Jefferson County

Jefferson commissioners take comment on shooting facility draft ordinance

Jefferson commissioners take comment on shooting facility draft ordinance

Jefferson commissioners heard strong feelings on all sides of the commercial shooting facility draft ordinance debate when 75 Peninsula residents gave public… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners take comment on shooting facility draft ordinance

Jobs increase on Peninsula

North Olympic Peninsula employers added more than 250 jobs in September as Clallam and Jefferson county unemployment rates dipped slightly for the fifth consecutive month… Continue reading

Port Townsend schools representatives tell of reapportionment measure

Port Townsend schools representatives tell of reapportionment measure

Reapportionment would encourage greater participation on the Port Townsend School Board, advocates said during a forum last week. Proposition 1 on the… Continue reading

Port Townsend schools representatives tell of reapportionment measure

Legislature hopefuls discuss carbon fee, idea of sanctuary state at forum

The four candidates vying to represent the 24th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives tackled the environment, immigration policy and… Continue reading

Kids get hands-on lessons in Chimacum mastodon dig

Kids get hands-on lessons in Chimacum mastodon dig

Students from the Windward School were up to their elbows in dirt and mud last week on a local farm as they searched… Continue reading

Kids get hands-on lessons in Chimacum mastodon dig
Here for a party: Bluesmakers pair up Saturday at Fort Worden

Here for a party: Bluesmakers pair up Saturday at Fort Worden

Our instructions are simple. “Come ready to have a good time,” said Phil Wiggins, cohost of the Piedmont Blues House Party open… Continue reading

Here for a party: Bluesmakers pair up Saturday at Fort Worden
Spooks and merriment celebrated on Peninsula

Spooks and merriment celebrated on Peninsula

Little monsters will go out trick-or-treating Wednesday, starting with downtown events in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks. • In Port Townsend, some 1,500 to… Continue reading

Spooks and merriment celebrated on Peninsula
Levy collection to be featured in Port Townsend Library

Levy collection to be featured in Port Townsend Library

Northwind Arts Center will hold its latest Art in the Library opening reception at the Port Townsend Public Library from 6 to… Continue reading

Levy collection to be featured in Port Townsend Library

Art Blast, bake sale and harvest dinner set this week

A library Art Blast, a Sons of Norway bake sale and a harvest dinner are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information… Continue reading

Concert to blend jazz, chamber music tonight

Concert to blend jazz, chamber music tonight

Composer and pianist Wayne Horvitz will return to Port Townsend at 7 tonight to introduce two recently released projects: “The Wayne Horvitz… Continue reading

Concert to blend jazz, chamber music tonight

NEWS BRIEFS: Volunteers sought for fish surveys … and other items

The North Olympic Salmon Coalition is seeking volunteers to conduct coho salmon surveys on Chimacum Creek. Volunteers should be able to commit… Continue reading

Noted composer, clarinetist to perform Saturday

Clarinetist and composer William O. “Bill” Smith has written new works that will be premiered by the composer alongside works written for… Continue reading

Historic Monterey cypress removed in Port Townsend’s Uptown

Historic Monterey cypress removed in Port Townsend’s Uptown

A steady stream of neighbors passed by 1310 Clay St., in the uptown district Wednesday to pay their final respects to a… Continue reading

Historic Monterey cypress removed in Port Townsend’s Uptown
Advocates look to fight ‘public health epidemic’

Advocates look to fight ‘public health epidemic’

At the current rate, more than 140,000 people in Washington state could be living with Alzheimer’s disease by 2025, researchers estimate. “What we’re… Continue reading

Advocates look to fight ‘public health epidemic’

Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

North Olympic Peninsula residents can safely dispose of unused medications through the free Drug Take Back Day program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.… Continue reading

Free backyard wildlife lecture today in Port Angeles

Veteran Master Gardener Bill Wood and Anita McMillan, a wildlife biologist, will discuss backyard wildlife habitat at noon today. The free lecture… Continue reading

Washington voters asked to ban future soda taxes

Washington voters asked to ban future soda taxes

In the wake of Seattle’s new tax on sugary beverages, a group backed by millions of dollars… Continue reading

Washington voters asked to ban future soda taxes
PHOTO: That takes the cake at Centrum Gala

PHOTO: That takes the cake at Centrum Gala

Bonnie Obremski of Port Townsend holds a carrot cake that was donated by Jeanette Testu to be auctioned off during the Centrum Gala on Saturday… Continue reading

PHOTO: That takes the cake at Centrum Gala

Report of inoperable cancer delays hearing for man accused in Net Nanny sting

Child-sex sting defendant Clinton Roy Caldwell of Sequim has inoperable cancer, delaying two Clallam Superior Court proceedings against him on charges of… Continue reading