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Remembering Pearl Harbor: Port Townsend man recalls how he missed attack on USS Arizona

PORT TOWNSEND — On the morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Harry Fitch was standing at a bus…

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Passion for Precision: Instrument maker helps cell researchers see the “little picture”

When Dr. Shinya InouĂ© stands up in front of the emperor of Japan and accepts the International Prize…

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Port Townsend: Students compete, collect ton of food for food bank

PORT TOWNSEND — If 610 high school students collect 2,000 pounds of food plus cash donations of $1,500,…

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Port Townsend: Chance encounter leads to Japanese-American exchange –

PORT TOWNSEND — In October of last year, Sue Gillard, Shary Irwin and Norma Wieman traveled to Japan…

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Port Townsend: War protester heading back to Iraq

PORT TOWNSEND — When Anna Bachmann decided to go to Iraq last winter, she worried that she was…

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Realizing the dream: Port Townsend entrepreneur thrives on challenge

PORT TOWNSEND — Some came to seek their fortune. Others wanted to make a name for themselves, to…

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Port Townsend: “A great day” for Fort Worden State Park

PORT TOWNSEND — With speeches, congratulations, chocolate cake and a few tears, the $6 million dining and conference…

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Port Townsend: Dedication Saturday for Fort Worden Commons

PORT TOWNSEND — In 2002, Fort Worden celebrated its centennial with fireworks, concerts and reunions of those who…

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Jefferson: Volunteer teens who garden for food bank to throw in the trowel

PORT HADLOCK — For the last year and a half, Sheffield and Sebastian Edgerton have spent hundreds of…

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Halloween special: Wands can be used as a tool — but the broom in the corner is used to sweep the floor

PORT TOWNSEND — It is All Hallows Eve, and the students of Mystic Moon School will travel up…

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Backers of Port Townsend Scout House meet with Elks tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of neighbors and Scout parents will join forces tonight to save the Scout…

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Port Townsend: New Goodwill store a hit at grand opening

PORT TOWNSEND –Like the start of the Oklahoma Land Rush, hundreds of bargain hunters surged through the doors…

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Jefferson: Coalition seeks matching funds for Larry Scott Trail

PORT TOWNSEND — Another mile of the Larry Scott Memorial Trail, the east section of a proposed non-motorized…

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Gardiner: U.S. landmark back in business — for the birds

GARDINER — Each time Marc Lassen drove past the fire-ravaged building that used to house Wild Birds Unlimited,…

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Port Townsend: Scout House on the block?

PORT TOWNSEND — Residents are worried they may lose another landmark in the historical uptown neighborhood and they’re…

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Port Ludlow: Local version of Antique Road Show brings out treasures

PORT LUDLOW — The finds — a teddy bear worth $2,000, a Navajo rug in the $2,000 to…

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Jefferson: Farm tour a quick sellout

Lots of sunshine — and a sprinkling of rain– produced a bountiful inaugural Jefferson County Farm Tour on…

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Peninsula weekend: Take a tour of Jefferson County’s wonderful farms

The Jefferson County Farm Tour is the perfect opportunity for a Sunday drive to enjoy the colors of…

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Kinetic kraziness in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — It could have rowed better, but then the crew of Iota Rho Beta wouldn’t have…

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Port Townsend: Kinetic couples find love among the races

PORT TOWNSEND — When Denise Kenney first saw her future spouse, he had a giant meatball on his…