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Gardiner: Neighbors of missing man worry about his disappearance in Alaska
GARDINER — Jim Murphy hasn’t lived in this small Jefferson County community very long, but he and his…
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Jefferson: Three fire districts’ consolidation bid could smolder with one’s lagging tax revenues
CHIMACUM — Efforts to consolidate two Jefferson County fire districts and one from Kitsap County continue to move…
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Port Townsend: Public forum will be held on proposed property tax increase
PORT TOWNSEND — The date hasn’t been set, but the City Council agreed Monday night that a public…
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Jefferson: Ballot count delayed by mechanical malfunction
Some 3,200 ballots remain to be counted from Tuesday’s primary election in Jefferson County after a malfunction in…
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Port Townsend: Port director outlines improvements
PORT TOWNSEND — Shortly after the 29th Wooden Boat Festival ends in September 2005, all of the remaining…
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Jefferson: Agencies confer on water sharing plan
PORT TOWNSEND — There wasn’t an inch of movement toward regional sharing of water, but there was far…
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Jefferson: Voters tap judge in election that ends today
Jefferson County residents could choose the county’s Superior Court judge and decide an Emergency Medical Services replacement levy…
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Wooden Boat Festival under way
PORT TOWNSEND — More than 25,000 people are expected to visit east Jefferson County during the 28th annual…
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Tall ship helps launch Wooden Boat Festival in PT
PORT TOWNSEND — Wooden boats from untold numbers of ports of call are beginning to arrive in Port…
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Quilcene: Wildlife agent kills cougar suspected of preying on goats
QUILCENE — A juvenile male cougar was shot to death Saturday by a state fish and wildlife agent…
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Jefferson: PUD may have a water source from a willing landowner
PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1 is constantly looking for water sources. Bernard Peterson…
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Port Townsend: Couple pledges $100,000 to maritime center, if . . .
PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend couple who were among the initial contributors to the Northwest Maritime Center…
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Jefferson: Effort intensifies to preserve land around Tamanowas Rock near Anderson Lake
PORT TOWNSEND — A group calling itself Tamanowas Rock LLC meets at noon Friday at Golden Times Photography,…
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Jefferson: Woman gives up her partisan primary vote ‘to protect my right to vote for candidates from both parties’
PORT TOWNSEND — When Linda LeBrane saw the four separate ballots in envelope in last week’s voter mailing,…
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Jefferson: Faster and better-informed, firefighters take delivery of 88 new radios
Firefighters across Jefferson County are better able to communicate with each other and law enforcement agencies after receiving…
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Jefferson: Consolidation of three fire districts moving forward
Encouraged by the prospect of adding staff — and the ability to meet state and federal safety mandates…
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Port Townsend: Centrum names new directors for two major programs
PORT TOWNSEND — New stars are shining at Centrum after officials at the Fort Worden-based arts and education…
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Port Townsend: PTTV stays unchanged for at least a month, negotiating group decides
PORT TOWNSEND — Producers of shows on public access cable television station PTTV and city administrators agreed after…
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Chimacum: All four county commissioner candidates dislike Hood Canal gravel barging plan
CHIMACUM — They may not agree on how to fix the budget or plan growth in the Port…
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Jefferson: Rep. Dicks brings $100,000 for courthouse clock tower restoration
PORT TOWNSEND — U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks on Monday brought word of a $100,000 federal grant to help…