Sometimes as part of a team, you support each other, no matter what. At the Jefferson County Public Utility District, being part… Continue reading
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month at… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
An increase in vibriosis cases in Jefferson County and warm weather have prompted a warning about consuming raw shellfish. Already in July,… Continue reading
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
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