Luke Bogues

Port Townsend: Stars come out for film festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- The stars came out for the fourth annual Port Townsend Film Festival. People watching "The Gods Must Be Crazy" on an inflatable… Continue reading

Brinnon: Firefighters get matching coats, pants with grant for new gear

BRINNON -- For the first time ever, the volunteers of Jefferson County Fire District No. 4 in Brinnon are getting new firefighting gear. The funds… Continue reading

Port Townsend: 1,000 motorcyclists expected at weekend rally

PORT TOWNSEND -- Thousands of motorcyclists and one "Easy Rider" are coming to town this weekend. Brad "Cheech" Gehring of Bremerton is leading the third… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Old ferry dock may be centerpiece for revitalization project

PORT TOWNSEND -- New life appears to be destined for the old state ferry dock on Quincy Street. Local entrepreneur Kevin Harris and the Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council votes to raise its pay in increments

PORT TOWNSEND -- A pay increase approved this week by the City Council will be implemented on an incremental basis and has the potential to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council enacts limits on tree cutting

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council voted to enact an ordinance Monday night that will limit cutting of trees on some pieces of property in… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Prosecutor to get paperwork on Aldrich’s fire soon

PORT TOWNSEND -- The results of the investigation into the Aug. 4 fire that destroyed historical Aldrich's grocery in uptown should be in the hands… Continue reading

Peninsula: Unprecedented shellfish closures cloak entire North Olympic Peninsula

State health officials say an unprecedented outbreak of a marine toxin found in mussels off Marrowstone Island is on the decline, but they're keeping shellfish… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Eye kept on Kingston foot ferry experiment Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- If a trial run of a Kingston-Seattle passenger-only ferry on Saturday is successful, it could be a first step in creating weekend… Continue reading

Jefferson: Many already vote before Election Day today

More than 4,500 of 12,710 Jefferson County voters eligible to cast their ballot in today's election have already done so by mail. Residents in Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Maritime Center raises more than $50,000 at Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than $50,000 was raised for the Northwest Maritime Center during the 2003 Wooden Boat Festival earlier this month. Spokeswoman Shelly Randall… Continue reading

Nature threatens Hood Canal Bridge east half more than age

SHINE -- The eastern half of the Hood Canal Bridge won't fall apart before its scheduled replacement in mid-2006. The draw span may not always… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Aldrich’s owners take first step in rebuilding grocery

PORT TOWNSEND -- The owners of Aldrich's grocery in uptown have completed the first step in rebuilding the store. Aldrich's owners David Hamilton and Jonathan… Continue reading

Jefferson: Two county planning commissioners target of citizens group fighting airport noise overlay

PORT TOWNSEND -- A citizens group opposing a proposed airport noise overlay is requesting that two Jefferson County planning commissioners recuse themselves from the matter.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Weekend’s Wooden Boat Festival was “better than ever”

PORT TOWNSEND -- This year's Wooden Boat Festival was a record-setting event, project organizers say. Wooden Boat Foundation Executive Director Christopher Kluck didn't have specific… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Council delays decision on controversial low-income housing subdivision

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council will make its decision on an appeal of the controversial Laurel Heights low-income housing development at a meeting Sept.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Organizer of commemoration says 9/11 touches her deeply

PORT TOWNSEND -- Edel Sokol said her father always told her that oceans on both sides of the continent would keep North America safe. Terrorists… Continue reading

Peninsula: Break-ins probed in businesses from Port Townsend to Port Angeles

Law enforcement agencies across the Olympic Peninsula are investigating a string of business burglaries in three communities that may be connected. Four break-ins occurred the… Continue reading

Chimacum: Farmer, insurer in row over tainted hay

CHIMACUM -- Even though a state investigation into tainted hay that killed 14 cows at a Beaver Valley dairy established it wasn't the farmer's fault,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ahoy! Get ready for the Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- An image of the salty sea town that once defined Port Townsend comes to life for the 27th annual Wooden Boat Festival… Continue reading