Life
HELP LINE: Why do we fear and hate aging?
SOMETIMES, WHEN I have nothing else productive to do, I actually think about things I say.
Life
BACK WHEN: How the Beechers arrived in Port Townsend
A MARCH 15, 1900, Morning Leader article, filed in the Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center Obituary notebook,…
News
New owner working to ‘get it right’ in reopening former Nippon site
PORT ANGELES — McKinley Paper Co. vice president of operations said his company is taking a measured approach…
News
Brush fire on Sommerville Road in Chimacum under investigation
CHIMACUM — State Department of Natural Resources firefighters were investigating the cause of a brush fire in the…
News
Canoe returned with ceremony to its homeland on West End
FORKS — The Viola canoe has been returned to its homeland after 50 years.
News
Moves eyed for two of three Jefferson County Farmers Market Association sites
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Farmers Market Association is considering moving two of its three markets, the…
News
County commissioners to consider trails coalition’s $10,000 donation
The three Jefferson County commissioners are expected to accept a $10,000 donation from the Peninsula Trails Coalition for…
News
Invasive green crab count hits 87 on Dungeness Spit
SEQUIM — As crabbing season reaches its midpoint in the area, state and federal resource managers report they’ve…
News
Cougar sightings cause concern in west Port Angeles neighborhood
PORT ANGELES — Some Port Angeles residents are concerned after recent sightings of a cougar on the west…
Politics
Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission candidates agree on single-payer system
CHIMACUM — All three Primary Election candidates running for the Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission favor a single-payer system…
Crime
Clallam County man sentenced for indecent exposure in Jefferson
PORT TOWNSEND — A Sequim man has been sentenced to nearly five months in jail and two years…
News
New area code, mandatory 10-digit dialing set for region
OLYMPIA — Local calls in Western Washington will have to be dialed with the area code starting July…
Life
ISSUES OF FAITH: Simple questions lead the way to knowing one’s self
THESE “LAZY, HAZY, crazy days of summer” provide us with an opportunity to consider our lives from a…
Entertainment
Tall ship visit, charity car show among Peninsula attractions
A tall ship visit, a charity car show and a ham radio course are among upcoming activities on…
Entertainment
Navy hosts Deer Run on Saturday
PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will open the island to the general public for the annual…
Entertainment
Jazz pianist to perform at Concerts in the Woods
COYLE — Jazz pianist Ted Brancato will bring four decades of experience performing, composing, arranging and recording jazz…
Entertainment
The Great Piano Trios second weekend of Olympic Music Festival
PORT TOWNSEND — The second weekend of Olympic Music Festival will present “The Great Piano Trios” on Saturday…
Entertainment
Tales to be swapped at Sunday gathering
PORT TOWNSEND — A self-playing ukele, a father’s final words and a resurfaced shipmate. These fictitious accounts illustrate…
Entertainment
Salish Sea Revival Tour comes to Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — A nonprofit troupe of musicians, presenters and activists will visit Port Townsend on Saturday night…