Jefferson County

Hood Canal Bridge closures for work set to start Saturday

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed overnight beginning Saturday while the internal mechanics of its draw span are rebuilt and replaced. The… Continue reading

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

The Port Townsend winter homeless shelter is nearing the end of its season, but finding funding next year could prove difficult due… Continue reading

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

PDN delivery to be delayed

Delivery of the Peninsula Daily News will be delayed from this coming Sunday through the following Sunday, March 25, because of overnight closures of the… Continue reading

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

About 60 vendors are registered for this weekend’s community garage sale at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The Garage Sale &Flea Market, which… Continue reading

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

State revenue projections higher than expected

Lawmakers on Thursday received a revenue forecast that shows they have a little more money to… Continue reading

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Friends of Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt are remembering her love of the outdoors and self-reliance on what would have been her 98th birthday… Continue reading

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Inslee proclaims state of emergency following winter weather; Peninsula counties included, but no reportable damage apparent, authorities say

Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed a state of emergency for 28 counties recovering from severe winter weather, including Clallam and Jefferson. The… Continue reading

Entry free to state parks this Sunday

Entry will be free to state parks in honor of Washington State Parks’ 104th anniversary Sunday. No Discover Pass will be needed to visit state… Continue reading

Art installation to display ‘community action’ in Port Townsend on Sunday

An installation artist will lead a group of 10 volunteers in making a work of art on the parade grounds at Fort… Continue reading

Driftwood art, St. Paddy’s Day fetes among festivities on Peninsula this week

A driftwood art show, a celebration of a spiritual reading endeavor and celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Global chant to be voiced Saturday in Port Townsend

Global vocalist Gina Sala will perform a participatory global chant and concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Worden chapel. Tickets… Continue reading

Inslee signs bill ensuring schools’ 28 percent levy-lid secure until 2019 expiration

Inslee signs bill ensuring schools’ 28 percent levy-lid secure until 2019 expiration

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law legislation that will keep the local school levy lid… Continue reading

Inslee signs bill ensuring schools’ 28 percent levy-lid secure until 2019 expiration

ISSUES OF FAITH: Examples of ‘law and order’ atrocities, resistance abound in history

THERE IS OFTEN a perception that Judaism is focused on following laws rather than being concerned with love, compassion and mercy. Anyone who spends time… Continue reading

LETTER: Help increase transparency in meetings between unions, government

The United States differs from many other countries in that one of the principles of our government is openness and transparency to the public. We… Continue reading

LETTER: Mentally unstable president cannot continue to be in office

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, seems to continually show tendencies of narcissism, a mental illness. Every week, he makes statements and/or takes… Continue reading

New storytelling group forming in Port Townsend

The Quimper Story Guild is being formed to celebrate and cultivate the art of storytelling in Jefferson County. An initial gathering is… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Volunteers sought to collect water samples in Port Angeles … and other items

Streamkeepers, Clallam County’s watershed citizen science program, seeks volunteers to collect water samples in the Port Angeles area. Sampling — a part… Continue reading

Oregon-based guitarist to rock Port Townsend studio this weekend

Oregon-based song poet and slide guitar player David Jacobs-Strain will return to Port Townsend this weekend to play a concert at the… Continue reading

Laura Mé Smith

Pair of contra dances to share a caller in Port Townsend, Port Angeles

By Diane Urbani de la Paz Special to Peninsula Daily News This activity is “happy-making,” promises Laura Mé Smith as she heads for the North… Continue reading

Laura Mé Smith

R&B/jazz artist to show off her pipes at CD release party this weekend

Key City Public Theatre will present R&B/jazz artist Alanna Dailey in a concert this weekend that doubles as an album release party.… Continue reading