Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Shrimp head poppers are needed in Brinnon … and other items

The Brinnon Parks and Recreation District board members have issued a request for volunteers to pop heads, clean and package shrimp for freezing… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners seek more info for public records policy

Jefferson commissioners seek more info for public records policy

The Jefferson County commissioners continue to deliberate a proposed Public Records Act compliance policy and ordinance for public records costs. No decision… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners seek more info for public records policy
Port Townsend kitchen tour to highlight nine homes

Port Townsend kitchen tour to highlight nine homes

Nine kitchens will be on the 21st annual AAUW/UWF Kitchen Tour on Saturday. The tour, Port Townsend Kitchens and Beyond, which is… Continue reading

Port Townsend kitchen tour to highlight nine homes

NEWS BRIEFS: Sequim library expansion is considered … and other items

The North Olympic Library System board will consider a draft report on expansion of the Sequim Library when it meets at 5:30 p.m.… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The evils of rock stacking

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the river with a heavy fog hugging close to the water. As the sky grew lighter the outline of the distant… Continue reading

PHOTO: A little travelling music, please

PHOTO: A little travelling music, please

from left, Jane Channing, Joanne Pontrello, Paul Denison and Annie Schermer, all from Port Townsend — play… Continue reading

PHOTO: A little travelling music, please

Silverdale man killed in Blyn-area wreck

Two passengers were released from Olympic Medical Center on Sunday after a Blyn-area vehicle wreck Saturday night that killed the driver, a 21-year-old… Continue reading

Townsend Bay Ringers will present Ring Around the World

The Townsend Bay Ringers will return at 7 p.m. Thursday for their fifth appearance in the Trinity United Methodist Church Candlelight Series.… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Astoria Bay to leave laden with logs

ON THE WATERFRONT: Astoria Bay to leave laden with logs

AT THE BEGINNING of the week Astoria Bay moored to the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 to take on a load of debarked logs… Continue reading

ON THE WATERFRONT: Astoria Bay to leave laden with logs

NEWS BRIEFS: Spaghetti dinner is planned for Fairview Grange … and other items

The Fairview Grange will hold its spaghetti dinner and Chinese dessert auction at 5 p.m. today. The cost is free for children… Continue reading

Washington State Ferries seeks input on long-range plan

Washington State Ferries seeks input on long-range plan

The state Department of Transportation and Washington State Ferries want your help in shaping the next 20 years of the region’s waterway… Continue reading

Washington State Ferries seeks input on long-range plan
USA Today nominates Sequim, Port Townsend in contests

USA Today nominates Sequim, Port Townsend in contests

Sequim was No. 1 on Sunday in the Best Small Town for Shopping in the USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards, while Port Townsend was… Continue reading

USA Today nominates Sequim, Port Townsend in contests

Delays on Elwha River bridge set for April 30

Drivers are expected to encounter one-way alternating traffic across the Elwha River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 on Monday, April 30. The… Continue reading

Judge halts pay or appear: New state law to impact finances in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Judge halts pay or appear: New state law to impact finances in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Rick Porter, the Port Angeles area’s outgoing District Court judge, has eliminated his pay-or-appear program, a singular achievement of his 16-year tenure,… Continue reading

Judge halts pay or appear: New state law to impact finances in Clallam, Jefferson counties
PHOTO: Recognizing Jefferson County veterans who have passed

PHOTO: Recognizing Jefferson County veterans who have passed

Gary Velie of Port Angeles rings the bell as Andy Okinczyc, past commander of American Legion Post 26 in Port Townsend, reads the 41 names… Continue reading

PHOTO: Recognizing Jefferson County veterans who have passed

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to consider public records policy

The three Jefferson County commissioners will continue deliberations on a public records compliance policy when they meet at 9 a.m. Monday. The meeting will be… Continue reading

President of Sound Publishing to join Tulsa World, BH Media Group

President of Sound Publishing to join Tulsa World, BH Media Group

Gloria Fletcher, president of Sound Publishing, Inc., has taken a position as publisher of the Tulsa World and vice-president of the South Newspaper Group of… Continue reading

President of Sound Publishing to join Tulsa World, BH Media Group

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t be impatient with certain flowers

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE been hearing about record rains in April these last three weeks, I have been busy working in client’s gardens hearing complaints about… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Head to Grays Harbor for shorebird festival

LAST MONTH, WHEN noting the number of bird festivals that take place during the year, the shorebird celebration on Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, was… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Callis plans move to First Street … and other items

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Callis plans move to First Street … and other items

Callis Insurance recently acquired the Pacific Place office complex at 802 E. First St. Andy and Amy Callis, who also own Callis… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Callis plans move to First Street … and other items