News
Jefferson Healthcare breakfast to benefit hospice services
PORT TOWNSEND — The eighth annual Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare breakfast event will feature an address by…
News
Swaziland youth’s attempt to come to U.S. rejected
PORT TOWNSEND — Efforts to bring Walter Maphalala, a 19-year-old student, from Swaziland to the Northwest have been…
News
Monroe family identified as victims in Brinnon cabin explosion
BRINNON — Officials are calling the explosion that left a family of five from Monroe dead in Brinnon…
Life
HELP LINE: No one lives forever, so don’t waste life
AS A RESULT of rather considerable examination and contemplation, I’ve concluded that mortality is a lousy idea.
Life
HORSEPLAY: Mini horse teaches big lessons
I’M LEARNING ALL sorts of new things since adding Gypsy, a dainty black and white mini-horse, to the…
Life
THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Things can go right — and so wrong — in the kitchen
I’VE BEEN EXPERIMENTING lately.
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Time to guard against pests in the garden
As spring slowly gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the first day of late, late…
News
PHOTOS: Steampunk Festival rolls out adventures in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Adventures of the imagination are flourishing in Port Townsend this weekend with the Brass Screw…
Crime & Justice
Court sets $100,000 bond for man accused of fourth-degree assault
PORT TOWNSEND — A transient man charged with fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation is being held in jail…
News
Inaugural Seventy48 race draws chef, many others
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare’s Executive Chef Arran Stark is known for delivering oatmeal via paddleboard to the…
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Legislature gives schools more money but also more earmarks
SEQUIM — Public school officials from across the North Olympic Peninsula aired their concerns about school funding during…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Snow likely in mountains this weekend … and other items
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for those planning to travel…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of…
News
UPDATE: Total of five people killed in explosion, fire near Brinnon
UPDATE: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning it was a family of five that died in…
News
EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port to discuss jetty funding alternatives
Port of Port Townsend commissioners will discuss funding alternatives for replacement of the Point Hudson jetties during their…
News
Federal funds to go to Quilcene hatchery
WASHINGTON. D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has announced $50 million in approved funding to rebuild…
Life
ISSUES OF FAITH: Look for life’s answers in the gospels
AS WE SEE an increase in those individuals who believe in “nothing” or “nones,” as they are commonly…
News
Inslee focuses on maritime industry during tour of Peninsula
Gov. Jay Inslee visited the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday to discuss the area’s maritime industry and celebrate…
Arts & Entertainment
Steampunk Festival to bring adventure, whimsy to Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — The Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival will take over downtown Port Townsend for its seventh…