Jefferson County

LETTER: Allow different voices of opinion in newspaper

I often agree with Michelle Malkin, but sometimes I disagree. I enjoy hearing both sides of a subject, liberal or conservative, in order to form… Continue reading

LETTER: It takes courage to look for solutions

It takes critical thinking to unearth common sense, then it takes significant courage to look for a solution to a personal problem or a communal… Continue reading

LETTER: Now I’m wondering about about football players,’ students’ value systems

With reference to “as of now, I’m no longer a football fan,” Peninsula Daily News, Sept. 17: I cannot agree more with the writer with… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Bentinck Island demolition range in use this week … and other items

The land-based demolition range at Bentinck Island will be in use Monday through Saturday the Royal Canadian Navy announced. The range will… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: A friend shares a muffin recipe

PENINSULA KITCHEN: A friend shares a muffin recipe

ALONG THE TRAIL between Obstruction Point and Deer Park, my friend Candace Kathol pulled out some muffins to share. Exercise, fresh air and beauty do… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: A friend shares a muffin recipe
PREP FOOTBALL: Redhawks, Riders, Spartans all roll to victory

PREP FOOTBALL: Redhawks, Riders, Spartans all roll to victory

Port Townsend bounced back from a rough preleague start to win its Olympic-Nisqually 1A League opener over Bellevue Christian 27-14. “We did… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Redhawks, Riders, Spartans all roll to victory
PREP ROUNDUP: Rider swim girls fall to North Kitsap

PREP ROUNDUP: Rider swim girls fall to North Kitsap

Port Angeles suffered its first dual meet loss of the season against North Kitsap, but Roughrider relay teams bettered their state qualifying times… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Rider swim girls fall to North Kitsap

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Lake Anderson Management Plan on county agenda

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider an agreement with the state Department of Ecology to plumb the reason for high concentrations of toxins in… Continue reading

Highway 101 reopens with one lane of alternating traffic

Drivers can travel around Lake Crescent on U.S. Highway 101 now but may have to wait for a traffic signal to allow… Continue reading

Ivory dealer headed to prison after aiding federal prosecution of smuggler

Ivory dealer headed to prison after aiding federal prosecution of smuggler

A 64-year-old ivory dealer from Brinnon was sentenced to six months in federal prison for trafficking narwhal tusks, sperm whale teeth and walrus… Continue reading

Ivory dealer headed to prison after aiding federal prosecution of smuggler

Clallam to consider today deal to address youth marijuana, tobacco and vaping use

Clallam County is looking to address youth marijuana, tobacco and vaping use in a contract county commissioners are considering during their meeting… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend eyes adding debt to fund replacement of Point Hudson breakwater

Port of Port Townsend eyes adding debt to fund replacement of Point Hudson breakwater

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have agreed to incur debt up to the agency’s capacity, if necessary, to fix the Point Hudson… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend eyes adding debt to fund replacement of Point Hudson breakwater

Community projects seek volunteers on Saturday’s Day of Caring

United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County will host community service projects during its seventh annual Day of Caring on Saturday. Saturday’s events… Continue reading

Mukilteo woman remains in intensive care after wreck on Highway 104

A Mukilteo woman was in serious condition in a Seattle hospital Thursday after a wreck involving a semitruck and a small Honda… Continue reading

Detention center sued for paying detainees $1 a day

Detention center sued for paying detainees $1 a day

Washington state has sued the operator of one of the largest private immigration detention centers in the… Continue reading

Detention center sued for paying detainees $1 a day

Garden walk, spaghetti dinner, story slam set this weekend

EDITOR’S NOTE: This has been updated to correct the location of First Step Family Support Center’s children’s play group this Tuesday. An open garden walk… Continue reading

Interactive play to feature LGBTQ youths

In the tradition of legislative theater, the Mandala Center for Change will present “Queer Survival Quest,” an interactive play featuring local LGBTQ+… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: How to begin again through forgiveness

WHAT IS NEEDED to make a new beginning? We may be instructed by Judaism’s observance of the New Year, which began two days ago on… Continue reading

LETTER: Congress must act before Trump leads us into war

We are moving into deeper crisis with North Korea, and I’m concerned that our administration is poorly prepared to handle it. North Korean leader Kim… Continue reading

LETTER: Here’s a wrong in search of a remedy

I would like to suggest an analogy from my point of view regarding the letter ‘Toxic columnist” about Michelle Malkin on Sept. 13 in the… Continue reading