News

National park, forest issue campfire ban

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest have announced a complete ban on campfires.

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30…

Port Townsend's Anna Nasset will launch her book "Now I Speak: From Stalked to Standing Up" this Monday at Jeanette Best Gallery. photo courtesy of Stand Up Resources

Arts & Entertainment

Port Townsend woman to launch ‘Now I Speak’

PORT TOWNSEND — One fall day in downtown Port Townsend, Anna Nasset was creating a window display at…

Jeremiah Johnson will perform outdoors in Coyle on Sunday.

Arts & Entertainment

Jeremiah Johnson to perform at Concerts in the Woods

COYLE — Jeremiah Johnson, a Blues Music Award nominee, will bring his musical stew of Mississippi blues, rock…

Arts & Entertainment

All County Picnic to focus on preparedness on Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — The All County Picnic, which offers information about resilience and emergency preparedness in East Jefferson…

Arts & Entertainment

Free outdoor music performed on Peninsula

The penultimate weekend of free outdoor summer concerts are scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula next week.

News

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Todd Ortloff Show

News

Portion of Highway 101 reopens early

QUILCENE — The state Department of Transportation announced that the construction on U.S. Highway 101 north of Quilcene…

credit David Conklin. Left To Right: violinist Jason Moon, violinist Clara Neubauer, violist Laura Liu, cellist Carlo Lay, and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein

Arts & Entertainment

Olympic Music Festival concerts this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Music Festival will present two programs this weekend at the Wheeler Theater in…

Arts & Entertainment

The Castle to host final shows this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Castle underneath Manresa Castle will close on Monday and is hosting its final shows…

Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: Less is less: Letting go of ‘Type A’ ways of being

MANY PREACHERS AND religious writers have had a long history of writing about how “less is more” during…

Arts & Entertainment

Peninsula activities set for weekend

Activities abound on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.

Arts & Entertainment

Fort Worden’s 50th birthday to be celebrated

PORT TOWNSEND — The Soundcheck Festival will host the Fort Worden 50th Birthday Party on Sunday.

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Life

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Certainty of Purpose and Surrender to Surprise” at 11…

News

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Counties to view Sekiu sewer line contract, South Couty projects

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Arts & Entertainment

Uptown Street Fair to focus on local arts

Festival to celebrate neighborhood, summer

Pigs on the Wing is, from left, Eric Welder (bass / vocals); Matt Jones ( keys / vocals); Bryan Fairfield ( drums);  Dave Lindenbaum ( guitar / vocals);  Holly Brooks ( vocals); Jason Baker ( guitar / vocals); Matt Sulikowski (sax).

Arts & Entertainment

Pigs on the Wing to perform Pink Floyd tributes

PORT TOWNSEND — Pigs on the Wing: A Tribute to Pink Floyd is returning to Port Townsend for…

News

Cool off indoors on Peninsula

Havens from the heat are open on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Eight East Jefferson Rivals wrestlers attended the Gene Mills Technique Camp in Sequim earlier this summer, learning from former world champion Gene Mills. 

Back row standing from left:  Rylen Kruse, Aiden Glenn, Levi Donahue, Daltry Lammers and front, Grady White, Manaseh Ramirez, Mi Amada Ramirez and Zeke
Banks.

Sports

WRESTLING: East Jefferson grapplers compete, bond at Cusick and Sequim summer camps

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Rivals wrestlers were busy this summer, attending a pair of camps to improve…

News

Major expenses projected for Port Townsend sewer

Rate hikes likely to cover cost of repairing aging infrastructure