Jefferson County

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

HELP LINE: If something wrong is happening, report it

WHAT I’M GOING to go on about today is not a happy topic: It’s about abuse, exploitation and neglect. If you’re just not in the… Continue reading

LETTER: Industry profits shouldn’t trump import of gray whale feeding grounds

The Peninsula Citizens for the Protection of Whales has worked for 18 years to protect Washington state’s small group of resident gray whales from harm.… Continue reading

LETTER: Recent writer takes for granted the freedom jet noise symbolizes

This letter is in response to the August 17 letter to Peninsula Voices, titled “Jet Noise.” Let’s take the letter writer’s request further. The Navy… Continue reading

No injuries reported after collision on state Highway 20

Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided at the intersection of state Highway 20 and South Discovery Road, said an East… Continue reading

New chapter for a famous boat: Felicity Ann to be used for maritime education

New chapter for a famous boat: Felicity Ann to be used for maritime education

The Community Boat Project in Port Hadlock is taking over the restoration of the historic Felicity Ann, a vessel made famous by… Continue reading

New chapter for a famous boat: Felicity Ann to be used for maritime education

Law enforcement to begin drive sober campaign

Extra DUI patrols will be out statewide beginning Friday and continuing through Sept. 4. The patrols will be looking for drunk or drugged drivers and… Continue reading

Rivers to lift voice at Coyle’s Concert in the Woods this Saturday

Rivers to lift voice at Coyle’s Concert in the Woods this Saturday

Michael Stephen Rivers, a musician from Port Angeles, will perform at Saturday’s Concert in the Woods. The all-ages concert, by donation, begins at… Continue reading

Rivers to lift voice at Coyle’s Concert in the Woods this Saturday
Uptown Street Fair to feature ‘grandly local’ parade, arts, crafts, music

Uptown Street Fair to feature ‘grandly local’ parade, arts, crafts, music

The 27th annual Uptown Street Fair will feature a “grandly local” parade, an arts and crafts fair, and seven musical acts —… Continue reading

Uptown Street Fair to feature ‘grandly local’ parade, arts, crafts, music
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A section of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Knapp Road near Blyn sits under construction as part of a project spearheaded by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to complete the cross-Peninsula trail from the tribe’s campus in Blyn to the Clallam/Jefferson county line.

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe says section of Olympic Discovery Trail to be completed soon

Soon, the “pathway to the Pacific” will gain a 0.75-mile stretch. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe expects the section of the Olympic Discovery Trail… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A section of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Knapp Road near Blyn sits under construction as part of a project spearheaded by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to complete the cross-Peninsula trail from the tribe’s campus in Blyn to the Clallam/Jefferson county line.

School nearly at halfway point in money for Ajax property

The Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building has raised nearly half the funds needed to save the Ajax Cafe, a Port Hadlock… Continue reading

Gibbs Lake closed to recreation

Jefferson County Parks and Recreation has closed Gibbs Lake for recreation after a high level of the toxin microcystin were detected in… Continue reading

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area

A year after the city of Port Townsend broke ground on the Howard Street expansion, officials look forward to considering the plan… Continue reading

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area