Jefferson County

New Zealand folk singer, songwriter to perform in Coyle

New Zealand folk singer, songwriter to perform in Coyle

Award-winning singer-songwriter Mel Parsons will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday as part of the Concerts in the Woods series. The concert will take… Continue reading

New Zealand folk singer, songwriter to perform in Coyle
Singer, songwriter at Rosewind Common House

Singer, songwriter at Rosewind Common House

New York- and Vermont-based singer and songwriter John O’Connor will appear in concert at 7 tonight at the Rosewind Common House. Requested… Continue reading

Singer, songwriter at Rosewind Common House

Vendors and demonstrations slated for Artisan Food Fest

The Port Townsend Farmers Market will host its fifth annual Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday… Continue reading

Peninsula entities aim for alternate fuel usage

North Olympic Peninsula governmental entities must report by July 1 on how well they are satisfying the state goal of 100 percent usage of alternatives… Continue reading

Port Townsend again extends land use rules for developing area

The Port Townsend City Council has approved extending the interim land use rules for the areas of Sixth and 10th streets and… Continue reading

Jefferson Community School gets new head of school amid other changes

Jefferson Community School gets new head of school amid other changes

Jefferson Community School is undergoing many changes for the coming school year: A change in leadership, the sale of the historic Good… Continue reading

Jefferson Community School gets new head of school amid other changes

Sequim and PT rankings in online contest announced

Sequim took third place in USA Today’s Best Small Town for Shopping online contest, while Port Townsend, nominated for the Best Coastal Small Town, didn’t… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Library board considering resolution … and other items

The North Olympic Library Systems board will consider approving resolution 18-05-05 for the establishment of the Sequim Library Capital Facility Area to… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Olympic Peninsula summer driving guide

IT’S TIME ONCE again for the Olympic Peninsula summer driving guide. With the approach of the three-day Memorial Day weekend, we are about to face… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend street project ‘blazing’ ahead with tree planting

PHOTO: Port Townsend street project ‘blazing’ ahead with tree planting

Six “Autumn Blaze” maple trees were planted Tuesday between Taylor and Tyler streets as part of Port Townsend’s Water Street Enhancement Project. Rusty Sage of… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend street project ‘blazing’ ahead with tree planting

Jefferson commissioners hear opinions from both sides on Brinnon resort

Jefferson County commissioners heard the results Monday of public remarks for and against the proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Plan Resort in Brinnon.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Vehicle fire near Forks leads to charge … and other items

A 34-year-old Forks man who was arrested Sunday for investigation of second-degree arson was charged Monday with felony first-degree reckless burning for… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: The sounds of spring provide backyard bliss

THIS IS THE time of the year when those words from a song in “Oklahoma” come to mind: “Spring is busting out all over.” You… Continue reading

Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday

Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday

The Olympic National Park Visitor Center and Wilderness Information Center in Port Angeles will reopen to the public at 9 a.m. Tuesday… Continue reading

Renovated park visitor center to reopen Tuesday
Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

For the past 18 years, Wayne King has been going to meetings, more meetings than he can count. They have taken him all… Continue reading

Wayne King, who is retiring, tells of tenure on the Jefferson County PUD commission

NEWS BRIEFS: Meet Me at the Movies set Tuesday in Port Townsend … and other items

“Meet Me at the Movies,” a free afternoon of cinema for people with memory loss and their care partners, comes to the… Continue reading

Port Ludlow doctor identified as victim in fatal six-vehicle wreck on Hood Canal Bridge

A Port Ludlow doctor was killed in a six-vehicle collision on the two-lane Hood Canal Bridge. The wreck closed the bridge for eight… Continue reading

Four-way contest set for Jefferson County commission

A four-way race has developed for the District 3 seat on the Jefferson County commission. Craig Durgan, 61, of Port Ludlow filed… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Time for watering, planting annuals and raising the deck

Now with the passage of Mother’s Day and most of your baskets for the house being planted and hung, let me pass on a few… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Port Townsend celebrates exploration, naming of town by Capt. George Vancouver

BACK WHEN: Port Townsend celebrates exploration, naming of town by Capt. George Vancouver

CAPT. GEORGE VANCOUVER wrote this about the work he and his crew did May 8, 1792: “The survey of this inlet, which had occupied our… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Port Townsend celebrates exploration, naming of town by Capt. George Vancouver