Jefferson: Oyster hatchery seeks to expand Quilcene operation

PORT TOWNSEND -- The manager of the world's largest oyster hatchery, based in Quilcene on Port of Port Townsend-owned land, will approach the Port commission… Continue reading

Peninsula: Easter egg hunts scheduled for Saturday, Sunday

Big eggs. Small eggs. Plastic eggs. "Gold"' eggs. Real eggs. It's going be downright eggy this weekend across the North Olympic Peninsula. To celebrate one… Continue reading

Peninsula: Property taxes due May 1 in Jefferson, Clallam counties

No sooner will people make it past Monday's federal income tax deadline than they can start dreading May Day. May 1 is when the first… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Cruise West ship to visit PT on Friday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Seattle-based Cruise West's Spirit of Endeavor makes its first port of call in Port Townsend on Friday, a Jefferson County Historical Society… Continue reading

Witness IDs Covarrubias as man walking with teenage girl on Waterfront Trail

PORT ANGELES -- A man with a history of hallucinations testified Wednesday that he saw two people walking on Waterfront Trail the night prosecutors believe… Continue reading

‘I was in love with her,’ victim’s boyfriend testifies at murder trial

PORT ANGELES -- Travis Criswell was six years her senior, making their relationship illegal. But he didn't mince words when asked the nature of their… Continue reading

NASA information to help Dungeness Valley farmers gauge water supply

Old MacDonald, meet Buck Rogers. Dungeness Valley farmers soon could be using space-age technology to help them decide what crops to plant thanks to $1.6… Continue reading

Port Angeles council leans toward YMCA site for new swimming pool

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council isn't ready to dance with the YMCA yet, but its getting up the nerve to ask. After a short… Continue reading

Proposal to locate Sequim police headquarters at Community School discussed at chamber meeting

SEQUIM -- A secured set of double doors will go in between the school and the suspected criminals. That's the most important thing to Sequim… Continue reading

Residents concerned about Jefferson County clocktower renovation noise.

PORT TOWNSEND -- About 25 residents who live within a couple of blocks of the county courthouse attended a meeting Tuesday night to express concerns… Continue reading

Speakers tout ‘buy local’ program for Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- From the baker who knows everyone who comes through his door to the apple farmer who collaborates with others to grow trees… Continue reading

Ferry landing free of rooster invasion

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend ferry terminal is now free of fowl play after 16 roosters have been taken away. The birds were left… Continue reading

Former death row inmate dies at penitentiary

WALLA WALLA -- A North Olympic Peninsula murderer who later went off death row through a federal court ruling and Port Angeles retrial, has died… Continue reading

Fund to provide help to Jefferson County kids who need Children’s Hospital services

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend family has established a fund to help families in Jefferson County which have children with serious illnesses -- and… Continue reading

Invest locally, author tells Port Townsend audience of 200

PORT TOWNSEND -- As Michael Shuman sees it, there's a reason why the Green Bay Packers are a success story -- a small-town Wisconsin professional… Continue reading

Murder trial witnesses recall night of drugs at motel party

PORT ANGELES -- Melissa Leigh Carter thought she knew the street life of Port Angeles and had little to fear, according to a friend who… Continue reading

Nellie the goat’s on the fast track

SEQUIM -- Nellie has a new lease on life. In the fast lane. Owing to a back problem -- a ruptured disk, maybe, or arthritis… Continue reading

Peninsula College moves ahead with faculty member for four-year degree program

PORT ANGELES --Peninsula College officials are starting the recruitment phase for a new faculty member to head its future four-year degree program. The Bachelor of… Continue reading

Port Angeles plans to begin fluoridation next month

PORT ANGELES -- More than three years after a private dental foundation offered a $260,000 grant that was later accepted by the city, fluoridation of… Continue reading

Audit on defunct Port Angeles graving yard project delayed

SEATTLE -- A state Transportation Performance Audit Board report on the ill-fated Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project in Port Angeles won't become public until… Continue reading