Jefferson County

Peninsula public schools resuming classes

Three North Olympic Peninsula public school districts have already resumed classes after summer break while others will open to students next week after the Labor… Continue reading

Quilcene upgrades discussed

Campground would give fiber optic contractors place to live

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

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Traffic diversion to begin Tuesday

A culvert-replacement detour will divert traffic on state Highway 19 and slow traffic on state Highway 104 beginning Tuesday and continuing for… Continue reading

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Budget, public health before county panels

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

The Port Townsend City Council on Monday visited Mountain View Commons and the city golf course to get a first-hand look at the properties which are under consideration for alternative uses. Tim Caldwell, left, a member of the Port Townsend Golf Course stakeholder committee, describes the clubhouse and course layout. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Stakeholders, council members discuss future of Port Townsend Golf Course

Testy exchange dealt with government action, alternate uses

The Port Townsend City Council on Monday visited Mountain View Commons and the city golf course to get a first-hand look at the properties which are under consideration for alternative uses. Tim Caldwell, left, a member of the Port Townsend Golf Course stakeholder committee, describes the clubhouse and course layout. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Entertainment set on North Olympic Peninsula

Music, art and a Revolutionary reenactment are offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. • First Friday Art Walk in Sequim is a free,… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding your voice in prayer

I OFTEN IMAGINE what it would be like to be a visitor for the first time attending one of our Sunday worship services. Some things… Continue reading

"Ross Island Bridge" by Michael Stasinos is among 58 paintings in "Weather or Not," the plein air art show opening Friday at Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend.

Plein air exhibit opens Friday

“Plein air painting carries a refreshing freedom. You are in the moment. Everything you know comes rushing up and out through your… Continue reading

"Ross Island Bridge" by Michael Stasinos is among 58 paintings in "Weather or Not," the plein air art show opening Friday at Jeanette Best Gallery in Port Townsend.

Port Ludlow Art League hosts fair

The Port Ludlow Inn will host the outdoor Labor Day Art Fair sponsored by the Port Ludlow Art League from 10 a.m.… Continue reading

PSP risk closes shellfish harvesting in many areas

The danger of potentially lethal paralytic shellfish poisoning has led to the closure of recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish all along the Strait… Continue reading

Photographer Andrea Slemmons shows her love of nature in her shots at the Port Townsend Gallery.

Saturday Art Walk set in Port Townsend

Downtown art galleries will stay open until 8 p.m. Saturday with special exhibits for the First Saturday Art Walk. Among them are… Continue reading

Photographer Andrea Slemmons shows her love of nature in her shots at the Port Townsend Gallery.
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Love the Folks in Front of You and Return to the World” at 11 a.m. on… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, left, fights for yardage during a Sept. 2022 game against Crescent. Iverson led the Rangers in rushing yards last season and returns at fullback for Quilcene.

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene looking for return trip to state

Rangers becoming a 1B mainstay

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, left, fights for yardage during a Sept. 2022 game against Crescent. Iverson led the Rangers in rushing yards last season and returns at fullback for Quilcene.
Personnel from East Jefferson Fire and Rescue (EJFR) and Port Townsend police investigate the scene where a Toyota driven by a Quilcene woman crashed into the doorway of Papa Murphy’s pizza shop at 1220 W. Sims Way in Port Townsend before noon on Tuesday. She was not injured, but she was shaken up by the incident that occurred when her foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the accelerator, according to EJFR Chief Bret Black. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Accelerated instead of braking

Personnel from East Jefferson Fire and Rescue (EJFR) and Port Townsend police investigate the scene where a Toyota driven by a Quilcene woman crashed into… Continue reading

Personnel from East Jefferson Fire and Rescue (EJFR) and Port Townsend police investigate the scene where a Toyota driven by a Quilcene woman crashed into the doorway of Papa Murphy’s pizza shop at 1220 W. Sims Way in Port Townsend before noon on Tuesday. She was not injured, but she was shaken up by the incident that occurred when her foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the accelerator, according to EJFR Chief Bret Black. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PAT NEAL: Back-to-school drugs

BACK TO SCHOOL. I wonder if any if any three words in the English language can shoot such a bolt of stark terror into my… Continue reading

Biotoxins close Sequim Bay to shellfish harvesting

Sequim Bay has been closed to the recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish due to a high level of marine biotoxins, the… Continue reading

Tony Furtado clowns around with instruments.

Furtado, Price to perform in Port Townsend

String wizard Tony Furtado and fiddle champion Luke Price will perform at The Palindrome at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets to the Rainshadow… Continue reading

Tony Furtado clowns around with instruments.
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Fish passage project completed, but only one of many

Project is one of six in Sequim area, WSDOT reports

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Wildfire danger high into October

Dry conditions will persist on Peninsula