Jefferson County

Port Townsend transportation tax goes into effect

Additional sales tax projected to generate $800,000 for streets

Hanif Fazal.

Anti-racist speaker to launch new series in Port Townsend

Young Hanif Fazal, born in Chicago to a full Mexican mother and a full Indian father, struggled to find a place where… Continue reading

Hanif Fazal.
Jamison Orr of Port Townsend tees off on the first hole during a demonstration round of disc golf at the Port Townsend Golf Park on Monday during an open house marking the change in management by the nonprofit Friends of the Port Townsend Golf Park. The disc course measures about 6,800 feet in length and is played over part of the same layout as the golf course. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Disc golf demonstration

Jamison Orr of Port Townsend tees off on the first hole during a demonstration round of disc golf at the Port Townsend Golf Park on… Continue reading

Jamison Orr of Port Townsend tees off on the first hole during a demonstration round of disc golf at the Port Townsend Golf Park on Monday during an open house marking the change in management by the nonprofit Friends of the Port Townsend Golf Park. The disc course measures about 6,800 feet in length and is played over part of the same layout as the golf course. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Health officer: Little data doesn’t mean less risk

Sparse information about COVID-19, RSV, flu and other respiratory diseases doesn’t mean risks are diminished. It just means less data is being… Continue reading

Juliane Hall of Seattle performs acrobatics on the straps during the First Night circus on Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend. The Production Alliance created an all-ages experience for New Year’s Eve. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

First Night acrobatics

Juliane Hall of Seattle performs acrobatics on the straps during the First Night circus on Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend. The… Continue reading

Juliane Hall of Seattle performs acrobatics on the straps during the First Night circus on Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Port Townsend. The Production Alliance created an all-ages experience for New Year’s Eve. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Make resolutions for your garden revolution

TOMORROW, WE WELCOME in the new year. Since this is the first column to talk of the New Year, it is time to cover some… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Meets at noon on Wednesdays at Asian Buffet, 1940 E. First St. #160 (Port Angeles Plaza) in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

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Christina Ballew outside Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend on Friday.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

Christina Ballew outside Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend on Friday.

Open house Monday for Port Townsend golf course

Soft opening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Peninsula prepares for polar bear plunges

New Year’s Day dips scheduled across Clallam, Jefferson counties

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

Clallam County Fire District 3 
Firefighters fight a house fire in the 900 block of Hooker Road on Wednesday. Law enforcement continued to seek a Sequim man suspected for the blaze on Thursday.

UPDATE: Sequim man taken into custody after alleged assault, arson

David R. Burgess was taken into custody by Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies in the 1900 block of Palo Alto Road at about 8… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District 3 
Firefighters fight a house fire in the 900 block of Hooker Road on Wednesday. Law enforcement continued to seek a Sequim man suspected for the blaze on Thursday.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

The Cold Moon, the December full moon and the last full moon of the year, rises above Mount Shuksan and over homes in Port Townsend's Uptown neighborhood in the early evening Tuesday.

Cold Moon in Port Townsend

The Cold Moon, the December full moon and the last full moon of the year, rises above Mount Shuksan and over homes in Port Townsend’s… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

The Cold Moon, the December full moon and the last full moon of the year, rises above Mount Shuksan and over homes in Port Townsend's Uptown neighborhood in the early evening Tuesday.

First Night to celebrate last night of 2023

Port Townsend’s family-friendly New Year’s Eve bash returns

ISSUES OF FAITH: The story of a Silent Night

THEY SAY IT’S all the fault of a poor church mouse. It was the winter of 1818 in the village of Oberndorf near the Austrian… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Christ Light: Watch Tower of Peace” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

EJFR, Port Townsned extend agreement

Pact concerns fire marshal duties, inspections

Kate Dean.

Kate Dean drops out of race for Congress

Fundraising a challenge for Jefferson commissioner

Kate Dean.

Mythsinger celebration today

A year-end celebration highlighting the stories, song and teachings of the late Daniel Deardorff around the virtual StoryFire Hearth is planned on… Continue reading