Olympics torch passed through Clallam and Jefferson… Continue reading

Special Olympics torch run sweeps Olympic Peninsula
Sea lions take over Port Townsend city dock

Sea lions take over Port Townsend city dock

The Port Townsend City Dock has become a local hangout for a raft of California sea lions visiting the area. First spotted… Continue reading

Sea lions take over Port Townsend city dock
Brush fire breaks out on Cape George Road near Port Townsend

Brush fire breaks out on Cape George Road near Port Townsend

East Jefferson Fire Rescue firefighters were fighting a brush fire on Cape George Road late Thursday afternoon. The east side of Discovery… Continue reading

Brush fire breaks out on Cape George Road near Port Townsend
Port Townsend marks Memorial Day with ceremonies across city

Port Townsend marks Memorial Day with ceremonies across city

Fallen servicemen and women were honored on Memorial Day with ceremonies at sites throughout the city. The American Legion Marvin G. Shields… Continue reading

Port Townsend marks Memorial Day with ceremonies across city
Student artwork on display at Port Townsend businesses during Art Wave

Student artwork on display at Port Townsend businesses during Art Wave

The streets and shops of uptown and downtown Port Townsend are filled with unrestrained color as student artists’ work is exhibited in… Continue reading

Student artwork on display at Port Townsend businesses during Art Wave
Jefferson County Historical Society director to retire

Jefferson County Historical Society director to retire

Jefferson County Historical Society’s executive director is retiring at the end of the month. Since 2002, Bill Tennent, 70, has been the… Continue reading

Jefferson County Historical Society director to retire
Elevated Ice Cream in Port Townsend for sale

Elevated Ice Cream in Port Townsend for sale

Big celebrations always seem to include ice cream. Julie and David McCulloch’s Elevated Ice Cream has been the go-to place where locals… Continue reading

Elevated Ice Cream in Port Townsend for sale
Port of Port Townsend decides against replacing south jetty this year

Port of Port Townsend decides against replacing south jetty this year

The failing south jetty at Point Hudson will not be replaced this year. After months of discussion, a majority of port commissioners… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend decides against replacing south jetty this year
Chimacum man finds huge mushroom in his field

Chimacum man finds huge mushroom in his field

Doyle Yancey of Egg & I Farms in Chimacum was mowing the Glendale Farm field in Beaver Valley on Monday when he came… Continue reading

Chimacum man finds huge mushroom in his field
Chair of Port Townsend panel discusses measures underway to create more living quarters

Chair of Port Townsend panel discusses measures underway to create more living quarters

The chair of the Port Townsend City Council’s Affordable Housing Committee said the panel is discussing incentives for developers to help solve… Continue reading

Chair of Port Townsend panel discusses measures underway to create more living quarters
Whittaker film about second-generation climb on Mount Kennedy to debut at Telluride

Whittaker film about second-generation climb on Mount Kennedy to debut at Telluride

Have you ever thought what it would be like to walk in your father’s footsteps? Leif and Bobby Whittaker, and Chris Kennedy… Continue reading

Whittaker film about second-generation climb on Mount Kennedy to debut at Telluride

Port Townsend again extends land use rules for developing area

The Port Townsend City Council has approved extending the interim land use rules for the areas of Sixth and 10th streets and… Continue reading

Jefferson Community School gets new head of school amid other changes

Jefferson Community School gets new head of school amid other changes

Jefferson Community School is undergoing many changes for the coming school year: A change in leadership, the sale of the historic Good… Continue reading

Jefferson Community School gets new head of school amid other changes
PHOTO: Port Townsend street project ‘blazing’ ahead with tree planting

PHOTO: Port Townsend street project ‘blazing’ ahead with tree planting

Six “Autumn Blaze” maple trees were planted Tuesday between Taylor and Tyler streets as part of Port Townsend’s Water Street Enhancement Project. Rusty Sage of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend street project ‘blazing’ ahead with tree planting

Jefferson commissioners hear opinions from both sides on Brinnon resort

Jefferson County commissioners heard the results Monday of public remarks for and against the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Plan Resort in Brinnon.… Continue reading

Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

For the past 18 years, Wayne King has been going to meetings, more meetings than he can count. They have taken him all… Continue reading

Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

Four-way contest set for Jefferson County commission

A four-way race has developed for the District 3 seat on the Jefferson County commission. Craig Durgan, 61, of Port Ludlow filed… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare given $1 million to provide low-income dental care

Jefferson Healthcare has received $1 million in state capital funding for a pilot program to provide dental health services to approximately 3,000… Continue reading