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PORT TOWNSEND: April 24, 1851, considered the founding day — so happy 150th birthday!

PORT TOWNSEND — Queen Victoria was anticipating the opening of the Grand Exhibition of 1851 in London as…

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PORT TOWNSEND: YMCA planners hopeful for support

PORT TOWNSEND — YMCA planners put the finishing touches on a proposal for a Jefferson County branch Friday…

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QUILCENE: Selected schools leader expects to sign contract in coming weeks

QUILCENE — The ink hasn’t been inscribed on the contract yet, but Quilcene Principal Judi Mackey said she…

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Port Townsend: Sustainable tourism topic of symposium

PORT TOWNSEND –Tourism means different things to different people, but throw in “sustainable and responsible”‘ and even more…

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PORT TOWNSEND: Osprey crew recognized for role in drug bust

PORT TOWNSEND –Shiny new bolts on a rusted hatch caught the attention of U.S. Coast Guardsmen boarding the…

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PORT HADLOCK: Methamphetamine caused inmate’s death, lab test show

PORT HADLOCK — A man who died at the Jefferson County Jail on March 24 had more than…

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JEFFERSON: Port Townsend, county push toward zoning for more industry

PORT TOWNSEND — How to handle a factory or large business that wants to locate in Jefferson County…

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PORT TOWNSEND: Students plan hike for young cancer victim

PORT TOWNSEND — Four Port Townsend High School seniors never bargained for what they”ve learned after befriending 11-year-old…

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Ferry could link Port Townsend, Seattle during winter

PORT TOWNSEND — Peter Hanke hopes to rekindle a dream he’s had for a decade — to have…

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JEFFERSON: Board may have to vote again

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Planning Commission stumbled upon a conundrum when it voted last week to…

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PORT TOWNSEND: Mill burning oil to generate power

PORT TOWNSEND — Reconditioned motor oil burned in steam generators at the Port Townsend Paper Corp. is powering…

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PORT TOWNSEND: Week of tall ship seminars planned for September

PORT TOWNSEND — Designers, architects and boat builders who stand tall in the Tall Ships regatta will present…

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PORT TOWNSEND: City to take control of carousel this week

PORT TOWNSEND — The saga of the Sausalito Carousel continues this week. City officials plan to take possession…

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CHIMACUM: Three runaways still on the lam after a week

Three 15-year-old Chimacum Middle School girls are still on the lam a week after they ran away from…

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PORT TOWNSEND: Remodeled Marine Science Center opens Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — The new digs are going fast but some “rooms”‘ are still available as the Port…

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Port Townsend students visit nation’s capital

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chinese spy plane furor and campaign finance reform are just two national issues being…

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State Senate gives nod to derelict vessel bill

PORT TOWNSEND — A legislative bill prompted by the 1999 saga of the derelict abandoned vessel Palisades cruised…

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PORT TOWNSEND: Hearings examiner to review some land-use plans

PORT TOWNSEND — An impartial third-party hearings examiner will take the place of the Port Townsend City Council…

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CHIMACUM: Land swap decision due today

CENTER VALLEY — Sharon Hall hopes she’ll hear today that 320 acres of state forest land near her…

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JEFFERSON: City, county hope to attract major development

PORT TOWNSEND — The dream is that some high-technology company would choose rural Jefferson County to build a…