Jefferson County

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend project administrator Natalie Toews, left, Washington Recreation and Conservation Office Outdoor Grants Manager Brian Carpenter, Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, Port of Port Townsend commissioners Carol Hasse and Pam Petranek and Port Executive Director Eron Berg cut the ribbon at the new Gardiner boat ramp and ADA-compliant boat launch on Discovery Bay. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Port of Port Townsend cuts ribbon at Gardiner boat launch

New ramp, floating dock provide access to Discovery Bay

Port of Port Townsend project administrator Natalie Toews, left, Washington Recreation and Conservation Office Outdoor Grants Manager Brian Carpenter, Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, Port of Port Townsend commissioners Carol Hasse and Pam Petranek and Port Executive Director Eron Berg cut the ribbon at the new Gardiner boat ramp and ADA-compliant boat launch on Discovery Bay. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Film, fungi in Peninsula spotlight this weekend

A film festival, a fungi festival and several music and stage performances highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The fifth All… Continue reading

Options weighed for camp residents

Port Townsend encampment set to close next month

Palindrome to host Simon Lynge and the Martial Hearts

Simon Lynge and the Martial Hearts will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday. The concert will be in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery,… Continue reading

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

PORT TOWNSEND —David Goldsmith will be the guest speaker at Unity in Port Townsend at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center is at… Continue reading

From eft to right, Cadets Emmet Shaw, Madison Boling, Amirrah Woods, Isaac Figueroa, Tyler Matheson and Timmy Manly, along with Brinnon Fire Chief Tim Manly. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Cadets graduate from Brinnon fire training

Six teenagers attend twice-monthly events

From eft to right, Cadets Emmet Shaw, Madison Boling, Amirrah Woods, Isaac Figueroa, Tyler Matheson and Timmy Manly, along with Brinnon Fire Chief Tim Manly. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

General election ballots mailed

Voters have until 8 p.m. on Nov. 4

Hoh Tribe to host community conversation

Jefferson County will finish its Community Conversations series from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The town hall meeting will be in… Continue reading

From left to right, Al Thompson, Vincent Oneppo, Stephanie M. Neumann and Jonathan Doyle will perform two pieces for saxophone quartets during a chamber music concert on Saturday. (Doug Rodgers)

Port Townsend Chamber Music Series to host concert on Saturday

CHIMACUM —The Port Townsend Chamber Music Series will present a concert at 2 p.m. Saturday. The free event will be at Lutheran Church of the… Continue reading

From left to right, Al Thompson, Vincent Oneppo, Stephanie M. Neumann and Jonathan Doyle will perform two pieces for saxophone quartets during a chamber music concert on Saturday. (Doug Rodgers)
Scuba divers Shawn Augustine, left, Chris Van Damme and Jackie Selbitschka, all with Reef Check, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two ecosystems — tropical coral reefs and temperate kelp forests — place instruments recovered from a buoy in a bucket of water on Tuesday to keep them wet until the data can be downloaded. The data contains information on the salinity, Ph, dissolved oxygen and temperature of the kelp in the 50-degree water of the Salish Sea. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Scientific data

Scuba divers Shawn Augustine, left, Chris Van Damme and Jackie Selbitschka, all with Reef Check, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two… Continue reading

Scuba divers Shawn Augustine, left, Chris Van Damme and Jackie Selbitschka, all with Reef Check, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two ecosystems — tropical coral reefs and temperate kelp forests — place instruments recovered from a buoy in a bucket of water on Tuesday to keep them wet until the data can be downloaded. The data contains information on the salinity, Ph, dissolved oxygen and temperature of the kelp in the 50-degree water of the Salish Sea. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sally Jablonsky’s “Waterfall Drama” is a large-scale painting in the “Sally’s World” solo exhibition, which will open this week at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (Sally Jablonsky)

‘Sally’s World’ to fill Northwind Art gallery

For Sally Jablonsky, art making is a way to access joy and freedom of mind. Her painting, drawing, sculpture and writing are… Continue reading

Sally Jablonsky’s “Waterfall Drama” is a large-scale painting in the “Sally’s World” solo exhibition, which will open this week at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (Sally Jablonsky)

Great Washington ShakeOut drill set

The Washington Emergency Management Division has scheduled the Great Washington ShakeOut at 10:16 a.m. Thursday. The annual drill encourages residents to “drop,… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The great deer hunt of 2025

OPENING DAY. IT’S a day when anything can happen. I was hoping, if for only a brief moment at sunrise, that this season could be… Continue reading

Kelly McNees and Jackson

Port Ludlow Village Players to stage ‘All The King’s Women’

The Port Ludlow Village Players will present Luigi Jannuzzi’s “All The King’s Women” with shows at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m.… Continue reading

Kelly McNees and Jackson

Quimper Mercantile purchases land intended for new location

Board president says direct public offering will fund construction

Central Services projects $5.7M in expenses

Jefferson County department presents 2026 budget

Musician, comic and storyteller Ahamefule J. Oluo will bring their show "The Things Around Us" to Field Arts & Events Hall on Thursday. (Alex Dugan)

Stand-up comic, musician to give solo performance at Field Hall

Life is messy, absurd and beautiful. Such is the message of “The Things Around Us,” a solo performance on Thursday by Ahamefule… Continue reading

Musician, comic and storyteller Ahamefule J. Oluo will bring their show "The Things Around Us" to Field Arts & Events Hall on Thursday. (Alex Dugan)

Electronic edition of Monday’s paper now available

The electronic edition of Monday’s Peninsula Daily News is now available. It had been delayed due to a technical issue. To access… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall chores abound for Peninsula gardeners

BOY, IT IS getting darker way too early and that has its own problems because I’ve got a big list of October jobs for you… Continue reading