“Morning” will screen as a part of the Port Townsend Film Festival’s Our Northwest short film program.

Arts & Entertainment

Port Townsend Film Festival to feature regional shorts

Runtimes range from five to 16 minutes

Arts & Entertainment

Reception, Quilcene fair and parade this weekend

An artists’ reception, a fair and parade and multiple music performances highlight the upcoming events on the North…

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Gardiner Beach Road to be closed through Sept. 29

GARDINER — Gardiner Beach Road will be closed today through Sept. 29 for reconstruction.

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Brinnon Community Center to host community conversation

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County will continue its Community Conversations series from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Connie Segal of Port Townsend spray paints a graphic by local artist Timbul Cahyono on the crosswalk at Taylor and Water streets in downtown Port Townsend on Wednesday. The graphics are outside the Port Townsend Film Festival’s temporary lounge on the corner and make for a light-hearted entrance to the festival, which will host its Opening Night gala tonight. Films will be screened from Friday through Sunday at various locations. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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And … action!

Connie Segal of Port Townsend spray paints a graphic by local artist Timbul Cahyono on the crosswalk at…

The sun shines through a layer of clouds and wildfire smoke as it begins to set on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Bear Gulch Fire brings smoke to the Peninsula

Air Quality Index hits unhealthy levels for all individuals

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Overnight closures scheduled on Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE — The state Department of Transportation has scheduled closures of the Hood Canal bridge on state Highway…

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City of Port Townsend budgets additional expenses

Unemployment, boilers part of appropriations

Opinion

PAT NEAL: A winter weather prediction

THE SIGNS OF the impending season are unmistakable and should not be ignored.

News

Fire destroys portable bathroom near Cotton Building

PORT TOWNSEND — A fire burned a portable restroom outside of the city of Port Townsend’s Cotton Building.

Arts & Entertainment

Cooper to perform at Concerts in the Woods

COYLE — Dana Cooper will perform for Concerts in the Woods at 3 p.m. Saturday.

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

Lyle Baird, 1, seems to be telling his mom, Jaimie, of Port Townsend, that he wants a particular cherry tomato from the vine at Shy Acre Farm in Port Townsend while on the 23rd annual Jefferson County Farm Tour on Saturday. Shy Acre Farm was one of 15 around the county on the tour. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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That’s the one

Lyle Baird, 1, seems to be telling his mom, Jaimie, of Port Townsend, that he wants a particular…

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Increase proposed for weed control

Funding comes from property taxes

Arts & Entertainment

Quilcene Fair and Parade set for Saturday

QUILCENE — The Quilcene Fair and Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.

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Clallam PUD issues mandatory water restrictions

Stage 3 alert on three of agency’s systems

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Port Townsend planning for climate resilience

Recommendations will impact policy decisions for next 20 years

Photo by Katie Newton
Neon Riders 4-H Senior division riders who did well last weekend at the Washington State Fair were Katelynn Sharpe, left, Kenzi winters, Elise Sirguy and Paisley Morris. Not pictured is Showstoppers 4-H Brooklyn Glavin. Riders at that fair must first qualify by being a top winner in their event at the Clallam County Fair.

Life

HORSEPLAY: Prepare yourself, animals for the fire season

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, there’s fire! Where there’s an overcast day with fog, there’s … fire? Gazing out my…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall is time to celebrate the propagate

OK, YOU FOLKS are lucky today. Finally, after all these months of harping on you to pinch and…

News

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Officials to discuss joint public safety facility

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula