Jefferson County

Peppino D’Agostino will perform on Thursday.

Peppino D’Agostino to perform fingerstyle guitar

Rainshadow Recording will present the fingerstyle guitar of Peppino D’Agostino at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. He will perform at The Palindrome at Eaglemount… Continue reading

Peppino D’Agostino will perform on Thursday.

Author talk in Port Hadlock

The Jefferson County Library will host an online chat with cartoonist Kate Beaton at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Beaton will discuss her new… Continue reading

Healthcare facilities no longer need masks

State lifts mandate, but some may be optional

Pictured, from left to right, are Sophie Kunka, Lhotse Rowell, Indigo Gould, Ashton Meyer-Bibbins, team captain Stuart Dow and Maeve Kenney.

Knowledge bowl 1A winner announced

Port Townsend High School’s Knowledge Bowl team recently won first place in the state’s Division 1A Knowledge Bowl competition in Wenatchee. The team defeated Cascade… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Sophie Kunka, Lhotse Rowell, Indigo Gould, Ashton Meyer-Bibbins, team captain Stuart Dow and Maeve Kenney.
Pictured, from left to right, are Lucy Schmitt, Zia Magill, Mia Lowell, Coach Susan Trower, Noah Holly, Andrew Corbo and Nadia Fisch.

Knowledge bowl 1B winners named

Nadia Fisch and Zia Magill, from Port Townsend, and Noah Holly, of Port Hadlock, were members of the West Sound Academy Knowledge Bowl team that… Continue reading

Pictured, from left to right, are Lucy Schmitt, Zia Magill, Mia Lowell, Coach Susan Trower, Noah Holly, Andrew Corbo and Nadia Fisch.
Lydia Valdopolis, front, and Julia Thurston from Ground Control Goats in Port Townsend lead a parade of goats around the market on Saturday, the opening day of the 31st Port Townsend Farmers’ Market. More than 70 vendors will offer food and crafts each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tyler and Lawrence streets in Port Townsend through Oct. 28. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

First day of season

Lydia Valdopolis, front, and Julia Thurston from Ground Control Goats in Port Townsend lead a parade of goats around the market on Saturday, the opening… Continue reading

Lydia Valdopolis, front, and Julia Thurston from Ground Control Goats in Port Townsend lead a parade of goats around the market on Saturday, the opening day of the 31st Port Townsend Farmers’ Market. More than 70 vendors will offer food and crafts each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tyler and Lawrence streets in Port Townsend through Oct. 28. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Dale Wilson, past executive director of Olympic Comunity Action Programs, and Cherish Cronmiler, current executive director, cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the 43-unit low cost housing units.

7th Haven housing project celebrated

Port Townsend facility aims for first residents in May

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Dale Wilson, past executive director of Olympic Comunity Action Programs, and Cherish Cronmiler, current executive director, cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the 43-unit low cost housing units.
Rep. Steve Tharinger, Sen. Kevin Van De Wege and Rep. Mike Chapman

District 24 legislators answer questions

Telephone town hall draws 4,000

Rep. Steve Tharinger, Sen. Kevin Van De Wege and Rep. Mike Chapman

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t start April as a gardening fool

NEXT WEEKEND IS Easter, just this week was the beginning of Spring. We are in the season of new growth and the time of rebirth… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

Gun ban approval sighted; court block said likely

The state Legislature is likely to approve a gross misdemeanor ban on the manufacture,… Continue reading

Two REDD cast members are Consuelo Aduviso, at left, and Gabs Nathanson.

Tickets on sale for REDD on sale now

REDD, an interpretation of Little Red Ridinghood set in Spanish-Colonial Philippines, will have its world premiere beginning Wednesday and continuing through April… Continue reading

Two REDD cast members are Consuelo Aduviso, at left, and Gabs Nathanson.

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

Two hurt in three-car wreck

Two people were injured and one person was cited Friday morning in a three-vehicle blocking collision on state Highway 20 just west… Continue reading

The women of Windsor plot to deliver a knight’s comeuppance in “Falstaff,” the Metropolitan Opera production to be simulcast live Saturday at the Naval Elks Lodge in Port Angeles. (Metropolitan Opera/Live in HD)
The women of Windsor plot to deliver a knight’s comeuppance in “Falstaff,” the Metropolitan Opera production to be simulcast live Saturday at the Naval Elks Lodge in Port Angeles. (Metropolitan Opera/Live in HD)
Dawn Reid, right, shows Gov. Jay Inslee a pencil drawing of her daughter, Kimberly, after Inslee signed a bill titled with Kimberly’s name. State Rep. Debra Lekanoff, left, took part in the ceremony. (Gabe Galanda)

Governor signs Kimberly Bender’s Law

Legislation named for Quileute tribe member ratchets up penalty for custodial sex abuse

Dawn Reid, right, shows Gov. Jay Inslee a pencil drawing of her daughter, Kimberly, after Inslee signed a bill titled with Kimberly’s name. State Rep. Debra Lekanoff, left, took part in the ceremony. (Gabe Galanda)
Neil Howe works Wednesday at the ReStore for Habitat for Humanity East Jefferson County in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Habitat homes expand in Jefferson County

More than 10 units under construction now

Neil Howe works Wednesday at the ReStore for Habitat for Humanity East Jefferson County in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Time to change gears

ONE SONG I just love from my past (my ever increasing past, as it turns out, against all odds) is Paul Simon’s “The 59th Street… Continue reading