Jefferson County

Ship named after astronaut John Glenn at Indian Island

Ship named after astronaut John Glenn at Indian Island

The USNS John Glenn, named for the recently deceased astronaut, made its first visit to Naval Magazine Indian Island for… Continue reading

Ship named after astronaut John Glenn at Indian Island

Peninsula salmon enhancement projects receive more than $2.3 million in grant funds

OLYMPIA – More than $2 million has been awarded to North Olympic Peninsula projects by the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Seven projects in Jefferson… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee proposes carbon tax, with most revenue to fund schools

Gov. Inslee proposes carbon tax, with most revenue to fund schools

Gov. Jay Inslee will try to convince lawmakers in the upcoming session to do something voters wouldn’t last month — approve a new… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee proposes carbon tax, with most revenue to fund schools
Fake news epidemic hits home for Sedro-Woolley family

Fake news epidemic hits home for Sedro-Woolley family

Tim McCray signed into Facebook a few weeks ago and scrolled through his news feed as he… Continue reading

Fake news epidemic hits home for Sedro-Woolley family
Gig Harbor couple’s messages in a bottle tie strangers together

Gig Harbor couple’s messages in a bottle tie strangers together

Somewhere on the currents of Puget Sound is a clear glass wine bottle containing a conversation.… Continue reading

Gig Harbor couple’s messages in a bottle tie strangers together

LETTER: I feel safer now that Trump is in office, reign of Obama is over

Feel safer now I didn’t think it could get any worse than the Clintons’ scandals, but that was before the eight years of Obama. It… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles vet clinic collecting Toys for Tots … and other items

Blue Mountain Animal Clinic, 2972 Old Olympic Highway, is joining the U.S. Marine Corps in its Toys for Tots campaign. The shelter… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps family find peace in time for Christmas, birth

Peninsula Home Fund helps family find peace in time for Christmas, birth

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR’S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps family find peace in time for Christmas, birth
BACK WHEN: The early years of Josephine Yarr

BACK WHEN: The early years of Josephine Yarr

ON THE EVE of her 100th birthday, when a Port Townsend Leader reporter asked Chimacum’s Josephine Yarr what she would change if she could live… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: The early years of Josephine Yarr

BIRD WATCH: Company for the holidays, both feathered and family

GUESTS DURING THE holidays can also be Christmas gifts, especially when one is a favorite cousin from Florida. A planned entertainment schedule isn’t needed, but… Continue reading

Dusting of snow makes Peninsula roads slick

Dusting of snow makes Peninsula roads slick

A dusting of snow Saturday morning proved to create slippery roadways for drivers and was implicated in a five-car collision in Port Townsend. A state… Continue reading

Dusting of snow makes Peninsula roads slick

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s agenda was not… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to consider settlement

The three Jefferson County commissioners will hear an update on settlement negotiations with Port Ludlow Associates, and may take action if an agreement is ready… Continue reading

Faithless electors have no guarantees; judge declines to grant injunction

A federal appeals court in Seattle has rejected an effort by two Democratic presidential electors from Washington state who sought to ensure they won’t get… Continue reading

Growler, Super Hornet operations suspended after incident

North Olympic Peninsula residents were given a reprieve from jet noise this weekend after all FA-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler operations were… Continue reading

HELP LINE: For gifts, think about what elders need

THIS IS NORMALLY the time of the year when I’ve occasionally provided abnormal Christmas shopping lists for the errant gift-givers among us who, having an… Continue reading

LETTER: Get ready for a repeat of 1930s Berlin with Trump’s presidency

A comparison of the hatred and violence in Nazi Germany from 1933-38 to the potential repeat of history from the Trump presidency, as I pointed… Continue reading

LETTER: Hypocrisy of liberals evident in past diatribes against Bush

Oh, the hypocrisy. I see the liberals are now saying, “Don’t blame us for all that is going to go wrong” (according to them). No… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump voters should tale a second look at Trump’s ‘second team’

Those of you who voted for Donald Trump should be proud of the “second team” that Donald Trump has nominated for Cabinet positions. Andy Puzder,… Continue reading

Man injured when crane tips over in Port Townsend

Man injured when crane tips over in Port Townsend

A crane collapsed at the Port of Port Townsend, injuring the crane operator but causing no damage to the buildings and boats… Continue reading

Man injured when crane tips over in Port Townsend