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EYE ON JEFFERSON: County considers addict treatment in jail

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider an agreement establishing the county jail as an initiation site for…

Student’s design to become license plate in special series

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Student’s design to become license plate in special series

PORT TOWNSEND — A colorful design by Amelia Rose Kauzlarich, an eighth-grade student at Blue Heron Middle School,…

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Federal workers seek help; community offers aid to those not being paid

PORT ANGELES — A significant number of federal employees across the state are applying for unemployment as they…

Skeleton crew at work in Olympic National Park

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Skeleton crew at work in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES — A skeleton crew of National Park Service workers is staffing emergency functions in Olympic National…

Schools, mental health system top legislative priorities

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Schools, mental health system top legislative priorities

By Martha Bellisle

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Port Townsend council approves strategic plan

PORT TOWNSEND — The city’s new strategic plan focuses on five areas intended to drive policy decisions and…

Port Townsend teachers earn National Board Certification

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Port Townsend teachers earn National Board Certification

PORT TOWNSEND — Two Port Townsend School District teachers have earned National Board Certification while two others have…

Fiber design exhibit opens Sunday in Port Hadlock

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Fiber design exhibit opens Sunday in Port Hadlock

PORT HADLOCK — Garments, quilts, collages and wall hangings are among the 40 pieces in “Under the Influence…

Life

Farming film, flannel dance and Spanish party set on Peninsula

A film on farming, a community flannel dance and a Spanish language party are among the upcoming activities…

Port Townsend serves as setting for novel

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Port Townsend serves as setting for novel

PORT TOWNSEND — Lust, opium, perilous cross-dressing, smuggling between Port Townsend and Victoria: Katrina Carrasco’s debut novel pulses…

Ranger and the Re-arrangers to perform Gypsy jazz in Coyle

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Ranger and the Re-arrangers to perform Gypsy jazz in Coyle

COYLE — Concerts in the Woods will begin the new year with an old favorite, the Gypsy jazz…

Arts & Entertainment

Film series focuses on regenerative agriculture

The 2019 North Olympic Peninsula Farming Film Festival will present “Healing the Soil” on Monday.

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State tells D’Amico he ‘may’ have violated law on Tarboo Lake property

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has sent a letter to Fort Discovery Corp. citing several…

Damage to military cemetery at Fort Worden evaluated after December storm

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Damage to military cemetery at Fort Worden evaluated after December storm

PORT TOWNSEND — A crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord is expected to decide Monday how to remove a…

Politics

Proposed legislation would protect federal workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of the 6th Congressional…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Blood drive in memory of Streett family … and other items

SEQUIM — Bloodworks Northwest will host the Robby Streett Legacy blood drive and bake sale from 10 a.m.…

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Tickets available now for Well Hearts luncheon in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Tickets are available now for the Jefferson Healthcare Foundation’s fourth annual Well Hearts luncheon Feb.…

Politics

Chapman: Bond supermajority requirement unlikely to change

PORT ANGELES — Don’t expect the 60 percent supermajority required for voter approval of school bond measures to…

Former Jefferson County leader dies: Johnson remembered as politician, environmentalist, poet

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Former Jefferson County leader dies: Johnson remembered as politician, environmentalist, poet

PORT TOWNSEND — Former Jefferson County commission chairman Phil Johnson died Tuesday morning of complications of Parkinson’s Disease.

Port Townsend mayor, fire-rescue chief describe details of proposed annexation

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Port Townsend mayor, fire-rescue chief describe details of proposed annexation

PORT TOWNSEND — A measure on the Feb. 12 special election ballot aims to simplify the arrangement for…