Jefferson County

Formal ceremonies to officially light the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree, shown in this 2019 file photo, could be scrapped in 2020 due to the threat of COVID-19. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Holiday tree lightings still being planned

Peninsula towns modifying events without crowds

Formal ceremonies to officially light the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree, shown in this 2019 file photo, could be scrapped in 2020 due to the threat of COVID-19. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

State health officials may discuss reopening phases

Clallam, Jefferson counties have been in Phase 2 since mid-July

When a footbridge over Lonesome Creek, located on the popular West End’s LaPush Beach Trail, needing replacing, three organizations collaborated on it. Quileute Tribal Council provided materials, including 30-foot-long steel I-beams for the bridge stringers, the Olympic National Park provided the drawings and oversight of the project and Back Country Horsemen Mt Olympus Chapter members provided volunteers to remove the old bridge and replace it with materials that will last many years. From left, Mt. Olympus volunteers Mike McCracken, Larry Baysinger, Rich James and Ray Sutherland (orange hat). Representing the Quileute Tribal Council are, from left, and Tom Jackson, Doug Woodruff,  Skylar Foster and Tony Foster. (Sherry Baysinger)

HORSEPLAY: Roadblocks in volunteer trail work

Wildfire impact on the National Forest Service budget

When a footbridge over Lonesome Creek, located on the popular West End’s LaPush Beach Trail, needing replacing, three organizations collaborated on it. Quileute Tribal Council provided materials, including 30-foot-long steel I-beams for the bridge stringers, the Olympic National Park provided the drawings and oversight of the project and Back Country Horsemen Mt Olympus Chapter members provided volunteers to remove the old bridge and replace it with materials that will last many years. From left, Mt. Olympus volunteers Mike McCracken, Larry Baysinger, Rich James and Ray Sutherland (orange hat). Representing the Quileute Tribal Council are, from left, and Tom Jackson, Doug Woodruff,  Skylar Foster and Tony Foster. (Sherry Baysinger)

A GROWING CONCERN: Overwinter for a beautiful spring

TODAY WE ARE already past mid-October, in fact we are now at the beginning of mid-fall. We all can see how early it is getting… Continue reading

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam reports four new virus cases; Jefferson none

Clallam County has reported four new COVID-19 cases, while Jefferson County did not have any new cases but was investigating a case… Continue reading

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jefferson County first-grader Henry Norris shows off his winning drawing in Gov. Jay Inslee's contest to find and draw a kraken in the Salish Sea. Inslee announced the contest the day the new Seattle NHL hockey franchise introducted its Kraken nickname.  Seattle Kraken

Jefferson County first grader earns lifetime ferry pass in Kraken contest

With a beach as a backyard and a growing appreciation for the wonders of the briny depths, Jefferson County first-grader Henry Norris was a natural… Continue reading

Jefferson County first-grader Henry Norris shows off his winning drawing in Gov. Jay Inslee's contest to find and draw a kraken in the Salish Sea. Inslee announced the contest the day the new Seattle NHL hockey franchise introducted its Kraken nickname.  Seattle Kraken

Racism declared health crisis

The Jefferson County Board of Health has declared racism “an acute and chronic public health crisis.” Nearly three months after work began… Continue reading

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Renewed searches fail to find missing Jefferson County men

Walter Mead, Sean Pickering presumed dead after not returning from checking on crab pots in Kilisut Harbor

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Comprehensive plan amendments on county agenda

The Jefferson County commission will conduct a public hearing and consider action on a final docket of the 2020 annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle at… Continue reading

Delays expected near Kalaloch this week

Girder deliveries for U.S. Highway 101 at Steamboat Creek near Kalaloch will require brief highway closures between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday… Continue reading

Hackers, sex ed, shutdown debated

Tharinger, Pruiett draw clear lines between them

Hoh Tribe gains satellite internet

Beta test increases speeds by 60 mbps

ISSUES OF FAITH: Human nature: Are we naturally cruel or kind?

WE ARE A species defined by our contradictions. We are both cruel and kind, killers and healers, practitioners of tribalism on the one hand and… Continue reading

Port Townsend officials seek input on Discovery Road project

Sidewalks, bike lanes planned for key thoroughfare

Janette Force, executive director of the Port Townsend Film Festival, holds a sample ballot and a state-produced Voters' Pamphlet. Submitted photo
Janette Force, executive director of the Port Townsend Film Festival, holds a sample ballot and a state-produced Voters' Pamphlet. Submitted photo
Don Oliveira, Blue Heron Middle School sixth- and seventh-grade social studies and language arts teacher, shelters under his desk Thursday during the Washington Great ShakeOut drill, an international exercise to prepare for a large-scale earthquake. The photograph was shot through the window of the classroom since school authorities would not allow a masked reporter inside. Public access is limited to protect students and staff from COVID-19. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Washington Great ShakeOut drill

Don Oliveira, Blue Heron Middle School sixth- and seventh-grade social studies and language arts teacher, shelters under his desk Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, during the… Continue reading

Don Oliveira, Blue Heron Middle School sixth- and seventh-grade social studies and language arts teacher, shelters under his desk Thursday during the Washington Great ShakeOut drill, an international exercise to prepare for a large-scale earthquake. The photograph was shot through the window of the classroom since school authorities would not allow a masked reporter inside. Public access is limited to protect students and staff from COVID-19. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Search planned for bodies of missing men

Family conducting their own searches for Walter Mead and Sean Pickering

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