Jefferson County

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

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Quilcene School Board to discuss goals

The Quilcene School Board will discuss 2021-2022 board goals when they meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The board will meet in Room 9 at 294715… Continue reading

Poulsbo man killed after collision with truck

A Poulsbo man died last week after his car reportedly crossed the centerline on state Highway 104 near Port Townsend and collided with a dump… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival canceled

Vaccination requirement prompts pullouts

Satria McKnight, 12, of Port Townsend is among the performers who studies at the Pop-Up Movement gym in Port Hadlock. She’ll appear in Pop-Up’s shows this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Pop-Up Movement offers shows, classes

‘Pandemic project’ gains velocity

Satria McKnight, 12, of Port Townsend is among the performers who studies at the Pop-Up Movement gym in Port Hadlock. She’ll appear in Pop-Up’s shows this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

‘Egger Guy’ gets second warrant

No-show at sentencing

The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg.

Grace Lutheran Church welcomes new pastor

The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg who… Continue reading

The Rev. Sean A. Janssen was installed as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday. Janssen replaces the Rev. Al Berg.

North Olympic Peninsula jobless rate falls slightly

Border closure, delta variant stunt rebound

Olympic Music Festival hosts GardenMusic ensemble

Live show prelude to Virtual Salon Concerts

East Jefferson ball carrier Anson Jones, center, is wrapped up by Port Angeles' Jacob Felton as he breaks through the line during a February 2021 contest. Jones is expected to start at fullback once again for the newly christened 'Rivals.' (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: East Jefferson Rivals set to team up

New nickname for Port Townsend-Chimacum combined athletics

East Jefferson ball carrier Anson Jones, center, is wrapped up by Port Angeles' Jacob Felton as he breaks through the line during a February 2021 contest. Jones is expected to start at fullback once again for the newly christened 'Rivals.' (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COVID, staffing burden Olympic Peninsula hospitals

The hospital system on the North Olympic Peninsula is strained by the increase of COVID-19 patients and staffing shortages. Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles… Continue reading

The Fulton Street Chamber Players, featuring pianist George Lopez, will give the last two Concerts in the Barn this weekend at Quilcene's Trillium Woods Farm. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn

Weekend arts events set on Peninsula

An outdoor knitting circle, jazz live in a castle courtyard, classical music in and around a barn: They’re happening tonight through Sunday on the North… Continue reading

The Fulton Street Chamber Players, featuring pianist George Lopez, will give the last two Concerts in the Barn this weekend at Quilcene's Trillium Woods Farm. photos courtesy of Concerts in the Barn

Community garage sale set Saturday

The Jefferson County Fair Association will host a community garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The sale is at… Continue reading

John Walsch, mental health navigator for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, recently had his position extended through the end of June 2022, after the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a year-long grant by the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs to fund the position. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Navigating difficulties: Help offered to those in crisis

Mental health professional joins police on calls

John Walsch, mental health navigator for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, recently had his position extended through the end of June 2022, after the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a year-long grant by the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs to fund the position. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula College sets vaccine protocol

Masks, staff shots required

Luke Robins.

Port Townsend School Board retreat today

The Port Townsend School Board will discuss racial literacy, the strategic plan process and superintendent’s goals during a retreat at 5:30 p.m.… Continue reading

COVID, tuberculosis outbreaks grow at Clallam Bay prison

The outbreaks of COVID-19 and tuberculosis at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center continue to grow, as officials try to limit the spread of the unrelated… Continue reading

Bluesman John Maxwell will give an outdoor concert Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. (Photo by Crystal Craig)

Variety of entertainment slated on Peninsula this weekend

Outdoor blues, online Broadway shows, open-air theater, “Hidden History”: These merely scratch the surface of the arts and entertainment picture this weekend. From Ghostlight Productions… Continue reading

Bluesman John Maxwell will give an outdoor concert Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle. (Photo by Crystal Craig)

PAT NEAL: Rough bar conditions

It was daylight on the water. A heaving deck and the smell of saltwater told me I’d awakened to a real-life nightmare. In the murk… Continue reading

Pamela Roberts, left, and Sheila Harwood will give a live-streamed Candlelight Concert of summery classical music Thursday evening. (Photo by Howard Gilbert)

‘Melodic, magical’ Candlelight Concert livestream Thursday

Two women will dive headlong into the music they love Thursday night in hopes of lifting hearts and raising support for local… Continue reading

Pamela Roberts, left, and Sheila Harwood will give a live-streamed Candlelight Concert of summery classical music Thursday evening. (Photo by Howard Gilbert)