Jefferson County

Award-winning bluegrass artist plays with The Right Hands at Quimper Grange

Grammy Award-winning musician Laurie Lewis and her band The Right Hands will perform bluegrass music at the Quimper Grange in Port Townsend… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Parking lot repair work planned in Port Angeles … and other items

The Elks parking lot at the corner of First and Lincoln streets will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays… Continue reading

Brinnon man dies after fall from jet ski

Brinnon man dies after fall from jet ski

A retired electrician who had moved to Brinnon about a year and a half ago was identified as having died Thursday after falling… Continue reading

Brinnon man dies after fall from jet ski
Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale

Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale

PORT HADLOCK – The Tri-Area Food Bank has moved to a new venue at 760 Chimacum Road after roughly 15 years of fundraising efforts. “The… Continue reading

Tri-Area Food Bank moves to larger locale
Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year

Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year

Chimacum High School teacher Gary Coyan was a finalist for this year’s Washington State Teacher of the Year award after being selected to… Continue reading

Chimacum teacher finalist for Teacher of Year
A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!

A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!

CAN YOU BELIEVE it’s officially autumn next week (Friday at 1:02 p.m. Pacific time)? With that said and with still weeks of great weather to… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Onward, gardening soldiers, as fall looms!
BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

THE BEECHER FAMILY continued to live in their Walker Street home in Port Townsend for at least part of each year through about 1917. The… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The Beechers continue life in Port Townsend

BIRD WATCH: Expecting the unexpected with our local visitors

THE SOUND IN the garden was as pleasant as 10 fingers scratching their nails on a chalkboard. It wasn’t being made by a human. After… 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 feature… Continue reading

Fire guts home in Kala Point

Fire guts home in Kala Point

A family was left homeless after a fire destroyed a home in the Kala Point community outside Port Townsend. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue… Continue reading

Fire guts home in Kala Point

HELP LINE: Seek information after dementia diagnosis

THIS IS ANOTHER column about dealing with dementia. I’m doing this because a lot of you seem to be doing that: dealing with dementia. And… Continue reading

LETTER: As of now, I’m no longer a football fan

I’ve been a football fan all my life. I played peewee, Pop Warner, junior and high school football. I was a San Diego Charger fan… Continue reading

LETTER: McComas has my vote for Jefferson hospital district commissioner

In today’s turbulent health care market, it is vital to have a focused, pragmatic view of the situation to stay focused on the priorities of… Continue reading

LETTER: We’re all the same underneath our skin

When I heard President Donald Trump say he had decided that racism is wrong at the age of 5, his words took me back about… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: More Hood Canal Bridge closures planned today, Monday … and other items

The state Department of Transportation has scheduled intermittent closures of the Hood Canal Bridge between 10 p.m. today and 4 a.m. Monday and… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend eyes security ordinance

The Port Townsend City Council will hear an ordinance related to the public health, safety and welfare of owners of publicly owned property when it… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closures set for overnight Sunday, Monday

SHINE – The state Department of Transportation has scheduled intermittent closures of the Hood Canal Bridge between 10 p.m. Sunday and 4 a.m. Monday and… Continue reading

Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings

Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings

Passes were handed out for the 18th annual Port Townsend Film Festival, and screenings began this morning in downtown Port Townsend. “We… Continue reading

Port Townsend Film Festival begins with first screenings
Boulders bounce off highway into lake as workers clear cliff on U.S. 101

Boulders bounce off highway into lake as workers clear cliff on U.S. 101

Rocks of all shapes and sizes were cast off a 275-foot cliff near the base of Mount Storm King on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Boulders bounce off highway into lake as workers clear cliff on U.S. 101
AP, Sound, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers

AP, Sound, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers

Sound Publishing, owner of the Peninsula Daily News, has joined a coalition of news organizations led… Continue reading

AP, Sound, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers