Jefferson County

Water ruling debate holds up state capital budget

All might seem quiet now that the state Legislature has passed and Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a two-year operating budget. While the… Continue reading

Police: Officers fatally shoot man who fired from boat near Bainbridge Island

Authorities said officers fatally wounded a man who fired shots toward the shore from a… Continue reading

Audience members dance at a recent installment of the Concert on the Pier music series at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Free outdoor concerts open in Port Townsend, continue in Port Angeles, Sequim

Port Townsend will kick off its summer of free outdoor concerts, Concerts on the Dock, on Thursday. Joy in Mudville will perform music with influences… Continue reading

Audience members dance at a recent installment of the Concert on the Pier music series at Port Angeles City Pier. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska

Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska

The last boat in the race, Team Oaracle, has crossed the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, marking the end of the third… Continue reading

Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska
A GROWING CONCERN: A theme can pull a yard together

A GROWING CONCERN: A theme can pull a yard together

SO IT LOOKS like I have to travel more often. Whereas I just completed my second trip to San Antonio, leaving June 23 to see… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: A theme can pull a yard together

BIRD WATCH: Sunbathing birds can turn heads

THE PICTURE WASN’T very clear but the description that went with it was. The writer was concerned about a Steller’s jay in her yard. It… 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… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles naturopathic physician pleads guilty to federal charges

Former naturopathic physician Rick Marschall has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. Between February 2014… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee vetoes tax break for manufacturers

Gov. Inslee vetoes tax break for manufacturers

A plan to give manufacturers the same tax cut that the Legislature previously gave to Boeing… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee vetoes tax break for manufacturers

Great American Songbook concert planned Tuesday in Port Townsend

A free concert Tuesday will feature pieces from the Great American Songbook, a canon of popular American songs and jazz standards from… Continue reading

Heatherton Gallery owner to retire

Heatherton Gallery owner to retire

Something seems to happen when you stay awhile at Heatherton Gallery. Co-owner Sky Heatherton, 72, stayed for three and a half years… Continue reading

Heatherton Gallery owner to retire

HELP LINE: Remember the rules of Medicare

MANY OF US can easily remember when the norm was that retirement, Social Security and Medicare all hit at the same time. That is because… Continue reading

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts

The Concerts in the Barn will be back in August — and now with an expanded summer lineup. Since 1984, Alan Iglitzin has… Continue reading

Historic Quilcene barn hosts free chamber music concerts
HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

IT’S THAT TIME of year when top Washington State Horsemen performance competitors, both local and from across the state, gather at the Port Angeles fairgrounds… Continue reading

HORSEPLAY: Star Spangled Horse Show coming this month

LETTER: A week of fireworks is too much

Is a week of fireworks enough for anyone else out there? We’ve had to sedate our large dog for six nights and counting. Is it… Continue reading

LETTER: Congress should have to use their constituents’ available health care

There is a relatively simple solution to the health care insurance issue: Each person in Congress must use the health care insurance available to their… Continue reading

LETTER: Vote for Cherie Van Hoover for Jefferson Healthcare board of commissioners

There are three erstwhile candidates for the open position on the Jefferson Healthcare board of commissioners. As a former public hospital district commissioner, I recognize… Continue reading

Names provided of two of three bodies found in Olympic National Park

Two of three bodies that were discovered in Olympic National Park last weekend have been identified by authorities. A man whose body… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Electrifying Science’ coming to Peninsula this month … and other items

The Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) will visit Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks to present “Electrifying Science” on Tuesday and Wednesay, July 18-19.… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Thinking ahead makes for healthful trip

MY FAMILY ARRIVED home just a few days ago from a 3,000-mile, 18-day road trip. The Sanford three loaded up the family Prius, with borrowed… Continue reading