Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Coffee with the mayor set for Thursday … and other items

Mayor Dennis Smith will host Coffee with the Mayor at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The informal monthly meeting will be held at the Black… Continue reading

Port Townsend approves headhunter for top post

Public involvement important, city council says

A GROWING CONCERN: Taking a bus trip around the world

A GROWING CONCERN: Taking a bus trip around the world

WHO SAYS YOU can’t believe in dragons? Well, our bus full of Olympic gardeners does. An utterly magnificent carved “driftwood dragon” was the unanimous choice… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Taking a bus trip around the world

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Joint city/county housing board to consider RFP

The Joint Oversight Board on Affordable Housing and Homeless Housing will consider finalizing a facilitator request for proposals when it meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday.… Continue reading

HELP LINE: To receive help, you need to know where to look

MANY OF YOU who have paid any attention to these columns at all for the past 950 or more weeks are painfully aware that I’ve… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Preparation is key to surviving snow storms

HORSEPLAY: Preparation is key to surviving snow storms

SO, HOW DID all you horse owners out there weather what many have termed “snowmageddon?” While not nearly as fearsome as the biblical reference found… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Preparation is key to surviving snow storms
Jefferson Transit to install new restrooms at Haines hub

Jefferson Transit to install new restrooms at Haines hub

Jefferson Transit will spend up to $182,000 to install new unisex restrooms at the district’s Haines Place Transit Center by July 31.… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit to install new restrooms at Haines hub

NEWS BRIEFS: Deadline is extended for registration … and other items

The deadline has been extended to Monday to register for the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Citizen of the Year award luncheon… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Busy days for the Port of Port Angeles

EARLIER THIS WEEK, the tug John Blix towed the deck barge Z Big One into the west end of Port Angeles Harbor where she took… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Enjoy what you have

BY THE TIME you read this, snowmaggedon might be a soggy memory, or perhaps a lingering pile of dirty driveway snow. That said, it has… Continue reading

Port Hadlock house declared uninhabitable after two fires

A Port Hadlock home was damaged by two fires within 13 days, forcing East Jefferson Fire-Rescue to declare the two-story structure uninhabitable.… Continue reading

Air ambulance to locate base at Port Angeles

An emergency air medical transport company serving Clallam and Jefferson counties will be based at William R. Fairchild International Airport beginning March… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue highlights rating error

Chief: Some could be overpaying on fire insurance

State eyes roundabout for west end of Hood Canal Bridge

State eyes roundabout for west end of Hood Canal Bridge

The state Department of Transportation is considering installing a single-lane roundabout near the west end of the Hood Canal Bridge. Department of Transportation… Continue reading

State eyes roundabout for west end of Hood Canal Bridge
Warming center to open in Port Townsend on Saturday

Warming center to open in Port Townsend on Saturday

A new warming center will be opened Saturday in Port Townsend to provide a place for 20 people needing a place to… Continue reading

Warming center to open in Port Townsend on Saturday
Shipwrights’ Regatta to kick off sailing season Saturday

Shipwrights’ Regatta to kick off sailing season Saturday

Brave racers will take to the water in Port Townsend on Saturday as the 28th annual Shipwrights’ Regatta marks the beginning of… Continue reading

Shipwrights’ Regatta to kick off sailing season Saturday
State Patrol trooper credited with rescue from grounded boat in Port Townsend

State Patrol trooper credited with rescue from grounded boat in Port Townsend

A State Patrol trooper rescued a man from a sailboat that ran aground on a sandbar in Port Townsend. The Sundancer, a… Continue reading

State Patrol trooper credited with rescue from grounded boat in Port Townsend
Singing welcome under floating library alphabet

Singing welcome under floating library alphabet

Oh, the simple joys: the alphabet, a library, some art floating overhead. Melody Sky Eisler lives among all three. And she’s inviting… Continue reading

Singing welcome under floating library alphabet