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State tells D’Amico he ‘may’ have violated law on Tarboo Lake property

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has sent a letter to Fort Discovery Corp. citing several…

Damage to military cemetery at Fort Worden evaluated after December storm

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Damage to military cemetery at Fort Worden evaluated after December storm

PORT TOWNSEND — A crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord is expected to decide Monday how to remove a…

Politics

Proposed legislation would protect federal workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of the 6th Congressional…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Blood drive in memory of Streett family … and other items

SEQUIM — Bloodworks Northwest will host the Robby Streett Legacy blood drive and bake sale from 10 a.m.…

News

Tickets available now for Well Hearts luncheon in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Tickets are available now for the Jefferson Healthcare Foundation’s fourth annual Well Hearts luncheon Feb.…

Politics

Chapman: Bond supermajority requirement unlikely to change

PORT ANGELES — Don’t expect the 60 percent supermajority required for voter approval of school bond measures to…

Former Jefferson County leader dies: Johnson remembered as politician, environmentalist, poet

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Former Jefferson County leader dies: Johnson remembered as politician, environmentalist, poet

PORT TOWNSEND — Former Jefferson County commission chairman Phil Johnson died Tuesday morning of complications of Parkinson’s Disease.

Port Townsend mayor, fire-rescue chief describe details of proposed annexation

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Port Townsend mayor, fire-rescue chief describe details of proposed annexation

PORT TOWNSEND — A measure on the Feb. 12 special election ballot aims to simplify the arrangement for…

PHOTO: Port Townsend closes intersection for roadwork

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PHOTO: Port Townsend closes intersection for roadwork

PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend has closed the intersection of Quincy and Washington Streets downtown…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Special Clallam Transportation Board meeting set for this afternoon … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Public Transportation Benefit Area Board will review the performance of a public employee…

News

Two hurt in wreck south of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Two people were hurt in a wreck at the intersection of state Highway 116 and…

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State offers unemployment benefits to furloughed federal workers

OLYMPIA — Federal workers furloughed due to the ongoing partial government shutdown can apply for state unemployment benefits…

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Governor pushes statewide public health insurance

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Panelists to discuss book on Peninsula media

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Panelists to discuss book on Peninsula media

PORT ANGELES — An author who penned a book on the history of the North Olympic Peninsula news…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: The Peninsula’s hidden trails

OFTEN WHILE GLIDING along the paved roads of the Olympic Peninsula you wonder at the difficulty of travel…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Hood Canal Bridge to close for training … and other items

SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge will have a three-hour total closure for annual training later this month.

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Clallam, Jefferson counties see rise in suicides in 2018

PORT ANGELES — Clallam and Jefferson counties saw increases in suicides in 2018 compared to 2017 as 44…

Kate Dean becomes chair of Jefferson commissioners

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Kate Dean becomes chair of Jefferson commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners’ first meeting of 2019 was not business as usual.

Entertainment

Yard and Garden lecture series begins this month in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation has announced its 21st annual Yard and Garden lecture…

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Power goes out for hundreds in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 600 customers were without power Tuesday evening, according to the Jefferson County Public…