Jefferson County

Man dies, woman hurt in motorcycle wreck near Port Townsend

Man dies, woman hurt in motorcycle wreck near Port Townsend

A man died and a woman was injured in a single motorcycle wreck on Center Road at about 2 p.m. Monday. The… Continue reading

Man dies, woman hurt in motorcycle wreck near Port Townsend

Salal permit sales to begin in September

Permit sales for salal on the Olympic National Forest will begin in September. Salal (Gaultheria shallon) is an understory shrub commonly used in… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend council eyes support for ballot levy on housing

The Port Townsend City Council will consider expressing support for Jefferson County’s Proposition 1, a bond measure to levy an additional property tax to provide… Continue reading

Washington mayors call for removal of Confederate reminders

Washington mayors call for removal of Confederate reminders

Mayors in two Washington cities took action Friday toward removing statues, monuments and signs honoring Confederate soldiers… Continue reading

Washington mayors call for removal of Confederate reminders

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Townsend Main Street Program featured by governor; PA producer certified in insurance

Port Townsend members from the state Main Street Program were featured in Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent ResultsWA meeting. The meeting focused on the… Continue reading

Washington state unemployment rate is steady at 4.5 percent

Washington state’s unemployment rate of 4.5 percent held steady for a third consecutive month in July,… Continue reading

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week

PORT ANGELES —Paint the Peninsula artists will paint the beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula’s outdoors this week, including scenes in Olympic National Park. Scheduled… Continue reading

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week
One-boat service to continue at least through August

One-boat service to continue at least through August

The timeline for repair of the MV Salish ferry is still unknown so the route between Port Townsend and Coupeville will continue… Continue reading

One-boat service to continue at least through August

NEWS BRIEFS: PA library renovations now underway … and other items

Renovations are curtailing some services at the Port Angeles Library through Sept. 8. Work began Monday on the $27,000 renovation. Nearly 6,000… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

The long-awaited moment will come and pass in just two minutes. People will travel hundreds of miles, brave standstill traffic to boot, take off the… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

Events in opposition to Kinder Morgan pipeline set on Peninsula

Two fundraisers for opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline in British Columbia are planned this week on the North Olympic Peninsula. Both seek donations for… Continue reading

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Daniel Evans hiked through Royal Basin last week like he did as a Boy Scout 77 years ago. The former governor… Continue reading

Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

NEWS BRIEFS: Hood Canal Bridge to close overnight Monday and Tuesday … and other items

Crews will intermittently close the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular traffic overnight Monday and Tuesday for construction work. Closures are scheduled for 11… Continue reading

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

In a rare three-day beaching, experts say size saved the whale. A 1½-year-old gray whale stranded for three days on a remote beach… Continue reading

Gray whale beached for three days lives to swim away

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition filed against court culvert ruling … and other items

Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by a federal appeals court that state officials said… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Go big or go home when planning bulbs

TODAY IS THE start of early midsummer. That means one of my favorite planning, buying and planting times is upon us now. It is bulbnificent… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Beecher brings art to the frontier

BACK WHEN: Beecher brings art to the frontier

“ONCE UPON A time in Washington, one woman’s brilliance with a brush brought art to the frontier.” This was the introductory line in a December… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: Beecher brings art to the frontier

BIRD WATCH: Tough to pick a favorite of the season

THERE ARE ALWAYS birds that seem to go with a particular season in the way some plants and flowers do. When the red currant begins… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings usually are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at… Continue reading

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

A small grass fire that shut down state Highway 19 has been deemed accidental, likely caused by a cigarette thrown from a… Continue reading

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental