Jefferson County

Tyler Myles Vega.
Tyler Myles Vega.

Two new service officers for Port Townsend-area disabled veterans

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) has announced two new service officers to help veterans in the Port Townsend area. Vietnam veteran John Hamilton… Continue reading

Traffic alternating following car-pedestrian collision south of Forks

U.S. Highway 101 was partially blocked Monday afternoon due to a serious collision, the State Patrol said. A car struck a pedestrian on… Continue reading

Novelist and Port Townsend Writers Conference Artistic Director Sam Ligon is among the authors who will give free readings online this week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Authors, poets to provide free readings at Centrum’s Port Townsend Writers Conference

A varied group of authors and poets from Washington state and across the country will give free public readings — and answer… Continue reading

Novelist and Port Townsend Writers Conference Artistic Director Sam Ligon is among the authors who will give free readings online this week. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Chip-seal work to resume on U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 19

Road work will resume across the North Olympic Peninsula Monday. Contractor crews will begin chip sealing sections of U.S. Highway 101 and state… Continue reading

Drugs, guns add up to barrage of bullets on Egg and I Road in Jefferson County

A man who shot some 50 to 100 bullets indiscriminately out of a fifth wheel trailer in the 3000 block of Egg and… Continue reading

Free outdoor concerts set in Sequim, Port Angeles and Port Townsend

Free outdoor concerts are planned this week in Port Angeles and Sequim. Port Townsend’s free weekly Concerts on the Dock will begin Aug. 5. Kalen… Continue reading

Port Townsend author Dana Sullivan, who will give a free, all-ages workshop Tuesday, draws inspiration from family members including Bennie the dog. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Graphic novelist to release fourth in ‘Max’ series

Keep writing your stories, says artist, comic book author

Port Townsend author Dana Sullivan, who will give a free, all-ages workshop Tuesday, draws inspiration from family members including Bennie the dog. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Guilty pleas in kidnap, assault

One man sentenced to five years in prison

The Rose Theatre in downtown Port Townsend is days away from reopening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Rose Theatre will reopen after 499 dark nights

MERV 13 filters, space to spread out illustrate impact of pandemic

The Rose Theatre in downtown Port Townsend is days away from reopening. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Hall: QAnon a ‘hoax’

Donnie Hall, an organizer of the Sequim-based Independent Advisory Association, said he has changed his mind about QAnon, the right-wing conspiracy theory… Continue reading

The tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain sits at a berth at Port Angeles City Pier during a 2012 visit to Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain sits at a berth at Port Angeles City Pier during a 2012 visit to Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Dr. Allison Berry.
Dr. Allison Berry.

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to consider housing capital needs

The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss housing capital needs with housing providers when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday The meeting will be in… Continue reading

Delayed kidnapping, rape case in Jefferson court

Victim allegedly former girlfriend who picked him up from prison

ISSUES OF FAITH: Life is a lot like sailing

IF YOU’VE EVER been on a sailboat, you understand the importance of the wind. Without wind the boat will not move; it will simply drift… Continue reading

Pacific harbor seals topic of beach walk, talk

Deisy Bach will lead a beach walk and discuss Pacific harbor seals at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The group will meet in front… Continue reading

On a farm in Quilcene, the free Concerts in the Barn series will present classical music performances this summer, including Seattle Symphony violinist Elisa Barston, left, and her sister Amy Sue Barston, a cellist, on July 31 and Aug. 1. With pianist Jessica Choe joining them, the Barstons will become Trio Hava, performing music of Lily Boulanger, Ludvig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms.   photo courtesy Concerts in the Barn

Series season begins this weekend

Classical music heard indoors, outdoors

On a farm in Quilcene, the free Concerts in the Barn series will present classical music performances this summer, including Seattle Symphony violinist Elisa Barston, left, and her sister Amy Sue Barston, a cellist, on July 31 and Aug. 1. With pianist Jessica Choe joining them, the Barstons will become Trio Hava, performing music of Lily Boulanger, Ludvig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms.   photo courtesy Concerts in the Barn