Jefferson County

Searchers find Forks woman who disappeared picking mushrooms

Searchers find Forks woman who disappeared picking mushrooms

A rescue team on Saturday found a Forks woman who disappeared Thursday evening after going into the woods to pick mushrooms. Longtime Forks… Continue reading

Searchers find Forks woman who disappeared picking mushrooms
Navy exercise illustrates how it could help after major quake

Navy exercise illustrates how it could help after major quake

A U.S. Navy amphibious exercise might have been a catalyst for three North Olympic Peninsula emergency planning officials to reconsider how to supply… Continue reading

Navy exercise illustrates how it could help after major quake

Health care the focus of Kilmer town hall gathering in Chimacum

Health care dominated the discussion at a town hall with U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer on Sunday, followed by his support of a… Continue reading

New Discovery Bay shop owner hopes to make outdoor gear more affordable

New Discovery Bay shop owner hopes to make outdoor gear more affordable

The North Olympic Peninsula is full of activities for outdoor enthusiasts and the owner of a new store in Discovery Bay is… Continue reading

New Discovery Bay shop owner hopes to make outdoor gear more affordable
Deadly bat disease found in state; data, samples collected in Clallam

Deadly bat disease found in state; data, samples collected in Clallam

Biologists are gathering field data in Clallam County about bat populations as a deadly disease has made its mark on the West Coast starting near… Continue reading

Deadly bat disease found in state; data, samples collected in Clallam

NEWS BRIEFS: Practice times set for naval landings … and other items

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field late evening… Continue reading

Van Hoover, McComas headed for hospital panel election after initial primary count

Van Hoover, McComas headed for hospital panel election after initial primary count

Fewer than 300 votes separated the two top finishers in the initial count of ballots for the Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission seat.… Continue reading

Van Hoover, McComas headed for hospital panel election after initial primary count

Tonight’s Hood Canal Bridge closure to start early; other closings slated

Sunday’s scheduled closure of the Hood Canal Bridge will start an hour earlier than previously announced, according to the state Department of Transportation.… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: As season evolves, so must your chores

WE’RE SOON ON the backside of the midsummer season, so now is the time to start making many decisions regarding the garden. These decisions mostly… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Water provides the action for bird activity

I HOPE EVERYONE reading this has a birdbath in their yard or in another spot where it can be observed on a regular basis. That’s… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the second-floor… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Seek information to help with dementia

A LOT OF us know a lot about dementia. It’s not necessarily because we’ve studied it, but more often than not, because we’ve lived it… Continue reading

LETTER: Discipline and respect should begin at the home

Many of us from the older generation are witnessing too many of our younger people lacking in self-control, respect for others and not taking responsibility… Continue reading

LETTER: Election victory doesn’t mean we should ignore abuse of power

Regarding the Aug. 3 letter “Get over it, ignoring Donald Trump’s present behavior and his abuse of power as president is not a responsible citizen’s… Continue reading

LETTER: Here are some ways you can support a Democratic Party majority

We have a president who is mentally incompetent and who is definitely an explosive danger to the sustainability of the United States and will only… Continue reading

LETTER: The normalization of our democracy’s destruction is the real crime here

There is no shame in having been fooled by someone very good at fooling people. There is shame in doing nothing about it when the… Continue reading

LETTER: To recent anti-Trump writer, I agree with your letter, if not the language

I want to let the writer of the July 16 letter to Peninsula Voices, “Trump a buffoon,” know how much I admire and agree with… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Klahowya Campground closure set to allow for work … and other items

The Klahowya Campground near the south shore of the Sol Duc River is scheduled to close for work projects on Sept.… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper mill fire quickly extinguished

Port Townsend Paper mill fire quickly extinguished

PORT TOWNSEND — A fire quickly extinguished by the Port Townsend Paper Corp. fire brigade did minimal damage to the mill with no injuries, East Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper mill fire quickly extinguished

Wildfire danger high on Peninsula

Low humidity, temperatures around 80-90 degrees and now a “high” fire danger burn ban are on the forecast for the foreseeable future on the North… Continue reading