Jefferson County

Bill prohibiting Washington state income tax fails in Senate

The state Senate has failed to reach the required vote threshold to send voters a constitutional… Continue reading

Experts: New travel ban more palatable, still problematic

Experts: New travel ban more palatable, still problematic

More palatable but still problematic: That’s the judgment of some legal experts who have… Continue reading

Experts: New travel ban more palatable, still problematic

ISSUES OF FAITH: Let God work through you; it’s a win-win

ONE OF THE reasons I write this column, and I am probably not alone in this, is that I am trying to show and even… Continue reading

LETTER: Grass-roots effort to extend halibut fishing season has bounty of backing

It’s time to give credit where credit is due. The recent effort that has come together to seek more fishing days for the upcoming halibut… Continue reading

LETTER: Pay attention to images as much as words in articles

I need to reach out regarding the photo on the front page of the March 7 Peninsula Daily News [“Firm Details Timber Harvest for Clallam”].… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Guest musician to be featured at Sunday service in Sequim … and other items

Jackson Berkey, co-founder and keyboardist for Manheim Steamroller, will be a featured guest at the 10 a.m. service Sunday at Trinity United Methodist… Continue reading

Port Townsend Youth Chorus to lift voices Saturday

Port Townsend Youth Chorus to lift voices Saturday

The Port Townsend Friends Meeting will continue its roster of benefit concerts at 7 p.m. Saturday with the singing of the Port… Continue reading

Port Townsend Youth Chorus to lift voices Saturday

State Senate passes school levy bill to help districts

The Senate has passed a measure delaying a deadline for a reduction in the amount of… Continue reading

Jefferson Stand with Standing Rock to march again Friday

Stand with Standing Rock Jefferson County will host a march Friday in Port Townsend to protest the Dakota Access pipeline that will… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Jim’s Pharmacy employee receives Brightree award; Port Hadlock vet clinic enters partnership with Pets of the Homeless

Ryan French, director of Jim’s Pharmacy & Home Health, recently received the 2016 Ambassador Award from Brightree LLC. The award is given… Continue reading

LETTER: How can you criticize Michelle Malkin if you don’t read her column?

I was amused by a recent letter to Peninsula Voices [“Malkin negative,” March 3] criticizing comments by conservative Friday columnist Michelle Malkin. In the letter,… Continue reading

LETTER: Surely there must be a better conservative option than Michelle Malkin

My husband and I would like to add our support to the other critics of PDN Friday columnist Michelle Malkin. We also feel that she… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump’s recognition of Navy SEAL’s widow was meaningful

I have been overwhelmed with emotion since President Donald Trump’s recent address to Congress and our nation. I was in the Army Nurse Corps during… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer greets constituents before taking the stage at the town hall in the Sequim High School auditorium Monday. (Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Kilmer draws a full house to talk economy, ethics, budgeting at Sequim meeting

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer discussed ethics, budgeting and creating a better economy at a town hall meeting in Sequim. The Monday night meeting,… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer greets constituents before taking the stage at the town hall in the Sequim High School auditorium Monday. (Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Townsend City Council looks ahead on two plans

The Port Townsend City Council has discussed updates to two city plans, the emergency management plan and the city’s 2017 work plans.… Continue reading

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