Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Fire District 2 to discuss potential litigation today … and other items

Clallam County Fire District 2 commissioners will discuss potential litigation in executive session today. Commissions are expected to take action after the… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Fish, orca and humans all doomed

WHEN I’M WRONG I’m wrong and I ain’t ashamed to admit it. I used to think there was not one single living politician in America… Continue reading

Pennies for Quarters signs contract on Port Angeles property

Pennies for Quarters signs contract on Port Angeles property

Pennies for Quarters, the brainchild of a former military policeman to provide free, temporary, tiny-home housing for homeless veterans, has found new… Continue reading

Pennies for Quarters signs contract on Port Angeles property
Kitchen as classroom: Quilcene pupils make meals from scratch for fellow students

Kitchen as classroom: Quilcene pupils make meals from scratch for fellow students

Students at Quilcene School eat food prepared by their classmates for lunch, and much of it is either grown on campus or sourced… Continue reading

Kitchen as classroom: Quilcene pupils make meals from scratch for fellow students
Large carnivore conservation focus of AAUW program in Port Townsend

Large carnivore conservation focus of AAUW program in Port Townsend

Guest speaker Lorna Smith will describe why education and understanding are key to large carnivore survival in a changing world at the… Continue reading

Large carnivore conservation focus of AAUW program in Port Townsend

Couple to warn of artificial intelligence dangers in Port Townsend presentation

Two people will warn against artificial intelligence in a presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday. Meg and Peter Lumsdaine, who are working to… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Grief support groups set in Port Angeles … and other items

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County announced its schedule for a series of Sequim and Port Angeles support groups for 2018. The groups are free and… Continue reading

Jeannie McMacken/for Peninsula Daily News Dennis Daneau believes we all can learn from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He’ll offer Kings’ speeches today during a free community presentation in Port Townsend.

Port Townsend man to play recordings of speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. today

When driving the coast from Ventura, Calif., to his new home in Port Townsend 11 years ago, Dennis Daneau did what many… Continue reading

Jeannie McMacken/for Peninsula Daily News Dennis Daneau believes we all can learn from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He’ll offer Kings’ speeches today during a free community presentation in Port Townsend.
Peninsula’s state, federal reps eye coming election

Peninsula’s state, federal reps eye coming election

The 24th District’s two state representatives and the region’s 6th District congressman — all Democrats — are well on their way to… Continue reading

Peninsula’s state, federal reps eye coming election
Lodging tax revenue spikes on Peninsula; area produced more than $3 million in 2017

Lodging tax revenue spikes on Peninsula; area produced more than $3 million in 2017

The North Olympic Peninsula generated more than $3 million in lodging tax revenue in 2017 thanks to a spike in “heads in beds” at lodging… Continue reading

Lodging tax revenue spikes on Peninsula; area produced more than $3 million in 2017

Health, environmental threats focus of legislative efforts for state senator

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege reports that three of the things he’s working on in the Legislature’s new term involve “serious threats… Continue reading

Highway 20 wreck sends two to Jefferson Healthcare hospital

Highway 20 wreck sends two to Jefferson Healthcare hospital

Two people were transported to Jefferson Healthcare hospital with minor injuries early Sunday after a two-car wreck near milepost 8 of state… Continue reading

Highway 20 wreck sends two to Jefferson Healthcare hospital

Lawmakers say DISCLOSE Act would bring campaign donations out of the shadows

A proposed Senate bill and its companion in the House could provide Washington citizens greater transparency… Continue reading

Activities mark MLK Day

Free entrance into Olympic National Park is one of the events marking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day today. Entrance fees, which are $25 per… Continue reading

Free tech classes offered in Quilcene, Hadlock

The Jefferson County Library will host free technology classes in Quilcene and Port Hadlock on Tuesday. In Quilcene, the class will run from 11 a.m.… Continue reading

Donations to keep Chimacum teen center open

Donations to keep Chimacum teen center open

The Jefferson Teen Center was set to close for good Friday. Funding had dried up and there was no way to pay the… Continue reading

Donations to keep Chimacum teen center open

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Cosmetologist hired at Port Angeles salon; KONP announces week’s lineup

Shear Elegance at 210 E. Fourth St. recently hired cosmetologist Alysha Graham. Graham has been to hair shows and has taken a… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County considers mediation with D’Amico

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider mediation to resolve a dispute with Joe D’Amico and the Fort Discovery Corp., when they meet at 9… Continue reading

Some Clallam beaches reopen for shellfish harvesting

Beaches on the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Cape Flattery east to the Lyre River have been reopened for recreational shellfish… Continue reading