If campaign contributions are an indication, incumbent 24th District Rep. Jim Buck, R-Joyce, could be in for one of the toughest fights of his political… Continue reading
Many beaches in Jefferson County and some in Clallam have been closed to recreational digging when state Department of Health officials found high levels of… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Suggestions that the city could generate revenue for its ailing budget by selling water to Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1… Continue reading
NORDLAND -- When he heard the explosion after seeing the blinding flash of light Tuesday morning, Marrowstone Island resident Greg Seran realized lightning had struck… Continue reading
A "pit-to-pier" project in King County is drawing interest from proponents and opponents of a plan to build a similar operation in eastern Jefferson County.… Continue reading
SHINE -- State Department of Transportation workers used a remote-control submersible during slack tide Thursday afternoon in an effort to find out why a cable… Continue reading
SHINE -- One of the dozens of braided steel cables holding the Hood Canal Bridge in place has broken from a concrete anchor. Although the… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Wording of a strategy to protect the city's water right was hotly debated Monday night, with one councilman claiming the objective of… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday completed the Port Hadlock-Irondale urban growth area by adding zoning to the approximately 1,320-acre configuration about five… Continue reading
A mistake in calculating how sales tax from the Hood Canal Bridge reconstruction project will be distributed means Jefferson County will receive nearly 90 percent… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Historical preservation design guidelines will become law in early September after being approved in a 4-3 vote of the City Council on… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- A Bellingham consultant will be the new executive director of the Jefferson County Economic Development Council, the EDC board decided unanimously on… Continue reading
BRINNON -- A team of crisis counselors will be at Brinnon School on Tuesday to help students, staff and community members cope with tragedies that… Continue reading
BRINNON -- Obtaining a water right might be the toughest part of installing a public water system in this south Jefferson County town if residents… Continue reading
An Edmonds man with an extensive background in economic development is expected to be offered the Jefferson County Economic Development Council's top job when the… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- When the final school bell rings in June 2005, it will mark the end of Carol Andreason's 38-year career in public education.… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- One day less than a year after flames burned the heart out of the uptown, ground was broken Tuesday for a new… Continue reading
BRINNON -- The 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head, allegedly by a 13-year-old boy at the family home, remained in critical condition in… Continue reading
A projected $2.2 million windfall from the state Department of Transportation in sales tax payments for work on the west end of the Hood Canal… Continue reading
Democrat Phil Johnson of Port Townsend will seek election as District 1 Jefferson County commissioner, ending months of speculation about who might challenge incumbent Dan… Continue reading
