Jefferson County

PHOTO: Planting their flag: Rally for climate change in Port Townsend

PHOTO: Planting their flag: Rally for climate change in Port Townsend

Students and adults rallied for climate change at Port Townsend High School on Friday. About 60 participants chose an area of concern… Continue reading

PHOTO: Planting their flag: Rally for climate change in Port Townsend
Agnew dog owner’s death leaves 29 canines needing care

Agnew dog owner’s death leaves 29 canines needing care

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society calling for donations

Agnew dog owner’s death leaves 29 canines needing care
WEST END NEIGHBOR: Just how beautiful it is on the West End

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Just how beautiful it is on the West End

LUKE TOLD ME, “It takes like six or seven hours to drive out here.” He is 11 years old and lives in Seattle. He and… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Just how beautiful it is on the West End
Report: Olympic National Park visitors bring millions to regional economy
Report: Olympic National Park visitors bring millions to regional economy

Touch-a-Truck event scheduled June 1 in Chimacum

The Port Townsend Kiwanis and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue will host a Touch-a-Truck event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The free public… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula prepares for possible drought

Olympic Peninsula prepares for possible drought

Snowpack melting fast but rains keep coming

Olympic Peninsula prepares for possible drought

Veggie prescriptions to be in use again this summer

VegRx, a fruit and vegetable prescription program that began in 2018, will return this year in June. The program — which aims… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Leaf color not just for autumn trees

WHO KNEW HOW many people would express joy at not having to kill their dandelions and to do so for altruistic reasons. Since this plant… Continue reading

Apartments evacuated in Port Townsend

Apartments evacuated in Port Townsend

The tenants in six waterside units of the Admiralty Apartments have been relocated after the owner and building officials discovered that the… Continue reading

Apartments evacuated in Port Townsend

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at… Continue reading

Fort Worden meeting will talk boat ramp, pier

the state Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a public meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 10. The meeting… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Elderspeak is not welcome by most

the all too common occurrence of folks (usually younger) addressing elders with “honey/sweetie/dearie,” and all-too-often… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Local teens compete at state meet
HORSEPLAY: Local teens compete at state meet

Hospice Foundation for Jefferson County holding 9th benefit breakfast

The Hospice Foundation for Jefferson County will hold its 9th benefit breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13. The… Continue reading

Memorial ceremony set today at Captain Joseph House

The Captain Joseph House Foundation will present its annual Memorial Day program from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. today in front of the Captain Joseph… Continue reading

New dentist joins Port Hadlock practice

New dentist joins Port Hadlock practice

Dentistry Northwest has announced that Dr. Connor Ames has joined the practice. Ames is a graduate of Washington State University and Midwestern… Continue reading

New dentist joins Port Hadlock practice

ON THE WATERFRONT: Oil spill drill continues international partnership

THE COAST GUARD conducted an international oil spill drill in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. According to a U.S. Coast Guard press release, the… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Minimalist cooking is key on road trips

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Minimalist cooking is key on road trips

THIS IS GOING to be a very different summer. Every year for the past 25 years or more, well, ever since my first child was… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Minimalist cooking is key on road trips

Port Angeles man discharged from Harborview after wreck

A Port Angeles man who was injured in a fatal wreck south of Brinnon on Thursday has been discharged from Harborview Medical Center.… Continue reading