Jefferson County

Tickets on sale now for Camp Beausite dinner-auction fundraiser

Tickets are available now for the fourth-annual Kiwanis Spring Dinner & Auction, benefiting Camp Beausite NW. The deadline for buying tickets is… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Joyous agitation: Moore’s prescription

WE WILL RECLAIM our laughter and joy, she told me, for the work ahead. Kathleen Dean Moore, philosopher, nature writer and novelist, is about to… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Setting salmon seasons

WHO SAYS THERE is no good news anymore? A March 14 article in the Peninsula Daily News sports section reported that the coho salmon quota… Continue reading

Comments due by March 30 for Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency boundary change plan

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has proposed a boundary change for its county committee local administrative areas. Under the… Continue reading

PHOTO: Honorable display of flowers

PHOTO: Honorable display of flowers

The memorial outside of the Jefferson County Courthouse honoring World War I casualties was honored with a display of daffodils Monday. Reports… Continue reading

PHOTO: Honorable display of flowers
WEST END NEIGHBOR: Proud weekend in Forks

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Proud weekend in Forks

How much would you pay to have four big high school senior boys work for you for 12 hours? For the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction,… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Proud weekend in Forks

Play and learn sessions scheduled for Brinnon and Port Hadlock

There are Kaleidoscope Play and Learn sessions each week at two East Jefferson County locations. There is a session from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula snowpack stands at 81 percent
North Olympic Peninsula snowpack stands at 81 percent
Preparing for the Big One: Joyce group hardens windows in case of a quake
Preparing for the Big One: Joyce group hardens windows in case of a quake
Joyce Emergency Shelter demonstration scheduled

Joyce Emergency Shelter demonstration scheduled

Saturday event will show how facility works in the event of a crisis

Joyce Emergency Shelter demonstration scheduled

Long-term care program legislation now in Senate

Legislation that establishes a long-term care program by having workers pay 0.58 percent of their wages into a trust account is supported by… Continue reading

PHOTO: Finding treasures at annual Jefferson County sale

PHOTO: Finding treasures at annual Jefferson County sale

The 17th annual Jefferson County Community Garage Sale and Flea Market on Saturday had something for everyone, including Steve McCreary from Port Townsend. He found… Continue reading

PHOTO: Finding treasures at annual Jefferson County sale

Flight operations to be held in Coupeville starting Monday

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex from today through Sunday. There… Continue reading

Makah elder works to fund escape route while Quileute continue efforts to move to higher ground

Makah elder works to fund escape route while Quileute continue efforts to move to higher ground

Melissa Peterson was rattled. She had just sat in a meeting and listened to experts… Continue reading

Makah elder works to fund escape route while Quileute continue efforts to move to higher ground

ON THE WATERFRONT: Wash-down equipment sees traffic this week

THE PORT OF Port Angeles’ wash-down facility that was constructed last year was recently used for the first time. The wash-down facility is an 18,500-square-foot… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend students protest for change

PHOTO: Port Townsend students protest for change

A group of about 50 Port Townsend High School students took to Water Street on Friday to voice their concerns about climate… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend students protest for change
Rear admiral discusses Growlers, community relations

Rear admiral discusses Growlers, community relations

“Look at this view, there isn’t any place better,” U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Scott Gray, commander of the Northwest region, remarked as… Continue reading

Rear admiral discusses Growlers, community relations
Benefits of Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act outlined during roundtable discussion

Benefits of Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act outlined during roundtable discussion

The Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act will bring more economic opportunity to Western Washington, according to U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer who… Continue reading

Benefits of Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act outlined during roundtable discussion

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month at… Continue reading