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Port Townsend: Congressman to get first-hand look at aging clock tower
PORT TOWNSEND — Rep. Norm Dicks will take a tour Monday of the Jefferson County Courthouse clock tower…
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Port Townsend: Rain on my parade? So what, say uptown denizens
PORT TOWNSEND — A little rain can dampen a parade, as Port Townsend residents found out Saturday. A…
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Port Townsend: Brush-clearing on Scout House property doesn’t include tree-cutting
PORT TOWNSEND — No trees will be cut down on the Morgan Hill Scout House property, but some…
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‘Welcome mat’ extended by Quilcene to Brinnon middle school athletes
Quilcene School District officials have put out the “welcome mat” to Brinnon middle school students to play sports…
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Peninsula: 35 sites listed as potentially environmentally hazardous by state Department of Ecology
Thirty-five sites on the North Olympic Peninsula are listed with the state Department of Ecology as potentially hazardous…
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Jefferson: PUD commissioner miffed over fellow commissioner’s political brochures at fair booth
PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioner David Sullivan, a candidate for county commissioner, received a…
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Jefferson: One sniff will tell you – — – the buses are better
A month after switching the bus fleet over to biodiesel, Jefferson Transit officials say they can smell the…
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Port Townsend: Coast Guard’s ‘iron men’ of World War II era swap stories of days on wood-hull cutters
PORT TOWNSEND — Where the 87-foot Coast Guard cutter Osprey now sits in the Boat Haven, there once…
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Indian Island: Military exercise planned around Port Townsend Bay this weekend
INDIAN ISLAND — Military units converge on Jefferson County this weekend in an exercise to defend a small…
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Port Townsend: Port commissioners vow no tax increase in 2005
The Port of Port Townsend is considering rate increases to bolster revenue next year, but Port commissioners say…
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Pentagon tight-lipped on military operation planned for next week
INDIAN ISLAND — The annual harbor defense exercised called Operation Seahawk is scheduled to begin next week, but…
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Jefferson: Fire District No. 6 wins $80,000 grant
CAPE GEORGE — More than $80,000 in federal grant money will go toward purchasing new equipment for firefighters…
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Peninsula: Methamphetamine use declines, but cocaine on the rise
North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement officials say they are seeing a decline in methamphetamine use. That’s the good…
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Low-oxygen problems in Hood Canal chokes off most fishing
Hood Canal is expected to be closed to all fishing, except for salmon, until further notice. The move…
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Port Townsend: Scout House property up for sale; cabin scheduled to be torn down
PORT TOWNSEND — The land at Quincy and Cosgrove streets known as the Scout House property has been…
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Quilcene: Chamber of Commerce seeks kiosk with visitor information
QUILCENE — South Jefferson County business leaders are dreaming of a visitor center to welcome travelers arriving to…
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Brinnon: Apparent gunplay leads to shooting of girl, 12
BRINNON — A 12-year-old girl was shot in the head as she and her brothers were apparently playing…
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Brinnon: Victim of fatal crashed remembered as a family man and excellent mechanic
BRINNON — A proud mechanic, a devoted father and energetic grandfather. That’s how a Brinnon man is being…
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Port Hadlock: Foes in county commissioner race show signs of agreement on many issues
PORT HADLOCK — The first head-to-head debate of county commissioner candidates this year saw last year’s buzzwords “pit-to-pier”…
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Quilcene: Motorcyclist dies in U.S. 101 head-on crash
QUILCENE — A Brinnon man was killed Wednesday when his motorcycle slammed into a car on U.S. Highway…