Jefferson County

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

North Olympic Peninsula counties to see big increase in federal payments

Clallam and Jefferson counties will see significant increases in payments in lieu of taxes from the federal government. Clallam County is seeing… Continue reading

A 73-year-old man was seen falling from the Seven Seas Mariner cruise ship near the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Man dies after fall from cruise ship in Strait

A man who fell from the eighth-deck balcony of a cruise ship near Neah Bay has died,… Continue reading

A 73-year-old man was seen falling from the Seven Seas Mariner cruise ship near the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Port Angeles considers downtown ice skating rink

Port Angeles considers downtown ice skating rink

A rented, portable ice skating rink lies on the horizon that organizers hope will attract 200 skaters a day from Clallam and… Continue reading

Port Angeles considers downtown ice skating rink

Competency evaluation delays hearing for man accused of stabbing

A hearing for a Port Angeles man accused of stabbing a Port Townsend man has been postponed for a decision about the… Continue reading

Chimacum chief discusses tactics in face of enrollment decline

Superintendent Rick Thompson told the Chimacum School Board that the decline in district enrollment is not a local school issue. It is a… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Congressman memorial set for Saturday … and other items

A celebration of life is planned for the late U.S. Rep. Allan Byron Swift at 1 p.m. Saturday. The ceremony will be held… Continue reading

Comic convention, candidate forums, gardening tips on Peninsula

A comic convention, candidate forums and gardening tips are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on the interactive… Continue reading