Jefferson County

City of Port Townsend to sponsor fireworks for Fourth of July

The Fourth of July will be celebrated with a grand fireworks display at Fort Worden this summer after the Port Townsend City… Continue reading

Inslee signs bill to phase out Atlantic salmon farming

Inslee signs bill to phase out Atlantic salmon farming

Washington state will phase out marine farming of Atlantic salmon and other nonnative fish by 2022 under… Continue reading

Inslee signs bill to phase out Atlantic salmon farming

NEWS BRIEFS: New director of support services … and other items

Liz Uraga, J.D., has been named as the new director of Quality Support Services at Olympic Medical Center. Uraga joined the center… Continue reading

22nd Annual Victorian Heritage Festival set this weekend

22nd Annual Victorian Heritage Festival set this weekend

This weekend, Port Townsend will see its past come to life at the 22nd annual Victorian Heritage Festival. A self-guided Pub Crawl… Continue reading

22nd Annual Victorian Heritage Festival set this weekend

Author to discuss new book at Goddard

Author and artist Petra Kuppers will speak at Goddard College’s MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. She will read… Continue reading

Balkan dances Sunday in Port Townsend

Balkan dances Sunday in Port Townsend

Kef will perform Balkan folk music for a dance at the Palindrome from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission will be… Continue reading

Balkan dances Sunday in Port Townsend
Community Read selection author to speak

Community Read selection author to speak

The finale of the month-long Community Read will be Thursday when Leif Whittaker, author of the memoir “My Old Man and the… Continue reading

Community Read selection author to speak

ISSUES OF FAITH: What a friend we have in Jesus

IT HAPPENS EVERY year. Prior to Easter, I return to the gospel scenes surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus. And every year I find… Continue reading

Midnight Train to perform at Old Alcohol Plant tonight

Midnight Train to perform at Old Alcohol Plant tonight

A dance at the Old Alcohol Plant tonight will be the first in a series of monthly dances planned at the venue… Continue reading

Midnight Train to perform at Old Alcohol Plant tonight

Pinewood derby, dances, plant clinics on Peninsula

A pinewood derby, a parenting educational session, dances and plant clinics are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available… Continue reading

Texas native Beth Wood to perform at Northwind

The Northwind Arts Center will join Matt Miner Presents in welcoming Lubbock, Texas, native Beth Wood for an evening of song at… Continue reading

Water protector to speak in Port Townsend

Dan Nanamkin — who served as a water protector at Standing Rock, N.D. — will speak at the Rosewood Common House from… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April

Larry Dunbar has been hired as the new general manager of the Jefferson County Public Utility District. His first day at work… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD general manager arriving in April
Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans

Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans

Some coastal states opposed to President Donald Trump’s plan to allow oil and gas drilling… Continue reading

Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Tuna drive scheduled to end April 2 … and other items

The 24th annual Community Tuna Fish Drive to benefit local food banks will end April 2. Individuals, businesses, clubs, churches and organizations… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work

Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work

As an overflow crowd of some 300 people watched and commented, Port of Port Townsend commissioners, in a 2-1 vote, approved Tuesday… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend approves Sept. 13 start date for Point Hudson jetty work
Free tax preparation continues at Shipley Center

Free tax preparation continues at Shipley Center

IRS-certified AARP Tax-Aide volunteers continue to prepare and electronically file tax returns at several venues on the North Olympic Peninsula. The tax preparation service is… Continue reading

Free tax preparation continues at Shipley Center

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Story Slams: Drawing moths to a flame

EIGHT DAYS TO go before the next Story Slam: a convergence of people telling and listening to true, personal tales. This slam thing is practiced… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Bentinck Island range to be used for several days; OMC gets new HR manager

The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use Monday, March 26 through Wednesday, March 28, the Royal Canadian Navy… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Feeling love for the new guy

DEAR MR. NEW Guy, According to a recent press release you have been chosen as the new director of the state Department of Fish and… Continue reading