Jefferson County

HORSEPLAY: 4-H clubs teach the love and work of owning a horse

HORSEPLAY: 4-H clubs teach the love and work of owning a horse

A FLYING HORSE at the Clallam County Fair? If there’d been a stronger wind last Saturday afternoon you might have seen one due to a… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: 4-H clubs teach the love and work of owning a horse

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Seize the moment for heat-loving summer vegetables

FROM A NORTHWEST locavore’s perspective late August is the long-awaited time of year when we can finally access locally grown, vine-ripened tomatoes and peppers. Marinara… Continue reading

Strike could delay Salish Coast Elementary School’s opening day

Strike could delay Salish Coast Elementary School’s opening day

Superintendent John Polm plans to announce on Tuesday if a construction work stoppage will delay the opening of the new Salish Coast… Continue reading

Strike could delay Salish Coast Elementary School’s opening day

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Proposed shooting facility ordinance presented

The three Jefferson County commissioners will be briefed on a report and a proposed ordinance by the Commercial Shooting Facility Review Committee when they meet… Continue reading

Hiker ‘probably’ died of natural causes

Hiker ‘probably’ died of natural causes

Jacob Randall Gray, a 22-year-old Port Townsend bicyclist and hiker whose remains were found in Olympic National Park in early August, probably… Continue reading

Hiker ‘probably’ died of natural causes

Port Townsend man charged with sex crimes

A Port Townsend man is being held in Jefferson County Jail on $100,000 bail after he was charged for investigation of sex… Continue reading

Union strike stops North Olympic Peninsula public works projects

An estimated $4.8 million in public works projects in Clallam and Jefferson counties came to a halt Tuesday in the first day of a strike… Continue reading

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

Face it: We didn’t look like a team. A disparate bunch, we were tossed together under the heading Team Longboat, poised on… Continue reading

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend seeks more applicants for leasing policy committee

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have extended the application period for a leasing policy advisory committee because they they felt not enough… Continue reading

Free entry to state parks offered Saturday

Entry will be free to state parks in honor of the National Park Services’s 102nd anniversary Saturday. No Discover Pass will be needed to visit… Continue reading

Brinnon celebration, car wash, outdoor movie set for the week

A Brinnon celebration, an outdoor movie and car wash are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on the… Continue reading

Garden party planned for Rothschild House celebration

Garden party planned for Rothschild House celebration

The Jefferson County Historical Society invites the public to celebrate the 150th birthday of the historic Rothschild House at 418 Taylor St.… Continue reading

Garden party planned for Rothschild House celebration
Indie band Modest Mouse slated for Fort Worden

Indie band Modest Mouse slated for Fort Worden

Seattle Theatre Group will present Modest Mouse live in concert tonight and Saturday at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park. Doors… Continue reading

Indie band Modest Mouse slated for Fort Worden

ISSUES OF FAITH: Beware of theocracy

WHEN THE U.S. Constitution was ratified, Jews looked to this new country as a place where they would be safe from persecution, not only because… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: PUD meeting set today in Carlsborg; Unity speaker scheduled for this weekend

Clallam County Public Utilities District Commissioners Ted Simpson and Will Purser will convene in a special meeting today to approve questions for the… Continue reading

Two writers featured in Fourth Friday Readings

Authors Gordon Anderson and Bonnie Dickmann will be featured at Fourth Friday Readings at The Lodge Media Room, 660 Evergreen Farm Road beginning… Continue reading

Vancouver, Port Townsend musicians featured at Northwind tonight

Vancouver, Port Townsend musicians featured at Northwind tonight

The Northwind Arts Center will join Matt Miner Presents in welcoming Vancouver-based musician Dan Weber at 7 tonight with special guest Matt… Continue reading

Vancouver, Port Townsend musicians featured at Northwind tonight
Lead picked for Port Townsend task force: Panel to focus on finding new city manager

Lead picked for Port Townsend task force: Panel to focus on finding new city manager

Former Port Townsend City Council member Catharine Robinson will serve as lead of the city’s community task force for the replacement of… Continue reading

Lead picked for Port Townsend task force: Panel to focus on finding new city manager
PHOTO: Painting as the air clears

PHOTO: Painting as the air clears

Squinting into the sun Wednesday afternoon — as the air slowly cleared — artist Robin Weiss creates his latest plein air painting.… Continue reading

PHOTO: Painting as the air clears

Air quality alert extended to noon today

The National Weather Service extended an air quality alert for wildfire smoke from 5 p.m. Wednesday to about noon today for Clallam,… Continue reading