Jefferson County

Salmon bake, drag races, English country dance coming up on Peninsula

EDITOR’S NOTE: This entry has been updated to revise the date of the Port Angeles Upper Race Street Extension Neighborhood Watch meeting. A salmon bake,… Continue reading

Port Townsend church marks seven years of hot soup

Port Townsend church marks seven years of hot soup

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend celebrated seven years of bringing community members together for conversation over hot soup during the… Continue reading

Port Townsend church marks seven years of hot soup

NEWS BRIEFS: More Hood Canal Bridge closures scheduled through Saturday morning … and other items

Crews working for the state Department of Transportation are continuing a series of night construction closures of the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular… Continue reading

Composite Recycling Technology Center shows off products to Rep. Kilmer

Composite Recycling Technology Center shows off products to Rep. Kilmer

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer took a look at some of the products the Composite Recycling Technology Center is working on during a… Continue reading

Composite Recycling Technology Center shows off products to Rep. Kilmer
Congressman offers to help new Port Angeles business

Congressman offers to help new Port Angeles business

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer offered to help one of Port Angeles’ newest businesses explore possible U.S. Navy contracts during his visit Tuesday.… Continue reading

Congressman offers to help new Port Angeles business
Japanese students tour Port Townsend

Japanese students tour Port Townsend

Students from Ichikawa, Japan, visited their sister city of Port Townsend on Tuesday, despite the city’s current lack of a student exchange… Continue reading

Japanese students tour Port Townsend

LETTERS: Canadians need help, not criticism

Perhaps, rather than asking Canada’s prime minister for compensation for the air pollution caused by Canada’s mismanagement of its forests, as suggested by a recent… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Give Canada break on smokey air

IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, when we learned the value of things we take for granted, such as clean air. With the… Continue reading

Port Angeles pastor returns after 1,376 miles of prayer around state

Port Angeles pastor returns after 1,376 miles of prayer around state

A Port Angeles pastor who traveled more than 1,300 miles via bike, kayak and foot around Washington praying and raising funds for… Continue reading

Port Angeles pastor returns after 1,376 miles of prayer around state

Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry service down to 1 vessel

Ferry service from Port Townsend to Coupeville has resumed with one vessel after the MV Salish struck bottom when docking in Coupeville… Continue reading

Emergency preparedness highlighted at meeting as Jefferson All County Picnic nears

Emergency preparedness highlighted at meeting as Jefferson All County Picnic nears

With the upcoming Jefferson County All County Picnic in mind, community members discussed emergency preparedness and community resilience at this month’s first… Continue reading

Emergency preparedness highlighted at meeting as Jefferson All County Picnic nears

Jefferson County commissioners approve $26,000 in changes to Rick Tollefson Trail

The Jefferson County commissioners approved changes to the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail due to unforeseen issues in the trail’s construction. The alterations… Continue reading

Hearing to focus on why Seattle crab boat with six aboard sank

A hearing into what caused a Seattle-based crab boat with six people aboard to sink in the Bering Sea will… Continue reading

Midori Farm of Quilcene protected through land trust with community’s help

Midori Farm of Quilcene protected through land trust with community’s help

Farmers Marko Colby and Hanako Myers have permanently protected their 29-acre Quilcene farm, with the help of donations from the community, in a… Continue reading

Midori Farm of Quilcene protected through land trust with community’s help
Stolli the dog statue stolen from Sequim memorial and found in pieces

Stolli the dog statue stolen from Sequim memorial and found in pieces

A popular icon once again left the corner of Hendrickson and Priest roads. The Cassidy Family, owners of A2Z Fencing at 1162 W.… Continue reading

Stolli the dog statue stolen from Sequim memorial and found in pieces

Federal court sentences Kingston man for child molestation

A Kingston man will serve eight years in prison for molesting a young child. Gary Clyde Wellman Jr., 28, was sentenced in U.S.… Continue reading

LETTER: Whose side are you on?

Having been born in 1950, I have never witnessed in my life an American president endure the racial and ethnic vitriol that Barack Obama did… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Elwha River Bridge to close Wednesday; Jefferson County burn ban upgraded

The Elwha River Bridge on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles will be closed to all traffic for roughly two hours… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Highway stands sprout with essentials, more

I WILL NEVER forget the time we were camping on the south end of Lake Ozette by Baby Island for a few days. It was… Continue reading