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Quilcene: County commissioners irked over state snub of proposed water system
Jefferson County commissioners Monday leveled criticism at the state Department of Ecology for denying a request that would…
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Jefferson: County looking at creating off-road vehicle area
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners on Monday took the first step toward creating an off-road vehicle area…
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Marrowstone: An island divided over water
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS NORDLAND — It’s easy to oversimplify the debate between Marrowstone Island residents over installing a…
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Port Townsend: Restaurateur says he’s in waiting game for contract to serve on state ferry
PORT TOWNSEND — Washington State Ferries rejected a landmark hotel and restaurant’s proposal to serve food on the…
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Quilcene: Father of boy killed in crash tests for high blood-alcohol level
POULSBO — The father of a Quilcene Elementary School student killed in a van crash early Tuesday morning…
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Quilcene: Public water system proposal hits roadblock
QUILCENE — A plan to build a town water system has hit a roadblock that at least one…
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Port Townsend: Arts center and golf course don’t mix, foundation report tells City Hall
PORT TOWNSEND — Developing a multi-use clubhouse at Port Townsend Golf Club is a better fit with the…
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Port Townsend: Hospital radiology unit wins three-year accreditation
PORT TOWNSEND — The radiology department at Jefferson General Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation in mammography…
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Port Hadlock: Pedestrian carried on hood of car that struck him
PORT HADLOCK — A 33-year-old pedestrian suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon after being carried for several blocks on…
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Jefferson: County commissioners brainstorm at daylong retreat
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners, holding a daylong brainstorming retreat Friday, contemplated how they will balance the…
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Port Townsend: 2004 Rhody queen, court to be crowned Saturday night
PORT TOWNSEND — One of five Port Townsend High School seniors will be crowned queen of the 69th…
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Jefferson: Verser to be sworn in as Superior Court judge today
PORT TOWNSEND — Craddock Davis Verser will become Jefferson County’s third full-time Superior Court judge during a swearing-in…
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Nordland: Search called off for missing boater, 80 — “He did love the water so”
NORDLAND — The search for 80-year-old Walter Buhr Jr. of Port Ludlow was suspended Wednesday afternoon, 24 hours…
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Port Townsend: County funds to help keep forest at city’s entrance from being logged
PORT TOWNSEND — A county commissioner’s concerns won’t stop a plan to use the County Conservation Fund to…
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Jefferson: EDC may have to show results to gain future county funding
PORT TOWNSEND — Future county funding of the Economic Development Council of Jefferson County could hinge on its…
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Jefferson General considers new twist in its future strategy: hospitalists
PORT TOWNSEND — Determining whether to hire doctors or nurse practitioners — known as hospitalists — to see…
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Jefferson: New-business drought hurts county, could force more layoffs, commissioner says
QUILCENE — The inability to land businesses interested in locating in Jefferson County is hurting the economy and…
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Jefferson: Water reclamation in Tri-Area’s future? County considers incentive
PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County planners are updating plans for a sewage treatment plant in the Tri-Area urban…
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Jefferson: Emergency plan considered in case of disaster at Navy ammo station
PORT TOWNSEND — A disaster involving military ammunition being delivered or stored at Naval Magazine Indian Island is…
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Jefferson: Law-enforcers follow clues in string of burglaries down Highways 20, 19
An eyewitness and a cell phone could hold the key to solving a string of nighttime burglaries along…