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Port Townsend: Skookum receives $99,000 contract from Navy
PORT TOWNSEND — Skookum Corp., Port Townsend’s largest employer of disabled workers, has been awarded a $99,000 contract…
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Port Townsend: Strong feelings mark public testimony at forum on proposed tax rate increase
PORT TOWNSEND — Is the city’s budget deficit the result of a growing city, revenue-limiting statewide initiatives or…
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Port Townsend: City manager explains needs for tax levy increase
PORT TOWNSEND — City Manager David Timmons warned Port Townsend residents Tuesday night that they stand to lose…
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Quilcene: Puppy’s tongue cut out — was it “satanists”?
QUILCENE — Tamara Lenzen came home to her Coyle Road farm on Tuesday afternoon to find one of…
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Quilcene: Gov. Locke reappoints resident to council for the blind
QUILCENE — The gravel road to Carl Jarvis’ house runs through a beautiful, three-mile stretch of woods colored…
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Port Townsend: Next week’s forum on city property tax measure just got livelier; ban on oral questions and statements lifted
PORT TOWNSEND — Responding to public criticism, the City Council on Monday decided to allow residents to ask…
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Port Townsend: Newly sentenced defendant bolts courtroom, captured by citizen
PORT TOWNSEND — A defendant fled from the courtroom after being found guilty of a hit and run…
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Port Townsend settles on a date for “levy lift” informational forum
PORT TOWNSEND — The city will hold an informational forum to discuss its property tax levy ballot measure…
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Port Townsend: School enrollment drops again, and so do revenues for educational programs
PORT TOWNSEND — The number of students enrolled in Port Townsend schools continues its steady decline, draining state…
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Jefferson: Commissioner candidates face off at Rotary forum
PORT TOWNSEND — Rivals in the Jefferson County commissioners’ races peacefully shared a forum table during a debate…
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Jefferson: County plan OKs money plan in case of natural disaster
PORT TOWNSEND –Jefferson County commissioners approved a plan Monday that they say would bring more money to the…
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Straw and seawater combine with celluloid for a boffo Port Townsend Film Festival
PORT TOWNSEND — It’s a film festival that adds straw and seawater to celluloid. The fifth annual Port…
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Port Townsend: Port seeks to reverse “snowbird” trend with free RV offering at Point Hudson
PORT TOWNSEND — Most “snowbirds” migrate south for the winter, yet the Port of Port Townsend hopes to…
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Jefferson: Transit board setting wheels in motion for new bus headquarters
PORT TOWNSEND — As ridership grows, Jefferson Transit will need a new and bigger bus garage to handle…
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Nordland: Healed bald eagle poses for photographers, then flies to freedom
NORDLAND — The moment Dr. Scott Ford opened the cage door, the black shadow of a bird darted…
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Port Townsend: Council prepares $1 tax boost for Nov. 2 ballot
PORT TOWNSEND — After a 4-2 vote, the City Council will put a measure asking for a $1…
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Jefferson: Voters give Fire District 6 tax OK
PORT TOWNSEND –Voters in Jefferson County Fire District No. 6 (Cape George-Kala Point) on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an…
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Jefferson: Verser elected outright to judge’s post
PORT TOWNSEND — Craddock Verser easily beat Joan Best for Jefferson County Superior Court judge, earning 69 percent…
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Port Townsend: Tax Lodging tax board discusses tourism
PORT TOWNSEND –City Council members met with its Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Monday night to discuss on-going tourism…
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Hospital in Port Townsend gets new name
PORT TOWNSEND — The name will now. Easier to say and remember, too. Jefferson County Public Care Service…