Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Brinnon parks board meets Wednesday … and other items

The Brinnon Parks & Recreation District commissioners will consider approving goals and scheduling a work session to develop a strategic plan when they… Continue reading

State Legislature: What passed, what stalled

State Legislature: What passed, what stalled

State lawmakers adjourned their 60-day session after passing what they hope is the final piece of… Continue reading

State Legislature: What passed, what stalled

Second season of work on highway around Lake Crescent starts this week

Work on U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent will resume this week. A tree that has been determined to be a hazard… Continue reading

Community Read events coming up

Several events are planned this week as part of the 13th annual Community Read hosted by Port Townsend Public Library. The book… Continue reading

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Mix and remix until the recipe is right

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Mix and remix until the recipe is right

SNICKERDOODLES HAVE BECOME the bane of my baking existence. Last summer, through a smartphone app called Yummly, I found a recipe for the cookies that… Continue reading

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Mix and remix until the recipe is right
Jefferson County District 3 commissioner won’t run again

Jefferson County District 3 commissioner won’t run again

Kathleen Kler tells of husband’s health issues

Jefferson County District 3 commissioner won’t run again

BIRD WATCH: Hummingbirds are not alone in craving sugar

THERE IT WAS again. Another plum tree blossom floated past the kitchen window. It’s started. It happens every spring. As more flowering fruit trees burst… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Daylight Saving Time begins quest for clocks

OH … GOODIE. A tiding of great joy. Spread the word, far and wide across the land: Because we’re morphing to “Daylight Saving Time,” (so… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: High school equestrian season has begun

HORSEPLAY: High school equestrian season has begun

PORT ANGELES AND Sequim’s high school equestrian teams traveled to Spanaway the third week in February to compete against 100 other equestrians from 10 other… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: High school equestrian season has begun

KONP talk guests set

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m. local talk show segment on KONP radio, at 1450 AM,… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles student earns Feiro scholarship … and other items

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles student earns Feiro scholarship … and other items

Port Angeles High School senior Bridget Lachner received the third annual Feiro Family Scholarship. The award was delegated during Feiro Marine Life… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles student earns Feiro scholarship … and other items
Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service Award

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service Award

Nominations are being accepted now for the 2018 Jefferson County Heart of Service Award. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Monday, April 2. The Heart… Continue reading

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service Award

ISSUES OF FAITH: Teach children of God’s good gift

“LET MARRIAGE BE held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous” (Heb… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Jefferson County panel to mull agreement with geoduck farm applicant

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a tolling agreement with a geoduck farm applicant when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday. The meeting will… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD manager expected to start in April

New Jefferson PUD manager expected to start in April

Negotiations are progressing toward hiring Larry Dunbar as the new general manager of the Jefferson County Public Utilities District. Commissioners Jeff Randall and… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD manager expected to start in April
Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action

Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action

The Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam and Suquamish tribes are taking on pharmaceutical companies and drug distributors, claiming the companies flooded their reservations… Continue reading

Tribes file opioid lawsuit: Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Suquamish tribes take action
Rare, newly-built wooden Folkboat wins first time out

Rare, newly-built wooden Folkboat wins first time out

The first time the boat sailed, it was tops in its class. A few days after the Nordic Folkboat was completed by… Continue reading

Rare, newly-built wooden Folkboat wins first time out
Jefferson employees ask commissioners for help on contract issues

Jefferson employees ask commissioners for help on contract issues

An overflow crowd of Jefferson County employees appeared before the county commissioners to express their concerns about mediated bargaining of their contract,… Continue reading

Jefferson employees ask commissioners for help on contract issues