Jefferson County

Port of Port Townsend OKs three capital improvement projects

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have approved three projects for completion, including the Point Hudson south jetty replacement, that were budgeted in… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Veterans are welcomed home in PA … and other items

The Clallam County Veterans Center will host a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday. Members of the public… Continue reading

Children to look high and low for Easter eggs

Children to look high and low for Easter eggs

Free community Easter egg hunts are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula in recognition of Easter, which is Sunday. Participants in the Easter… Continue reading

Children to look high and low for Easter eggs

Geologist to discuss landslide hazards

Landslide hazards abound in Washington state, says geologist Tom Badger. He will talk about the hazards at 4 p.m. Saturday at Quimper… Continue reading

International dances, a fiction-writing class, plant clinic among Peninsula attractions

International dances, a fiction writing class and a plant clinic are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Filling a God-shaped hole

attending a university, money in my pocket, virtually no adult supervision — I felt a longing… Continue reading

Jobless rate up slightly for Clallam, Jefferson counties

North Olympic Peninsula unemployment was up slightly in February, a repeat from the previous month, state officials said. Clallam County’s jobless rate went from a… Continue reading

Peninsula residents join Seattle March for Our Lives

Peninsula residents join Seattle March for Our Lives

The March for Our Lives on Saturday showed that it’s not just students in Parkland, Fla., who are affected by gun violence, said… Continue reading

Peninsula residents join Seattle March for Our Lives

Rep. Kilmer, Peninsula College to hold Student Town Hall

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has teamed up with the Peninsula College Associated Student Council for a Student Town Hall at 5 p.m.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Studded tire removal deadline extended; finance committee for PT school district to meet

The potential for late season snow has led to a two-week extension of the deadline to remove studded tires. The removal deadline is… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The sometimes soggy search for fire

“I AM A woodland fellow, sir, that always loved a great fire.” How often I have remembered this line uttered by a clown in a… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Insects on the menu for bushtits

THE “BOUNCING BUGS” are back. That’s good news for the bushtits and other insect-eating birds. Temperatures rose just enough to encourage a hatching. Small clouds… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners meetings to be livestreamed starting with April test

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners will offer livestreaming and on-demand viewing of its meetings over the internet. The first test of… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Vietnam vets welcoming day event set … and other items

The Clallam County Veterans Center will host a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday. Members of the public… Continue reading

Official: Lake Crescent Highway 101 construction at 30 percent complete

Official: Lake Crescent Highway 101 construction at 30 percent complete

Olympic National Park spokeswoman says the project has entered its most ambitious phase.

Official: Lake Crescent Highway 101 construction at 30 percent complete
Spring brings African dance to Port Townsend

Spring brings African dance to Port Townsend

Rae Kala is a traveler — Central America, Mexico, Santa Cruz in California, West Africa — but Port Townsend pulls her back,… Continue reading

Spring brings African dance to Port Townsend
Sequim Irrigation Festival reveals royalty float

Sequim Irrigation Festival reveals royalty float

Organizers of the 123rd Sequim Irrigation Festival revealed this year’s float to the festival’s royalty at the annual Kick-Off Dinner at 7 Cedars… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival reveals royalty float

Port Townsend woman’s condition improves to serious after wreck

A Port Townsend woman improved to serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Sunday after a two-truck collision Friday afternoon at… Continue reading

Farmers angry about being placed in middle of trade war

From hog producers in Iowa to apple growers in Washington state and… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Exercise and Thrive’ class starts April 3 … and other items

Local cancer survivors will have access to a free YMCA strength and wellness program beginning Tuesday, April 3. The 12-week program, “Exercise… Continue reading