Jefferson County

Discussion series on Supreme Court to continue

Nils Pederson and Joyce Francis will continue their four-part series, “The Supreme Court of the United States,” from 6 p.m. to 7:30… Continue reading

Hospitals, schools comply with order

Hundreds from Peninsula agencies receive vaccine exemption

Jefferson County Library to host trivia night

Jefferson County Library will host Third Tuesday Trivia at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The competition will stream at zoom.us/j/96795228208. Questions will feature science,… Continue reading

Dr. Tom Locke is the Jefferson County deputy health officer.

Mandates may be ‘new normal,’ deputy health officer says

Vaccination rates are rising across the state and nationally, the deputy public health officer for Jefferson County told commissioners Monday. The delta variant of COVID-19… Continue reading

Dr. Tom Locke is the Jefferson County deputy health officer.

Port Townsend Library to cut ribbon on StoryWalk

The Port Townsend Public Library will cut the ribbon on its new StoryWalk at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The ceremony is at the… Continue reading

Public interest movements of 1960s, 1970s topic of talk

Ken Ing will present “Public Interest Movements in the 1960s and 1970s,” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ing’s presentation is… Continue reading

The Port of Port Townsend’s Herb Beck Marina in Quilcene was the subject of an outreach survey conducted this past summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Quilcene wants more of Herb Beck Marina

Changes needed, residents tell Port of Port Townsend

The Port of Port Townsend’s Herb Beck Marina in Quilcene was the subject of an outreach survey conducted this past summer. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Paint your fall garden in swaths of red, gold and orange

WE JUST FINISHED two weeks of discussing the “right plant for the right spot.” The next eight weeks are the best time to plant shrubs… Continue reading

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Council, city manager talk parks, police car funding

Investing nearly $1.4 million of federal money

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Leland, Anderson lakes toxic

Fall blooms of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, have resulted in rising toxin levels at two Jefferson County lakes, according to… Continue reading

Monday is state’s deadline for vaccine

Health care, state employees among those affected

Lila's Kitchen owner Wendy Davis stops by the Batch Brothers window on a recent afternoon. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News.
Lila's Kitchen owner Wendy Davis stops by the Batch Brothers window on a recent afternoon. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News.
Houlton Madinger of Port Townsend enjoyed the Mountain View Pool's brief reopening back in March. The facility, which closed again last summer, is set to open to the public Oct. 25. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Houlton Madinger of Port Townsend enjoyed the Mountain View Pool's brief reopening back in March. The facility, which closed again last summer, is set to open to the public Oct. 25. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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

Yellowstone crews scale back search for Utah conservationist

The National Park Service has scaled back the search for Kim Crumbo, a conservationist from Utah who disappeared along… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Tranportation improvement plan before county

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a hearing on the six-year transportation improvement plan when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday. To join the… Continue reading

Twyla Sampaco's photograph "Homesick for a Feeling" is one of the works in the "Chasing Shadows" exhibition at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Photo by Twyla Sampaco)

Storytelling, art, orcas all featured in events this weekend

Three days of storytelling, a fundraising art sale and a talk that dives into the ocean: This weekend promises a variety of livestreamed and in-person… Continue reading

Twyla Sampaco's photograph "Homesick for a Feeling" is one of the works in the "Chasing Shadows" exhibition at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. (Photo by Twyla Sampaco)