Jefferson County

Blues musicians to perform at Wheeler Theater

Blues musicians Michael Roach and John Miller give the kind of performance that might make other musicians in the audience fight over… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Applications due Nov. 1 for grants; new salesman joins auto center

The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau is accepting applications for the final round of 2017 Tourism Enhancement Grants. Of the $45,000 allotted for qualified projects focusing… Continue reading

Darwin’s first theory to be discussed at Port Townsend lecture

Seismologist and author Rob Wesson will delve into the history of Charles Darwin at 4 p.m. Saturday. The lecture will be at… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: What it means to be a Christian

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result… Continue reading

LETTER: Feral Cat Day focuses attention on needs of cats in the wild

National Feral Cat Day, created by Alley Cat Allies in 2001, is now Global Cat Day. It reflected inspiration and help provided to cat advocates… Continue reading

LETTER: Vote Clinefelter for Port Townsend port commission

Why is it important that we vote for someone with the experience and hard-earned knowledge of a lifetime? Voting for someone simply because we like… Continue reading

Madrona MindBody Institute to host open house with free activities

Madrona MindBody Institute to host open house with free activities

The Madrona MindBody Institute will host a 10th anniversary open house and day of free classes Saturday. Founders say they are celebrating… Continue reading

Madrona MindBody Institute to host open house with free activities

NEWS BRIEFS: Zombie Crawl lurches into Port Townsend this Saturday … and other items

The 2017 Port Townsend Zombie Crawl will be from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Ersatz zombies will assemble at Haller Fountain… Continue reading

World-fusion concert planned in Port Townsend

World-fusion music pioneers will perform at the Port Townsend Friends Meetinghouse on Saturday. TRIO’s concert will be at 7:30 p.m. at the… Continue reading

Second storm this week roars into east, west sides of Peninsula

Second storm this week roars into east, west sides of Peninsula

Hundreds of customers lost power Wednesday as wind and rain moved through the North Olympic Peninsula. Winds gusted to 54 mph at Point Wilson in… Continue reading

Second storm this week roars into east, west sides of Peninsula

LETTER: Celebrate the delight in discovering exotic things

The article by Diane Urbani de le Paz (“Seeing New Worlds Via College Program”) published in the Peninsula Daily News on Oct. 4 about her… Continue reading

LETTER: Librarian rejects donation in name of politics

The Cambridge, Mass., school librarian who rejected the gift books from Melania Trump was in my opinion speaking as an out-of-control leftist, not as a… Continue reading

LETTER: Murray needs to stop supporting ‘war budget’ bills

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Seattle, spoke in Port Hadlock on Oct. 11 about her bill designed to help working families with child-care costs (“Murray Visits… Continue reading

Quake drill this morning at 10:19 across North Olympic Peninsula

Quake drill this morning at 10:19 across North Olympic Peninsula

Drop. Cover. Hold on. Follow those steps for your best chance to survive a major earthquake, which could occur at any time on one of… Continue reading

Quake drill this morning at 10:19 across North Olympic Peninsula

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Crossing lines, coming together: Stories make it possible

WHEN YOU’RE THE messenger bearing another person’s story, you perform a sacred act. It begins, of course, with listening. And listening some more, with heart… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: A good day’s fishing

DID YOU EVER have one of those days where nothing seems to go right? When everything you try, try and try again ends in a… Continue reading

Season’s rain, wind begins: Storms also expected today, Saturday after Tuesday blow

Season’s rain, wind begins: Storms also expected today, Saturday after Tuesday blow

The first storm of the fall season blew into the North Olympic Peninsula on Tuesday, with a second storm forecast today and a third Saturday.… Continue reading

Season’s rain, wind begins: Storms also expected today, Saturday after Tuesday blow

Port Townsend council considers new tax, licensing structure

The Port Townsend City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would change the city’s business tax and licensing structure… Continue reading

Ecology lays out plan for considering Pacific shore projects

The state Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on a draft plan to address how to make decisions about potential new projects… Continue reading

“Slow Down, Move Over” emphasis patrol starts today

The State Patrol will conduct a statewide “Slow Down, Move Over” emphasis patrol today through Friday to bring awareness to a law that… Continue reading