Jefferson County

HELP LINE: Divorced? You could be eligible for ex-spouse benefits

I’VE JUST DISCOVERED that I completely missed a national designation a few months back. Of course, a reasonable case could be made to the point… Continue reading

LETTER: While Trump being criticized, important issues taking a back seat

Wow. We have hot letters to the Peninsula Daily News kicking President Donald Trump’s behind. Possibly it is time for these people to listen to… Continue reading

W. Ron Allen

LETTER: Yes, the Redskins name is offensive to us tribal members; please understand why

As chairman and CEO of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, I feel compelled to respond to the June 22 letter to Peninsula Voices, “Redskins history.” It… Continue reading

W. Ron Allen
Marrowstone Island barn burns

Marrowstone Island barn burns

Engulfed in flames, a large barn on Marrowstone Island was beyond saving when firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the Friday… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island barn burns
Olympic National Park stop on three-year park system tour

Olympic National Park stop on three-year park system tour

Mikah Meyer is on the road trip of a lifetime. Meyer, who is on a three-year trip to visit all 417… Continue reading

Olympic National Park stop on three-year park system tour
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula goes star-spangled for Fourth of July

Forks’ Independence Day celebration continues today while other communities on the North Olympic Peninsula prepare for full days of activities Tuesday, the Fourth of July.… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

Community members, city officials and business owners are working together to hone the city’s final plan for the Upper Sims Way and… Continue reading

Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

Quinault fete Chief Taholah Days

Chief Taholah Days, the Quinault Indian Nation’s biggest celebration of the year, continues today through Tuesday. Chief Taholah Days commemorates the signing of… Continue reading

A chain-reaction wreck on state Highway 104 blocked the highway for nearly three hours and sent seven people to a hospital. (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue)

Wreck blocks Highway 104, sends seven to hospital

PORT LUDLOW— A chain-reaction wreck involving four vehicles and 10 occupants blocked both lanes of state Highway 104 for about three hours Friday afternoon, according… Continue reading

A chain-reaction wreck on state Highway 104 blocked the highway for nearly three hours and sent seven people to a hospital. (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue)

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend hearing examiner public hearings set

Two Port Townsend city hearing examiner public hearings are on the docket Friday. The hearings will be on the second floor of historic City Hall,… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press
Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

Burn bans go into effect Saturday

Seasonal burn bans go into effect across the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. The bans against outside burning, except for recreational fires, will stay in… Continue reading

Strait Shot: Feedback ‘positive’ but room for more on Bainbridge Island-Port Angeles bus

Strait Shot: Feedback ‘positive’ but room for more on Bainbridge Island-Port Angeles bus

Clallam Transit’s new bus service from Port Angeles to the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal is drawing about 10 passengers per trip, leaving… Continue reading

Strait Shot: Feedback ‘positive’ but room for more on Bainbridge Island-Port Angeles bus
Brian McKenzie

Two step into principal positions in Chimacum

Chimacum schools will be under new leadership in the 2017-18 school year with two new principals, one for the high school and another… Continue reading

Brian McKenzie

Property tax levy proposed to tackle lack of affordable housing in Jefferson County

Jefferson County commissioners will be briefed Monday about a property tax levy proposed to tackle the county’s rising housing and rental costs… Continue reading

Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions

Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions

A bipartisan budget agreement that has taken months to reach and addresses a court mandate… Continue reading

Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions

Three hurt in Chimacum wreck

Three people were injured in a single-vehicle collision after the driver said he fell asleep and drifted off Center Road on Thursday morning,… Continue reading

Voice Works participants lift voices for concerts this weekend

Public performances cap Centrum’s annual Voice Works workshop this weekend. The first is a free performance from noon to 1 p.m. today… Continue reading

Free outdoor concerts resound across Peninsula

The Sequim City Band’s Fourth of July concert Tuesday will serve as the Music in the Park event this coming week. The Concert on the… Continue reading

Diane Gale’s wood-fired ceramics will be on display at the Port Townsend Gallery on Saturday for Port Townsend’s Art Walk. (Diane Gale)

‘Dutch Golden Age,’ rainforest, jazz and steampunk highlights on Port Townsend Gallery Walk

The warm glow and intricacy of the “Dutch Golden Age” meets contemporary settings in Stephanie K. Johnson’s oil paintings. Johnson’s work embodies… Continue reading

Diane Gale’s wood-fired ceramics will be on display at the Port Townsend Gallery on Saturday for Port Townsend’s Art Walk. (Diane Gale)