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Disaster training by Fire District 3 reaches 300 people; classes continue
Many on the North Olympic Peninsula are following the Boy Scouts’ motto to be prepared — whether for…
News
Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018
PORT TOWNSEND — Crowds young and old welcomed 2018 to this Victorian city and shared in the community…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Remember to make, keep resolutions
THERE IS ALWAYS some looking back when a new year arrives.
News
Sea star wasting syndrome decreasing on Peninsula but not gone yet
PORT TOWNSEND — Sea stars appear to be making a comeback on the West Coast four years after…
News
Jefferson Healthcare hospital institutes sliding fee scale
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare hospital has implemented a new sliding fee scale for charity care that is…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Tree-trimming to cause delays in Port Townsend … and other items
PORT TOWNSEND – Tree-trimming will cause traffic delays on state Highway 20 from Tuesday through Friday.
Life
HELP LINE: The time for resolutions has come
CONTRARY TO ALL probability, and the cacophonous, pugnacious prognostications of any number of people who are trying desperately…
News
Leap of faith changes Port Townsend man’s life
PORT TOWNSEND — Joe Gaikowski, 32, has experienced more traumas and more heartache in his relatively short lifetime…
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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissioners to reorganize
Jefferson County commissioners will reorganize the board at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: PA Realtor is Instructor of the Year … and other items
BELLEVUE — Pili Meyer, of Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty in Port Angeles, was selected as Instructor of the…
News
Fallen Jefferson County firefighters’ names added to national memorial
CHIMACUM — Two Jefferson County firefighters who died fighting fires more than 50 years ago are now honored…
Arts & Entertainment
First Night 2018 celebration to welcome new year in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s First Night family festival of arts and entertainment will be held Sunday from…
Arts & Entertainment
Polar plunges offer invigorating start to year
PORT ANGELES — The brave, the foolish and the very stout of heart are invited to start the…
Arts & Entertainment
KCPT offers a Dickens holiday classic this weekend
PORT TOWNSEND — For the perfect post-holiday theater experience, the public is invited to Key City Public Theatre’s…
Life
New Year’s eve events, college info night slated on the Peninsula
A New Year’s dinner and dance in Sequim and an information night for Peninsula College are among the…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Upper Hoh Road is open for traffic … and other items
FORKS — Upper Hoh Road has reopened to two-lane traffic after emergency repairs prompted by recent storm damage.
Crime & Justice
Forks man facing federal drug charges
TACOMA — A Forks man, who police arrested over the summer after finding a golf-ball-sized amount of methamphetamine…
News
Settlement ends dispute between Jefferson Healthcare, contractor
PORT TOWNSEND — The $550,000 settlement Jefferson Healthcare commissioners approved last week ends a dispute with the Bothel…
Business
Clallam unemployment rises slightly while Jefferson’s rate is unchanged
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County unemployment rose from 5.6 percent to 5.9 percent in November while Jefferson County’s…
News
City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements
PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles has awarded $50,000 to the Lincoln Park BMX Association for…