Jefferson County

Art, music, drama on tap this weekend

A variety of entertainment is scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • Port Angeles Community Players Children’s Theater will present the play “Merry Men”… Continue reading

Body found in tent near Brinnon unidentified

An autopsy could not identify the man whose body was found in a tent Sunday along the Maple Valley Trail near Dosewallips State… Continue reading

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Crash victim is identified

Pilot who died was from Friday Harbor

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Turning arrows into flowers

ACCORDING TO BUDDHIST teachings, the night before the Buddha’s enlightenment, he was attacked by Mara, the Evil One. Mara and his army of demons shot… Continue reading

Graden Kubas, 16, of Sequim, scratches the back of his Hereford steer, Hammer, that he plans to exhibit in the Fitting and Showing category of the Jefferson County Fair in Port Townsend on Saturday. Kubas, a member of FFA, raised the steer from about 1 week old to its present age of 16 months and weighs about 1,000 to 1,300 pounds. Kubas plans to auction Hammer at the Clallam County Fair and hopes to net around $4 per pound. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County Fair kicks off today

Graden Kubas, 16, of Sequim scratches the back of his Hereford steer, Hammer, that he plans to exhibit in the Fitting and Showing category of… Continue reading

Graden Kubas, 16, of Sequim, scratches the back of his Hereford steer, Hammer, that he plans to exhibit in the Fitting and Showing category of the Jefferson County Fair in Port Townsend on Saturday. Kubas, a member of FFA, raised the steer from about 1 week old to its present age of 16 months and weighs about 1,000 to 1,300 pounds. Kubas plans to auction Hammer at the Clallam County Fair and hopes to net around $4 per pound. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula College trustees, new president conduct retreat

New Peninsula College President Suzanne Ames had her first meeting this week with the board of trustees when they conducted a retreat.… Continue reading

Chetzemoka filling in for Salish on ferry route

The M/V Chetzemoka will replace the M/V Salish this morning after the Port Townsend-Coupeville route was out of service all day Wednesday.… Continue reading

Gala, circus set at Worthington Park

The Quilcene Historical Museum’s 13th annual Tasting Gala will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, followed by a circus show and… Continue reading

Sally Pfaff’s acrylic landscapes are on view at the Port Townsend Gallery.
Sally Pfaff’s acrylic landscapes are on view at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Navy to conduct training exercise

Naval Magazine Indian Island has a training exercise scheduled for today. Training activities will include boats on the water near the pier’s… Continue reading

Northwind Art opens new exhibit

An exhibit featuring the work of two Port Townsend artists opens Friday at the nonprofit Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. The work… Continue reading

A Jefferson County Search and Rescue team waits at a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office command post as plans are developed to access the site of a plane crash on Wednesday southwest of Gardiner. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Small aircraft goes down near Gardiner

Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies located a crash site of a small plane about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday and were trying to figure out a… Continue reading

A Jefferson County Search and Rescue team waits at a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office command post as plans are developed to access the site of a plane crash on Wednesday southwest of Gardiner. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COVID-19 case rates are trending downward

Health officers encourages vaccines before school starts

PAT NEAL: The bug sacrifice

OF THE MANY phobias I cultivate, such as the fear of the government, fear of the mailbox and the fear of work, to name a… Continue reading

Eleanor Stopps award nominations sought

Nominations for the 2022 Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award are sought by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Nominations must be submitted… Continue reading

Three members of an orca family swim off the east shore of the National Wildlife Reserve on Protection Island near Port Townsend on Monday. Southern Resident orcas have only 74 members and are listed as an endangered species. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Southern Residents spotted

Three members of an orca family swim off the east shore of the National Wildlife Reserve on Protection Island near Port Townsend on Monday. Southern… Continue reading

Three members of an orca family swim off the east shore of the National Wildlife Reserve on Protection Island near Port Townsend on Monday. Southern Resident orcas have only 74 members and are listed as an endangered species. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)