Jefferson County

Jefferson PUD employees support one of their own after cancer diagnosis

Jefferson PUD employees support one of their own after cancer diagnosis

Sometimes as part of a team, you support each other, no matter what. At the Jefferson County Public Utility District, being part… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD employees support one of their own after cancer diagnosis

Candidate forums set today, Wednesday on Peninsula

Candidate forums are planned today and Wednesday on the North Olympic Peninsula. Ballots will be mailed to registered voters Wednesday for the primary election Aug.… Continue reading

Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum

Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum

Two people were airlifted after a single-vehicle rollover wreck on state Highway 19 near Chimacum on Sunday afternoon. State Patrol Trooper Chelsea Hodgson… Continue reading

Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum

Safe driving patrol in effect this week

State Patrol troopers and commercial vehicle enforcement officers are conducting a week-long emphasis focused on safe driving for commercial vehicles. The Operation Safe Driver emphasis… Continue reading

Quilcene Fire Department receives new water tender

Quilcene Fire Department receives new water tender

The Quilcene Fire Department rolled out its new water tender at a community barbecue. The 1,800-gallon Rosenbauer water tender, delivered June 28, was… Continue reading

Quilcene Fire Department receives new water tender

NEWS BRIEFS: Puffin cruises slated for this weekend … and other items

Puffin Sunset Marine Cruises around Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge have been set for Friday and Saturday. The cruises by the Dungeness River… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Tons happening around Port Angeles waters

ON THE WATERFRONT: Tons happening around Port Angeles waters

ON THURSDAY, MY wife and I had lunch at one of the local restaurants along the waterfront with a view of the deep water harbor… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Tons happening around Port Angeles waters

A GROWING CONCERN: Pinch, stake and edge through summer

IT IS SUMMER here, in full swing with beautiful hot days. Your yard is blooming, the veggies are coming on, fruit is beginning to swell… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Field carrier landing practice set at Ault Field … and other items

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

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month at… Continue reading

Primary ballots to be mailed this week in Jefferson

Jefferson County residents will receive important mail this week. Election officials are preparing to mail 25,094 Primary Election ballots to registered voters… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Quarantine Stations, Part II: The Diamond Point station moves to Point Hudson

BACK WHEN: Quarantine Stations, Part II: The Diamond Point station moves to Point Hudson

Editor’s note: This month’s Jefferson County Back When column is a continuation of last month’s column published June 17. AS THE YEARS went by, the… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Quarantine Stations, Part II: The Diamond Point station moves to Point Hudson

BIRD WATCH: Humdinger of a mystery

THE FIRST TIME this incident occurred, or more correctly that I witnessed it, I assumed it was a one-time thing and that a chickadee had… Continue reading

HELP LINE: If behavior changes happen, always call the doctor

THE FACT IS that it’s pretty easy for me to sit in front of a keyboard and pontificate on the vagaries of this or that… Continue reading

Plan ahead for all-night closures of Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will close for six continuous hours the nights of July 22-24. The extended closures are needed while crews perform… Continue reading

Pullers begin Power Paddle to Puyallup

Pullers begin Power Paddle to Puyallup

A pageant of canoes began making its way last week along the Pacific Northwest and Canadian coastlines. The Power Paddle to Puyallup 2018 Canoe Journey… Continue reading

Pullers begin Power Paddle to Puyallup
Study looks at economic impact of maritime trades in Jefferson County

Study looks at economic impact of maritime trades in Jefferson County

Nineteen percent of total employment in Jefferson County is in the maritime sector, according to a just-completed economic impact study of the… Continue reading

Study looks at economic impact of maritime trades in Jefferson County

Vibriosis cases on rise in Jefferson County

An increase in vibriosis cases in Jefferson County and warm weather have prompted a warning about consuming raw shellfish. Already in July,… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissioners to discuss sheriff’s civil fees

Jefferson County commissioners will discuss possible changes to the Sheriff’s Office civil fees when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday. The meeting will be in… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Terminal joy through faith

STEPHANIE PACKER IS a 37 year old mother of four, who was diagnosed with terminal scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, eight years ago. Packer was given… Continue reading