Jefferson County

Port Townsend to consider summer shelter, housing

The Port Townsend City Council will consider authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with Olympic Community Action Programs for a $40,000 grant for… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Amazing innovations for gardening

TODAY WE ARE at the beginning of an extremely hectic, labor-intensive, busy, busy time for all gardeners and horticulturalists as “April showers” will be producing… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Yard birds lay claim to nesting spots

BY THE TIME the garden work gets serious, our resident birds have already chosen their nesting territory. One of the first to pair off and… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Flores-McCleese joins Washington Nonprofits board of directors … and other items

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Flores-McCleese joins Washington Nonprofits board of directors … and other items

Washington Nonprofits recruited Port Townsend business owner Tina Flores-McCleese to serve on its board of directors. Flores-McCleese is the principal and owner… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Flores-McCleese joins Washington Nonprofits board of directors … and other items

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month at… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Words of advice from Grandma to live by

you know, the one who raised me — with strict instructions to… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closures to resume

Work on the Hood Canal Bridge will resume this week, with the span to be closed to vehicle traffic intermittently overnight for up… Continue reading

Teen folk band to play in PT on Saturday
Teen folk band to play in PT on Saturday
Internet sting nets 10 accused of child sex crimes

Internet sting nets 10 accused of child sex crimes

Six North Olympic Peninsula residents arrested in multi-agency undercover work in Jefferson County.

Internet sting nets 10 accused of child sex crimes
Mariner training offered at maritime center in Port Townsend

Mariner training offered at maritime center in Port Townsend

Beginning mariners experienced what it’s really like to be on a ship during an emergency thanks to a program offered this week… Continue reading

Mariner training offered at maritime center in Port Townsend
Second developer inquires about John Wayne Marina

Second developer inquires about John Wayne Marina

A second marina developer has expressed interest in purchasing the Port of Port Angeles’ John Wayne Marina. Jeff Pence, co-owner of Pacific Marina… Continue reading

Second developer inquires about John Wayne Marina
Teen brings ‘The S Word’ to the Peninsula for suicide prevention

Teen brings ‘The S Word’ to the Peninsula for suicide prevention

PORT TOWNSEND —“I didn’t think anything would actually happen.” Callay Boire-Shedd, 17, a junior at Port Townsend High School, has been touched by suicide twice… Continue reading

Teen brings ‘The S Word’ to the Peninsula for suicide prevention

Port of Port Townsend OKs three capital improvement projects

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have approved three projects for completion, including the Point Hudson south jetty replacement, that were budgeted in… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Veterans are welcomed home in PA … and other items

The Clallam County Veterans Center will host a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday. Members of the public… Continue reading

Children to look high and low for Easter eggs

Children to look high and low for Easter eggs

Free community Easter egg hunts are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula in recognition of Easter, which is Sunday. Participants in the Easter… Continue reading

Children to look high and low for Easter eggs

Geologist to discuss landslide hazards

Landslide hazards abound in Washington state, says geologist Tom Badger. He will talk about the hazards at 4 p.m. Saturday at Quimper… Continue reading

International dances, a fiction-writing class, plant clinic among Peninsula attractions

International dances, a fiction writing class and a plant clinic are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Filling a God-shaped hole

attending a university, money in my pocket, virtually no adult supervision — I felt a longing… Continue reading

Jobless rate up slightly for Clallam, Jefferson counties

North Olympic Peninsula unemployment was up slightly in February, a repeat from the previous month, state officials said. Clallam County’s jobless rate went from a… Continue reading

Peninsula residents join Seattle March for Our Lives

Peninsula residents join Seattle March for Our Lives

The March for Our Lives on Saturday showed that it’s not just students in Parkland, Fla., who are affected by gun violence, said… Continue reading

Peninsula residents join Seattle March for Our Lives