Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Jefferson commissioners to meet today … and other items

Jefferson County commissioners will meet to discuss and take potential action on a settlement offer for a public records claim today at… Continue reading

$50,000 set aside for training Jefferson Healthcare providers in addiction treatment

The Salish Behavioral Health Organization has earmarked close to $50,000 to train Jefferson Healthcare providers in medicine-assisted treatment for people addicted to… Continue reading

Lady Washington docked in Port Townsend all week

Lady Washington docked in Port Townsend all week

The tall ship Lady Washington is docked at the Northwest Maritime Center through May 7. The tall ship, part of the Washington-based… Continue reading

Lady Washington docked in Port Townsend all week

NEWS BRIEFS: Irrigation fest volunteers are needed … and other items

The Sequim Irrigation Festival Innovative Arts & Crafts Fair seeks volunteers to assist with various duties beginning Friday. Registration is required. To sign… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: Run Without Fear held in response to attack in Port Angeles

PHOTO GALLERY: Run Without Fear held in response to attack in Port Angeles

Close to 100 women walked and jogged the Olympic Discovery Trail on Sunday morning, showing solidarity with a woman who was attacked… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: Run Without Fear held in response to attack in Port Angeles

Sequim Bay State Park work expected to affect recreational crabbing, boating this summer

Washington State Parks has announced that the boat launch and parking area at Sequim Bay State Park will be closed for at least… Continue reading

Layoffs authorized in Chimacum School District: Enrollment data will lead to future action

Where have all the students gone? Chimacum Superintendent Rick Thompson is on a quest to find some answers. That information likely will shape… Continue reading

Ward promoted to vice president of Sound Publishing; Josh O’Connor to step up as president

Ward promoted to vice president of Sound Publishing; Josh O’Connor to step up as president

Peninsula Daily News Publisher Terry Ward has been promoted to vice president of Sound Publishing, Inc. Ward will continue to serve as… Continue reading

Ward promoted to vice president of Sound Publishing; Josh O’Connor to step up as president

Hood Canal Bridge closure scheduled for tonight canceled

Closures set for the Hood Canal Bridge on Sunday tonight and into Monday morning have been canceled. State Department of Transportation crews were… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend kitchen tour supports AAUW

PHOTO: Port Townsend kitchen tour supports AAUW

Rena Hect, center right, from Port Townsend and an American Association of University Women volunteer, points out a design feature in the seaside organic modern-themed… Continue reading

PHOTO: Port Townsend kitchen tour supports AAUW

A GROWING CONCERN: From great soil comes great plants

AS YOU SIT reading this, I am dumping mulch and bark from out of my work pants pockets. Mulching is an annual ritual, performed every… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Learn your local birds’ songs

THE WEAKEST FEATURE in field guides is the description of a bird’s song or call. Trying to put into words what a bird’s song sounds… 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

HELP LINE: There are things to remember about new Medicare cards

I GET A lot of lists from this or that entity, agency, institution or organization detailing any number of things we should remember or do… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Have faith, for believing isn’t seeing

I DON’T THINK we’ve been fair to him. It was only eight days. Nevertheless, eight days of disbelief, and he’s been given the moniker —… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Family Orchestra concert in Port Townsend … and other items

The Port Townsend Family Orchestra’s Spring Concert will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The two-hour concert directed by Fred Nussbaum will be… Continue reading

Sequim second, Port Townsend 11th in USA Today online contests

Sequim had fallen to second place by Saturday in the Best Small Town for Shopping in the USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards, while Port… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Undie Road bypass on county agenda

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider the Undie Road bypass when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday. The meeting will be in commissioners’ chambers… Continue reading

Lady Washington returns to Port Townsend

EDITOR’S NOTE: Grays Harbor Historical Seaport has changed the events planned for May 5. The Lady Washington will not be involved in the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit opens bike barn

Jefferson Transit opens bike barn

Jefferson County commuters now have a place to stash their bikes, helmets and clothes since the opening of the bike barn at… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit opens bike barn