Jefferson County

PAT NEAL: Harkening back to the Christmas letter

THIS IS A special time of year when the joy and warmth of the holiday season can drive you right over the brink. The end… Continue reading

Special DUI patrols set for holiday season

Law enforcement agencies across the state are participating in extra patrols aimed at getting DUI drivers off the roads over this holiday season from Thursday… Continue reading

Standing with Standing Rock group to give presentation in Port Townsend

A group that traveled to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota in November to support the tribe in its effort… Continue reading

People line up since McMorris Rodgers a candidate for cabinet

People line up since McMorris Rodgers a candidate for cabinet

With Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington a candidate to be a member of… Continue reading

People line up since McMorris Rodgers a candidate for cabinet
Preventing not-so-happy holidays fraud

Preventing not-so-happy holidays fraud

there’s no time like the holidays for fraud.… Continue reading

Preventing not-so-happy holidays fraud

NEWS BRIEFS: Fort Worden committee meetings set … and other items

Two Fort Worden committees will meet Wednesday. The Fort Worden Public Development Authority executive committee will review the draft 2017 budget when it meets at… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Holiday displays light up West End

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Holiday displays light up West End

THE SUN HAS set, darkness has overcome the road. Coming up Fairholm Hill from Lake Crescent, the rain gives itself up for actual snow. Streetlights… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Holiday displays light up West End
Peninsula Home Fund helps budding photographer as she grapples with health issues

Peninsula Home Fund helps budding photographer as she grapples with health issues

Ask Stacy Eastman how things are going, and she’ll answer “Really well!”… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps budding photographer as she grapples with health issues
Grant given to Quilcene museum for fireplace tiles

Grant given to Quilcene museum for fireplace tiles

The Quilcene Historical Museum received a grant from the Washington Trust for Historical Preservation to help with its restoration of the historic Hamilton-Worthington… Continue reading

Grant given to Quilcene museum for fireplace tiles

Evans Wilderness bill awaits Obama’s signature

A bill passed by Congress to rename the Olympic Wilderness within Olympic National Park the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness to honor the… Continue reading

LETTER: Port Townsend speaker betrays cultural streak of left to suppress free speech

The intellectual shallowness of Zhaleh Almaee Weinblatt of the Mandala Center for Change of Port Townsend shows through as she is trying to affix labels… Continue reading

Pipeline expansion worries some on behalf of southern resident orcas

Pipeline expansion worries some on behalf of southern resident orcas

Environmental activists from the United States and Canada are expressing concerns over a newly approved expansion of a Canadian oil pipeline, saying it could threaten… Continue reading

Pipeline expansion worries some on behalf of southern resident orcas

‘Blame it on Canada’: Cold air likely to bring snow

Canada, it seems, is responsible for snowy conditions forecast to invade the North Olympic Peninsula tonight and Monday. “You can blame it… Continue reading

Gingerbread House Contest relocated; Aldrich’s Market expects to host it again next year

Gingerbread House Contest relocated; Aldrich’s Market expects to host it again next year

Port Townsend’s annual gingerbread house contest is moving downtown this year. The contest has traditionally been held uptown at Aldrich’s Market, which… Continue reading

Gingerbread House Contest relocated; Aldrich’s Market expects to host it again next year

A GROWING CONCERN: 10 gifts to choose from for gardening friends

AFTER A PROLONGED, unseasonably frost-free autumn, Old Man Winter decided to make an early appearance (winter begins Wednesday Dec. 21, at 2:44 a.m.) and delivered… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: Some standby gifts for bird lovers

THREE OLD STANDBYS top the list for gift-giving bird-watchers or hints for bird-watchers to drop. They also work as gifts to give when introducing someone… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Storage, truck rental company to open new facility in Sequim next summer … and other items

Sequim Self Storage & Penske Truck Rental will open a location at 40 Taylor Cutoff Road next summer. The new facility will offer… Continue reading

Democrats regroup after presidential election

Democrats regroup after presidential election

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News After a widespread Republican victory and the election of Donald Trump to the White House,… Continue reading

Democrats regroup after presidential election

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

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County commissioners to vote on county budget

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider and vote on a $55 million annual budget Monday. The meeting will be at 9 a.m. in commissioners’… Continue reading