News
Pollution index soars as wildfire smoke sinks south
Meteorologists point to coming winds to blow away the gray
Life
HELP LINE: ‘Mom won’t make it’ if Congress doesn’t act
A COUPLE OF weeks ago, I did a column on Social Security.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Identifying Russian birds was no easy task
SOMETIMES, THE BIRDS we can’t identify are the most memorable.
Life
Sequim Toastmaster prepares to compete in international speech contest
SEQUIM — As a 16-year old exchange student living in a small village in Peru, Lindy MacLaine felt…
News
Smoke drifting back to Olympic Peninsula
SMOKY AIR IS returning to the North Olympic Peninsula.
News
Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work
PORT ANGELES — Shuang Li, a former graphic interface designer, left high technology for her original dream: making…
News
Port of Port Townsend taps known executive for interim director post
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners reached back to move forward in naming former deputy director…
News
Two hurt in Highway 104 wreck
PORT TOWNSEND — Two Beaverton, Ore. residents were treated at Jefferson Healthcare hospital and discharged after a collision…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Investigators look at serial cat killings … and other items
OLYMPIA — Police say investigators are trying to determine whether a beheaded kitten’s head found this week is…
Life
BACK WHEN: A naturalist explores Puget Sound
ALTHOUGH IT IS likely that scientists accompanied the earlier Spanish explorers on their voyages to our area, the…
News
Cold halts Strait swimmer as hypothermia ends historic bid
VICTORIA — A Victoria woman had to stop her swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held on the first Monday at noon…
News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend council to view multi-family tax exemption program
The Port Townsend City Council will review the final language of the multi-family tax exemption program ordinance when…
Life
ISSUES OF FAITH: Always remember that God is truth
EDITH STEIN, A Carmelite nun who was killed at Auschwitz used to say that “if we seek truth,…
News
Ahh, fresh air — for awhile: State experts warn of smoke next week
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula region saw a dramatic improvement in air quality from Wednesday to Thursday,…
News
The Boiler Room leadership hopes to resume services in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — The Boiler Room has closed while its leadership considers how to continue providing services.
News
All County Picnic prepares Jefferson communities for emergency response Sunday
CHIMACUM — The sixth annual All County Picnic will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at…
News
Jefferson County Democrats to hear about orca protection at annual Fish Feast
PORT TOWNSEND — Hilary Franz, state commissioner of public lands, is expected to update Jefferson County Democrats about…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Interim port director eye for Port of Port Townsend … and other items
PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners will consider the appointment of an interim director when it…
Arts & Entertainment
Uptown Street Fair set for Saturday in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — The 28th annual Uptown Street Fair will offer live entertainment, the Port Townsend Arts &…