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Army forecasts minimal effects on Jefferson County traffic during 10 days of convoys
PORT HADLOCK — Military officials are forecasting a minimal impact on east Jefferson County traffic as hundreds of…
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Indian Island: Massive Army exercise coming to Peninsula
A giant military exercise involving thousands of Army personnel and hundreds of armored vehicles and trucks will arrive…
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Jefferson: Welcome center plans detailed
Scenic mountain views, meandering streams and towering forests draw people to the North Olympic Peninsula. Those lures will…
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Fire bell rings out Port Townsend history
PORT TOWNSEND — There’s plenty of history in the West Coast’s third oldest fire department. The bell that…
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Brinnon: Dosewallips River Road reconstruction under fire by environmental coalition
BRINNON — An Olympia-based environmental group is on record as opposing the rebuilding of Dosewallips River Road. Olympic…
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Port Townsend: Judge in murder trial to stay; prosecutors list witnesses
PORT TOWNSEND — The judge presiding over the Ryan Neil Sorensen murder case again says he won’t step…
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Jefferson: Sheriff reviews his first six months of office
The number of serious crimes in Jefferson County dropped last year by 7.7 percent, Sheriff Mike Brasfield told…
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Brinnon: Logging foes scout eagles near Scout camp
BRINNON — Bald Eagles outnumbered a group of citizens gathering Saturday to oppose logging at Brinnon’s Pulali Point.…
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Alvin’s war: Quilcene man recalls horrors of Europe 59 years after D-Day
QUILCENE — On June 6, 1944, more than 130,000 American, Canadian and British soldiers, supported by 5,000 ships,…
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Port Townsend-based Coast Guard cutter changes command
PORT TOWNSEND — The last time the Port Townsend-based Coast Guard cutter Osprey got a new commander, the…
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Chimacum: Schools superintendent-designate anxious to start
CHIMACUM — Mike Blair, the new superintendent of Chimacum schools, is anxious to get to work. His first…
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Quilcene: School chief selected, but identity kept mum
QUILCENE — Then there was one — who will remain nameless for now. Quilcene School Board members narrowed…
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Port Townsend: Death of “Waving Man” makes streets a little less friendly
PORT TOWNSEND — Many people knew Charles Zenith Kuder, but only from his wave. He was often simply…
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Chimacum: Meet the schools superintendent candidates
CHIMACUM — The first of two schools superintendent candidates, Tom Opstad, will be in town today to get…
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Port Townsend: City Council approves $4.75 million City Hall project
PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council on Monday night voted to go forward with a landmark $4.75 million…
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Jefferson: County commissioner resigns over health concerns
SHINE –Wendi Wrinkle, Jefferson County’s first woman county commissioner, abruptly announced her resignation effective June 15, citing health…
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Port Townsend: 50-year restraining order enacted against alleged killer
PORT TOWNSEND — Ryan Neil Sorensen has been ordered to avoid contact with his ex-wife — the daughter…
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Chimacum: And then there were two schools superintendent candidates
CHIMACUM — School leaders from Kettle Falls and Lynden were selected as finalists Saturday for the position of…
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Chimacum: List of schools superintendent candidates narrowed to five
CHIMACUM — The search for a new Chimacum School District superintendent has been narrowed to five candidates, one…
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Port Townsend: Plaque dedicated to six county men killed in Vietnam
PORT TOWNSEND — Hundreds of Jefferson County residents turned out Monday to the Memorial Day dedication of a…