Jefferson County

Smart meters: Presentations this month will outline stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD

While some say that new electrical meters the Jefferson County Public Utility District plans to install for customers next year are potential… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Arduous tasks abound in autumn

I KNOW THAT in the previous weeks, I have loaded you up with garden chores, but that’s because I, too, have been busy. And boy,… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The Beecher saga concludes

BACK WHEN: The Beecher saga concludes

CAPT. HERBERT AND Hattie Beecher’s older daughter, Mary Eunice, first married when she was 18 years old, in 1902, to Roscoe Herman Susmann, a young… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The Beecher saga concludes

BIRD WATCH: Welcome waxwings unique in both voice, appearance

THE SOUND COMING from somewhere on the outside of the house was one homeowners never want to hear. Was a woodpecker poking about on the… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s gathering will… Continue reading

HELP LINE: People in facilities are still people

A LOT OF things seem to blow right by me, probably for a couple of reasons: a) There’s a limit to how much stuff I… Continue reading

LETTER: Bruce McComas the wrong choice for health care organization

I broke out laughing reading the endorsement letter for Bruce McComas for hospital commissioner of Jefferson County because of his past and present experiences as… Continue reading

LETTER: Time to cull the ranks of deer

Sports columnist Michael Carman’s Oct. 12 article (“Looking For Love, Or Salt”) begins with “Deer I can do without” and goes on to cite their… Continue reading

LETTER: You best know a candidate by his or her associates

Did you assume that small-town politics would be more honest and kind than what we’re getting at the national level, where alt-facts rule the day… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Panel discussion planned Wednesday on juvenile justice tax … and other items

Clallam County Commissioner Mark Ozias will lead a panel discussion on the proposed juvenile justice sales tax from 6 p.m. to 7:30… Continue reading

State insurance commissioner decries health subsidy decision

Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said President Donald Trump’s decision to immediately halt federal payments… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim rolls thanks to Velarde touchdowns, while Port Townsend falls out of first in Olympic-Nisqually League
PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim rolls thanks to Velarde touchdowns, while Port Townsend falls out of first in Olympic-Nisqually League

EYE ON JEFFERSON: School-based health centers on county agenda

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider an amendment to a contract to provide nurse practitioner services to Jefferson Healthcare for school-based health centers when… Continue reading

Injured climber rescued from Mount Olympus

An injured climber was rescued from Mount Olympus on Wednesday, Navy officials said. The man had fallen down a 300-foot chute at… Continue reading

Port Angeles police continue investigation of pedestrian fatality

Police continued Tuesday to investigate a wreck that killed a Sekiu man Monday night. Criminal charges are not expected against a driver… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam target 2020 for hotel tower; full resort plans taking shape in Blyn

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is moving forward with its long-proposed resort and anticipates having the first of three hotel towers finished before summer… Continue reading

Inspection finds maintenance flaws at Cooke salmon net pens off Bainbridge Island

Inspection finds maintenance flaws at Cooke salmon net pens off Bainbridge Island

State officials said an inspection has found maintenance issues at Cooke Aquaculture’s farmed salmon operation off Bainbridge Island. The state… Continue reading

Inspection finds maintenance flaws at Cooke salmon net pens off Bainbridge Island

Comments accepted now on no-discharge zone, which would be first in state, Northwest

Public comment is being accepted now on a proposed no-discharge zone that includes areas east of the New Dungeness Lighthouse. If the rule… Continue reading

Three remain in Seattle hospital following pursuit, wreck near Port Townsend

A woman who was riding in a car that crashed south of Port Townsend on Saturday was listed in serious condition at Harborview… Continue reading

Marine Trades Association members speak up on Port Townsend port hikes

Marine Trades Association members speak up on Port Townsend port hikes

More than 120 people crowded in and around the Port of Port Townsend administrative building as port staff and commissioners and members… Continue reading

Marine Trades Association members speak up on Port Townsend port hikes