Jefferson County

Sequim resident wins Coast Guard’s Enlisted Person of the Year award

Sequim resident wins Coast Guard’s Enlisted Person of the Year award

Petty Officer 1st Class Tara Dodd of Sequim has received the Enlisted Person of the Year award for the 13th Coast Guard District.… Continue reading

Sequim resident wins Coast Guard’s Enlisted Person of the Year award
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients

Gordon Pomeroy, chief of East Jefferson Fire-Rescue, has been honored by the Washington Rural Health Association for his work in cooperation with… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief honored for program for heart patients

LETTER: New administration enjoys tearing apart immigrant families

It is difficult to imagine the joy being experienced by our new white nationalist administration as it begins to dismember Hispanic families. Adults who came… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network to meet March 17 … and other items

The Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network will discuss education, planning, funding and action implementation topics from 10 a.m. to 2:30… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: By chance, spared the savage sea

SOME SAY THERE is no such thing as a coincidence. They say it’s luck, fate or God working in some mysterious way. Coincidence becomes legend… Continue reading

State Senate votes to ban holding phones while driving

A bill that bans holding an electronic device while driving to reduce distracted driving incidents has passed… Continue reading

Wreck blocks traffic near Port Hadlock

Wreck blocks traffic near Port Hadlock

A two-car wreck at the intersection of state Highway 20 and Four Corners Road at 3 p.m. Tuesday resulted in no injuries… Continue reading

Wreck blocks traffic near Port Hadlock
Firm details timber harvest management options for Clallam officials

Firm details timber harvest management options for Clallam officials

The Board of Natural Resources is considering five options for managing timber harvests, one of which is more than twice as good… Continue reading

Firm details timber harvest management options for Clallam officials
Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer

Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer

The Jefferson County Public Utility District has hired a new chief financial officer. Susan Carter was selected out of roughly a dozen… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Utility District hires new chief financial officer
Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge after new order

Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge after new order

President Donald Trump’s new travel ban is more legally palatable than the old one, Washington Attorney General… Continue reading

Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge after new order

Governor’s order limits state agencies enforcing immigration laws

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order to limit state agencies’ help… Continue reading

Rescheduled Port Ludlow Artists’ League reception set Wednesday

The public is invited to a rescheduled Port Ludlow Artists’ League Second Wednesday Reception this Wednesday. Due to snow, last month’s reception… Continue reading

LETTER: Kilmer needs to take notes on what does, doesn’t work

U.S. 6th District Rep. Derek Kilmer is facing town hall meetings packed with constituents. Kilmer is the vice-chair within the New Democratic Coalition. Founded in… Continue reading

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish

Olympic National Park is in a fight with the Elwha River in its goal to maintain visitor access to the Elwha… Continue reading

Wild river creates hurdles for visitors, but freed Elwha now a better home for fish
Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation

U.S. Rep Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced Wild Olympics legislation to protect environmentally sensitive areas, support outdoor recreation and… Continue reading

Kilmer, Murray re-introduce Wild Olympics legislation
Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

The Port Townsend couple detained at a marina in Guatemala while volunteering on an “abortion ship” operated by a Dutch nonprofit are… Continue reading

Port Townsend couple detained in Guatemalan marina back home

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula legislators expect expansion of halibut season

With several communities voicing opposition to a proposed three-day halibut fishing season this year, legislators from the 24th District are confident it’ll rise… Continue reading

Attorneys general support transgender boy in U.S. court case

By Carolyn Thompson The Associated Press Nineteen attorneys general have signed onto a brief to the Supreme Court written by the attorneys general of New… Continue reading

Supreme Court throws out sentences in Halloween robbery case

The state Supreme Court has thrown out the lengthy sentences of two young men who were teenagers… Continue reading