Jefferson County

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Sunland… Continue reading

Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season

Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season

Sailing season is in full swing in Port Townsend Bay. Sailors come out every Friday to race during the Port Townsend Sailing… Continue reading

Getting a second wind: Sailboats race in Port Townsend Bay for start of sailing season

HELP LINE: There are ways to get extra help

MONEY, MONEY MONEY. I’m hoping to get your attention. How did I do? Some of you with better long-term memories than mine (which is almost… Continue reading

William Kummerfeldt greets and learns how to safely give a treat by using a Frisbee as a plate at the Olympic National Park Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. The Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter was there to promote trail safety when encountering livestock. (Kris Phillips)

HORSEPLAY: Remember to Stop, Stand, Speak on trails

Y’ALL HAVE HEARD about the Leave No Trace Program, right? Officially adopted by the United States Forest Service in 1990, its main goal is to… Continue reading

William Kummerfeldt greets and learns how to safely give a treat by using a Frisbee as a plate at the Olympic National Park Junior Ranger Day at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. The Back Country Horsemen Peninsula Chapter was there to promote trail safety when encountering livestock. (Kris Phillips)

LETTER: Not reporting the news at all just as egregious as misreporting it

“When it comes to the obligations of the Fourth Estate, just as egregious as misreporting the news is not reporting the news at all.” So… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Toastmasters to celebrate 70th this Monday … and other items

Port Angeles Toastmasters Club Number 25 will celebrate its 70th anniversary as a service club at 7 p.m. Monday. Current members, former… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough

HOW DO YOU show your support when someone is hurting? A death in the family, illness, marital separation, a lost child … it can be… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Food says what you can’t when times are tough

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to seek bids for trail work

The three Jefferson County commissioners will issue a call for bids on the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail Phase 1 project when they meet Monday. The… Continue reading

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

The Port Townsend Paper Co. mill has been fined $30,000 by the state Department of Ecology for two incidents in 2016 that… Continue reading

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

Forks couple indicted on federal charges appear in court today

A Forks couple indicted on federal charges of holding a Guatemalan woman against her will, abusing her and forcing her to pick salal… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

A 29-year-old Port Angeles woman was charged Wednesday with embezzling nearly $10,000 from the Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760. Rischelle… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

Former Nippon cogeneration plant down; fewer than 30 employees retained

The former Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant has been shut down and eight of its workers laid off as the paper… Continue reading

Jefferson Public Utility District panel to discuss more rate hikes

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have tabled discussion of possible rate increases in 2018 and 2019 that would follow on the… Continue reading

Earth Day to be honored with cleanups, presentations

Celebrations and cleanups are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend and the following week in honor of Earth Day, which is Saturday. Here… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Through Passover, building a bridge to the repair of the world

DURING THE RECENT Jewish holiday of Passover, we celebrated spring’s new birth and a journey from slavery to freedom. We were told to personally “experience”… Continue reading

LETTER: Here’s a proposal in place of Wild Olympics legislation

In response to the April 9 letter to Peninsula Voices, “Kitchel’s failure,” we can improve on oxygen output by cutting the tree after its fastest… Continue reading

LETTER: I expected more positive cartoons from my newspaper on Easter Sunday

As I returned home from an inspirational sermon and music on Easter Sunday, I picked up the Peninsula Daily News and flipped through to the… Continue reading

LETTER: Military action not the way to solve tensions in Syria

After seeing the shocking footage of the gassing in Syria, whose emotional trigger would not be pulled toward some sort of action in response? You… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Coast Guard rescues 12-year-old kayakers stranded on Crab Island … and other items

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles flew to assist in a rescue of two 12-year-old kayakers who were stranded on Crab… Continue reading