Jefferson County

Works of Weiss featured at Early Music Festival

Works of Weiss featured at Early Music Festival

Baroque lutenist Oleg Timofeyev and baroque flautist Jeffrey Cohen will play reconstructions of music by Silvius Leopold Weiss at 2 p.m. Sunday… Continue reading

Works of Weiss featured at Early Music Festival
Port Hadlock man homeless after early morning fire

Port Hadlock man homeless after early morning fire

A Port Hadlock man was left homeless after an early Thursday morning fire destroyed his home in the 3700 block of Oak… Continue reading

Port Hadlock man homeless after early morning fire
Port Townsend Arts Commission studies public art

Port Townsend Arts Commission studies public art

Plans to develop an informational park plaza on a small triangle-shaped parcel of public property in front of the Jefferson County Chamber… Continue reading

Port Townsend Arts Commission studies public art

Marrowstone Island residents urge ban of industrial activities in rural areas

Jefferson County commissioners overwhelmingly heard from Marrowstone Island residents during a hearing on the county’s comprehensive plan that the county should ban… Continue reading

New state laws take effect today

More than 200 new laws take effect in Washington state this week, including a package of bills meant to address sexual misconduct at the workplace.… Continue reading

Proposed resort near Brinnon tops big hurdle

Jefferson County commissioners have taken major steps to move forward the long-proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort, allowing the developer to begin… Continue reading

Port Townsend group protests for immigrant rights

Port Townsend group protests for immigrant rights

A group of 55 men and women stood with signs Tuesday to bring awareness to an immigration issue facing parents and children… Continue reading

Port Townsend group protests for immigrant rights

Peninsula graduation ceremonies coming up this month

Graduation and commencement ceremonies across the North Olympic Peninsula are set to begin Friday and stretch to Monday, June 18. The region’s 10 high schools… Continue reading

Spring blooms bring unwanted Scotch Broom
Spring blooms bring unwanted Scotch Broom

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Summer full of uplift, renewal

REACH INSIDE AND lift up your younger self, Joe Gaydos told us. See yourself as an explorer. Gladly. Gaydos, lead scientist with the SeaDoc Society,… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: PASD board meeting set for Thursday; Taste of Port Townsend to start Thursday

The Port Angeles School Board will hear of plans for the high school health clinic when it meets Thursday. A work session… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Remembering D-Day

JUNE 6 MIGHT not mean much to people these days. Maybe it’s one day closer to a summer vacation or time to mow the lawn.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Coast Guard cutter back at Port Angeles station … and other items

The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active has returned to its Port Angeles homeport following a counter-drug patrol in international… Continue reading

Puget Sound Pilots honored at ceremony marking 150 years of program

Puget Sound Pilots honored at ceremony marking 150 years of program

Elected officials joined Puget Sound Pilots officials, maritime advocates and educators in celebrating 150 years of the state’s marine pilotage program at… Continue reading

Puget Sound Pilots honored at ceremony marking 150 years of program

Food, drink planned for Taste of Port Townsend

The Taste of Port Townsend is set for Thursday at the Northwest Maritime Center. The event at the maritime center at 431… Continue reading

Landing times set for fields near station

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at Ault Field and at Outlying… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. Lunch of $9.75… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Advice for launching into June

With one of the wettest Mays in recent history behind us, we’re all about turning the calendar and starting out the amazing month of June… Continue reading

Immigrant advocates hope for safety, security for all families

Immigrant advocates hope for safety, security for all families

When Morris and Ruth Goldstein crossed the border, they had little in the way of documents. What these immigrants did have: hope… Continue reading

Immigrant advocates hope for safety, security for all families

NEWS BRIEFS: Highway 101 cleanup work set this week … and other items

PORT ANGELES – From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, state Department of Transportation maintenance crews will clean numerous catch basins along a… Continue reading