Jefferson County

Plein air artists compete in painting the Peninsula

Plein air artists compete in painting the Peninsula

You may have stumbled across a picturesque scene on the North Olympic Peninsula and thought to yourself, “This should be framed.” Last… Continue reading

Plein air artists compete in painting the Peninsula
Port Townsend Film Festival to expand its reach in September alongside farm tour

Port Townsend Film Festival to expand its reach in September alongside farm tour

The 18th annual Port Townsend Film Festival will fall on the same weekend as the annual Jefferson County Farm Tour, and instead… Continue reading

Port Townsend Film Festival to expand its reach in September alongside farm tour

Jefferson County awaits final draft paperwork on development proposed in Brinnon

Jefferson County commissioners are awaiting final draft paperwork on the proposed Pleasant Harbor Resort in Brinnon, the county administrator said. The 252-acre… Continue reading

Peninsula residents gather to share glasses, gawk in awe at partial solar eclipse

Peninsula residents gather to share glasses, gawk in awe at partial solar eclipse

Onlookers decades apart in age witnessed the event of a lifetime Monday as the first total solar eclipse to cross both coasts… Continue reading

Peninsula residents gather to share glasses, gawk in awe at partial solar eclipse
Fallon Brewer uses a pair of protective glasses handed out by the Friends of Port Townsend Library to watch Monday’s eclipse with Evette Brewer and Demetria Brewer. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson residents watch at libraries as moon blocks out most of sun

More than 550 community members of all ages headed to their local libraries in Jefferson County to view the solar eclipse that… Continue reading

Fallon Brewer uses a pair of protective glasses handed out by the Friends of Port Townsend Library to watch Monday’s eclipse with Evette Brewer and Demetria Brewer. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Ferguson keynote speaker for Jefferson County Democrats’ fish fry

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and other state elected officials will speak at the Jefferson County Democrats’ annual fish fry fundraiser Sunday.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Elwha River bridge delays expected starting Monday … and other items

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this coming Monday through Thursday, drivers on the U.S. Highway 101 Elwha River bridge west of… Continue reading

Port Ludlow beaches closed to shellfish harvesting

The state Department of Health has closed Port Ludlow, including Mats Mats Bay, for recreational shellfish harvest. Shellfish samples from Port Ludlow… Continue reading

Ajax String Quartet goes rustic for Concerts in the Barn this weekend

Ajax String Quartet goes rustic for Concerts in the Barn this weekend

The Ajax String Quartet will perform culturally charged anthems and music with a “visceral rustic edge” during the third weekend of the 2017… Continue reading

Ajax String Quartet goes rustic for Concerts in the Barn this weekend

Brinnon writer’s essay on grieving in ‘Kaleidoscope’ issue

“If I wasn’t going to take medication, Sarah suggested a bereavement support group. The hospital hosted one, a long distance from my home… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Jefferson Healthcare granted accreditation for cancer program … and other items

The Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons, has granted a three-year accreditation with commendation to the cancer… Continue reading

Folk singer-songwriter to showcase pipes at Fort Worden tonight

Folk singer-songwriter to showcase pipes at Fort Worden tonight

Folk and Americana singer-songwriter Keith Greeinger will perform at Fort Worden State Park tonight. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert… Continue reading

Folk singer-songwriter to showcase pipes at Fort Worden tonight

Garage sales, festivals among Peninsula activities

Garage sales and festivals are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsula dailynews.com. PORT… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Use your freedom wisely, peacefully, legally

I FIND THE recent mayhem in Charlottesville, Va., abhorrent and grievous. The Declaration of Independence declares: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all… Continue reading

LETTER: Van Hoover the best fit for Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission

The letter writer in support of candidate Bruce McComas [“For McComas” Aug. 18, PDN] is apparently unaware of Cheri Van Hoover’s resume and therefore doesn’t… Continue reading

Message of ‘radical sustainability’ heads to Port Townsend

Message of ‘radical sustainability’ heads to Port Townsend

He lives a near-zero waste lifestyle and donates 100 percent of his media income to grass-roots environmental nonprofits. Who is this dude?… Continue reading

Message of ‘radical sustainability’ heads to Port Townsend

Port Townsend studio tours this weekend offer glimpse into artists’ lives

There’s something to be said about an artist’s workspace. The musings that never saw a gallery. The utensils scattered about or neatly… Continue reading

SAMFest, formerly BoomFest, offers music, other arts this weekend

More workshops and art performances, plus a new name, distinguish this four-day music and art festival from years past. The annual BoomFest… Continue reading

Simon Lynge to perform in Port Townsend today

Port Townsend resident and pop songwriter and guitarist Simon Lynge will perform a concert at the Northwind Arts Center today at 7… Continue reading

Peninsula labor force grows, unemployment up slightly

Nearly 1,000 North Olympic Peninsula residents entered the labor force in July as unemployment rose by one-tenth of 1 percent in Clallam and Jefferson counties,… Continue reading