Jefferson County

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
Washington latest state to ban bump stocks

Washington latest state to ban bump stocks

Washington state on Tuesday became the latest in a handful of states to ban trigger devices… Continue reading

Washington latest state to ban bump stocks
Flu on wane on Peninsula; four confirmed deaths from influenza in Clallam County

Flu on wane on Peninsula; four confirmed deaths from influenza in Clallam County

Flu is still widespread on the North Olympic Peninsula but the worst of the season is over, health officials said. Public health officers in Clallam… Continue reading

Flu on wane on Peninsula; four confirmed deaths from influenza in Clallam County

Jefferson County PUD puts smart meters on hold

The Jefferson County Public Utility District’s much-debated meter replacement program has been stopped for the time being. Commissioners agreed Monday that the Smart… Continue reading

Democratic House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, speaks on the House floor during debate over the supplemental budget Thursday at the Capitol in Olympia on the final day of the regular session of the Legislature. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

State House passes supplemental budget plan

The state Legislature sent Gov. Jay Inslee a supplemental state budget Thursday that puts more money… Continue reading

Democratic House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, speaks on the House floor during debate over the supplemental budget Thursday at the Capitol in Olympia on the final day of the regular session of the Legislature. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Walking tours explore Port Townsend’s past

Walking tours explore Port Townsend’s past

As Water Street continues to experience the big dig and a new chapter of the city’s history is being written, free walking… Continue reading

Walking tours explore Port Townsend’s past

Billy Frank Jr., to be remembered tonight

In observance of Billy Frank Jr. Day, Rebecca Miles, his great-niece and executive director of the Nez Perce Tribe, will speak at… Continue reading

District 24 lawmakers to host town hall in Forks

All three lawmakers who represent the 24th Legislative District are joining together to host a town hall meeting in Forks on March 22.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: NOLS to present gardening events in Forks, Clallam … and other items

The North Olympic Library System will present “Gardening on the West End” at two of its libraries. The events will occur at library branches in… Continue reading