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Jefferson: Political season officially starts with candidate filings Monday
Filing for fall elections begins in earnest Monday in the auditor’s office of the Jefferson County Courthouse. Ten…
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Port Townsend: Jefferson General Hospital may downsize to qualify for federal program
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson General Hospital commissioners decided Wednesday to seek admission into federal program to reduce the…
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Port Townsend: Firefighters douse stubborn dump blaze
PORT TOWNSEND — Firefighters from four departments contained a Wednesday night trash fire at the Jefferson County landfill…
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Port Townsend: City Hall renovation project gains steam
PORT TOWNSEND — Concerns over the restoration of the third floor of City Hall, revised space needs and…
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Jefferson County to create new 9-1-1 organization
After years of discussion about how to improve emergency dispatch services in Jefferson County, a new dispatch agency…
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Peninsula: Animal group seeks to ban fishing in state parks
A nationwide pro-animal organization is trying to do away with fishing in Washington state parks. People for the…
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Brinnon: Military exercises safe in Dabob Bay, Hood Canal, report says
BRINNON — Military operations in Dabob Bay and parts of the Hood Canal pose no significant environmental impacts,…
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Port Townsend: Is $3.7 million for a City Hall annex worth it? Yes, city committee told
PORT TOWNSEND — Worried about rising cost estimates for a City Hall annex, City Council members met Wednesday…
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Port Townsend: City poised to seek noise ordinance again
PORT TOWNSEND — Members of a City Council committee got their first look at a proposed noise ordinance…
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Jefferson: Port Townsend sending letter on Glen Cove to county
PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council will send a letter to Jefferson County offering suggestions on the future…
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Jefferson: County faces widening revenue gap
A continuing decline in the growth of sales tax revenue and other county income means Jefferson County will…
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Shine: Neighbors flood county with e-mails about proposed quarry expansion
Jefferson County Community Development Director Al Scalf and county commissioners are getting bombarded with e-mails from neighbors of…
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Port Townsend: Low Tide Fest offers glimpse at life from the depths
PORT TOWNSEND — Guided beach walks, sand sculpture contests, “fish printing,” and boat and diving demonstrations are some…
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Quilcene: Kitsap chase, shooting has link to business in Jefferson County
QUILCENE — A man fatally shot by Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies Monday had worked at a Center Valley…
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Port Townsend: City Council majority favors taking control of $5.3 million project from historical society
PORT TOWNSEND — With a $2.8 million annex to City Hall still awaiting approval, City Council members said…
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Port Townsend: Quilcene man acquitted of murder
A Quilcene man who said he was intervening in a violent dispute between a husband and wife was…
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Port Townsend/Quilcene: Accused killer testifies in his own defense
QUILCENE — Accused killer Gary L. Middleton Sr. took the stand Thursday to defend his actions in the…
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Jefferson: 9-1-1 tape suggests premeditation in murder trial
A dramatic 15-minute 9-1-1 dispatch tape played Wednesday during the third day in the trial of Gary L.…
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Jefferson: Agencies discuss investment fund program
PORT TOWNSEND — Elected officials from four governments in Jefferson County discussed setting up a community investment fund…
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Port Townsend: Slain man’s widow takes the witness stand in murder trial
The widow of a local man shot to death April 28 outside the Maple Grove Motel in Quilcene…