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Brinnon ShrimpFest conjures up tasty crustaceans; event wraps up today
BRINNON — Anything that could favor the Hood Canal ShrimpFest did so this weekend for its biggest-ever turnout,…
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Jefferson County commissioner returns to Seattle hospital
Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan, injured in a 40-foot bluff fall May 1, has returned to Harborview Medical…
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Jefferson County will do some logging to raise funds for clock tower restoration
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County leaders want to cut some trees down to help keep the county courthouse’s…
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Labor unions scuttled ex-astronaut’s appointment to WSU Board of Regents
SHINE — A retired NASA space shuttle astronaut who also flew 90 combat missions over Vietnam, John Fabian…
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Undersea junk raised in Hood Canal
SHINE — Jefferson became the seventh seaside county to join a growing effort to clean up fish-killing crab…
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Project to raise derelict fishing gear off Jefferson County starts today
SHINE — A project that has pulled thousands of pounds of fish-killing derelict crab and shrimp pots and…
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County reverses self, calls for four environmental report on proposed gravel mining expansion
PORT TOWNSEND — A surprise turnaround by county planners late last week will result in a fourth environmental-impact…
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Injured Jefferson County commissioner returns home after nearly two weeks in hospital
CAPE GEORGE — Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan returned home Saturday after nearly two weeks at Seattle’s Harborview…
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Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival to begin 70th run
PORT TOWNSEND — For Christy Spencer, the 70th annual Rhododendron Festival has special meaning. She and her Rhododendron…
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Port of Port Townsend commissioners approve airport business
PORT TOWNSEND — A fixed-base operation with a pilot’s lounge and aircraft maintenance shop could land at Jefferson…
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Jefferson Transit headquarters move held up — for now
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit officials are awaiting the results of an environmental assessment study now under way…
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County commissioner undergoes surgery in Seattle
SEATTLE — Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan was recovering Monday in Harborview Medical Center from unexpected back surgery,…
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Door-to-door airporter service from North Olympic Peninsula to shut down
PORT TOWNSEND — Pennco Transportation president Kevin Harris surprised Chamber of Commerce members Monday when he tearfully announced…
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Peninsula’s only whale-watching excursion adds new boat, lounge
PORT TOWNSEND — P.S. Express, the North Olympic Peninsula’s only orca-watching tour operation, has a whale of an…
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Poets plea for peace outside Navy ammunition base
INDIAN ISLAND — One by one, poets stood just a stone’s throw from the entrance to Naval Magazine…
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Pennco ceases operations after told it cannot subcontract shuttle service
PORT TOWNSEND — Pennco Transportation Inc. has ceased operations after state officials determined that the company cannot legally…
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Port Townsend-Seattle ferry service possible, private carrier tells Chamber of Commerce
PORT TOWNSEND — Establishing a public-private partnership for passenger ferry service between Port Townsend and Seattle is the…
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Jefferson County commissioner hospitalized after 40-foot plunge down cliff
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan said Monday he was feeling “very lucky” after sustaining back,…
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Jefferson County will switch to all-mail elections
PORT TOWNSEND — Despite calls from Jefferson County Republicans to delay action, two county commissioners authorized a move…
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Jefferson County study could result in widening parking subsidy to other state parks
PORT TOWNSEND — In a split vote Monday, Jefferson County commissioners approved asking the county Lodging Tax Advisory…