Jefferson County

Couple pleads guilty to forced labor charges; immigrant was held near Port Angeles

A Forks couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to holding, against her will, an undocumented, non-English-speaking Guatemalan woman who said her… Continue reading

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

Crowds young and old welcomed 2018 to this Victorian city and shared in the community spirit of First Night, a celebration of… Continue reading

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018
100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

At high noon Monday, 100 hearty souls ignored the temperature, took a breath then jumped from a dock during the annual polar bear… Continue reading

100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland
OlyCAP director to serve on state housing panel

OlyCAP director to serve on state housing panel

A director at Olympic Community Action Programs has been selected to serve on a state panel dealing with affordable housing. Kathy Morgan, housing programs director… Continue reading

OlyCAP director to serve on state housing panel

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Wednesday’s featured speaker is city of Forks Attorney/Planner Rod Fleck. He will be discussing the city’s proposed vacation rental… Continue reading

Disaster training by Fire District 3 reaches 300 people; classes continue
Disaster training by Fire District 3 reaches 300 people; classes continue
Jefferson County 4-Hers sew kennel beds for animal shelters

Jefferson County 4-Hers sew kennel beds for animal shelters

A group of more than 25 animal lovers came together for a four-hour sew-in at the Washington State University classroom at Kivley… Continue reading

Jefferson County 4-Hers sew kennel beds for animal shelters
Are you in or out? Polar bear dips set today across Peninsula

Are you in or out? Polar bear dips set today across Peninsula

Today is the day, the moment of truth. Either you jump in or you don’t. Polar bear dips are planned in four North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Are you in or out? Polar bear dips set today across Peninsula

NEWS BRIEFS: Sequim Arts Advisory Commission members sought … and other items

The city of Sequim is seeking applicants to serve the remainder of a four-year term on the Arts Commission. Applicants must be residents… Continue reading

Seattle settles lawsuit over abuse claims against ex-mayor

Seattle settles lawsuit over abuse claims against ex-mayor

The city of Seattle has settled a lawsuit filed by a man whose sexual abuse claims effectively… Continue reading

Seattle settles lawsuit over abuse claims against ex-mayor

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissioners to reorganize

Jefferson County commissioners will reorganize the board at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The meeting will be in commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson… Continue reading

Leap of faith changes Port Townsend man’s life

Leap of faith changes Port Townsend man’s life

Joe Gaikowski, 32, has experienced more traumas and more heartache in his relatively short lifetime than most. One of his friends was… Continue reading

Leap of faith changes Port Townsend man’s life

NEWS BRIEFS: Tree-trimming to cause delays in Port Townsend … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND – Tree-trimming will cause traffic delays on state Highway 20 from Tuesday through Friday. Drivers who use state Route 20 between U.S. Highway… Continue reading

Sea star wasting syndrome decreasing on Peninsula but not gone yet

Sea star wasting syndrome decreasing on Peninsula but not gone yet

Sea stars appear to be making a comeback on the West Coast four years after a mysterious syndrome killed millions of them,… Continue reading

Sea star wasting syndrome decreasing on Peninsula but not gone yet

Jefferson Healthcare hospital institutes sliding fee scale

Jefferson Healthcare hospital has implemented a new sliding fee scale for charity care that is helping more families pay for their health… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Remember to make, keep resolutions

THERE IS ALWAYS some looking back when a new year arrives. After perusing columns written for other New Year’s, this one stood out. I enjoyed… Continue reading

HELP LINE: The time for resolutions has come

CONTRARY TO ALL probability, and the cacophonous, pugnacious prognostications of any number of people who are trying desperately to be somebody, the world has not… Continue reading

First Night 2018 celebration to welcome new year in Port Townsend

First Night 2018 celebration to welcome new year in Port Townsend

Port Townsend’s First Night family festival of arts and entertainment will be held Sunday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., concluding with… Continue reading

First Night 2018 celebration to welcome new year in Port Townsend
Fallen Jefferson County firefighters’ names added to national memorial

Fallen Jefferson County firefighters’ names added to national memorial

Two Jefferson County firefighters who died fighting fires more than 50 years ago are now honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park… Continue reading

Fallen Jefferson County firefighters’ names added to national memorial
Polar plunges offer invigorating start to year

Polar plunges offer invigorating start to year

The brave, the foolish and the very stout of heart are invited to start the year off by taking a dip in… Continue reading

Polar plunges offer invigorating start to year