Jefferson County

Death penalty repeal bill introduced in Washington state

Death penalty repeal bill introduced in Washington state

Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson have announced a proposal to abolish the death… Continue reading

Death penalty repeal bill introduced in Washington state
Debutones to play at Concerts in the Woods

Debutones to play at Concerts in the Woods

A band new to Coyle will play a favorite style of Concerts in the Woods for audiences Sunday. The Debutones will perform a… Continue reading

Debutones to play at Concerts in the Woods

ISSUES OF FAITH: The foundations for our national faith

AS HAPPENSTANCE WOULD have it, my turn in the rotation of writers for these “Issues of Faith” columns falls on the day that our country… Continue reading

LETTER: Anti-Obama letter displayed much bias but few sources

In the Jan. 15 letter to Peninsula Voices “Obama ‘pathetic,’” the writer uses many often-heard talking points and phrases without examples or sources for the… Continue reading

LETTER: Time to clean state House from corruptive influences

Our U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray were among 13 Democrats who recently voted against Senate Amendment 0178, which would have allowed the American… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Inauguration Day prayer offered at Port Angeles church this morning … and other items

The sanctuary of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., will be open for personal prayer or shared quiet prayer on… Continue reading

Nominations accepted for historic preservation awards

Nominations for the Jefferson County Historical Society’s annual Historic Preservation Awards are due Feb. 29. The awards honor individuals and organizations that… Continue reading

Rule easing public lands transfer concerns hunters, others

Rule easing public lands transfer concerns hunters, others

A change in U.S. House rules making it easier to transfer millions of acres of federal… Continue reading

Rule easing public lands transfer concerns hunters, others

Science writer to speak this Saturday on Mount St. Helens eruption

Seattle-based science writer Steve Olson will speak at 4 p.m. Saturday when Jefferson Land Trust’s Geology Group hosts a lecture, “Eruption: The… Continue reading

Talks on disaster preparedness, traveling set this weekend on Peninsula

Presentations about disaster preparedness and bicycling across the Himalayas are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. For more about the MarchFourth performance… Continue reading

Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County

Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County

Newly released data shows Clallam County’s heroin and opioid epidemic affects people of all ages across the entire county. That was the… Continue reading

Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County
Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program

Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners say they are continuing their efforts to work out details for a viable program that would… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program

Mayor, deputy mayor retain offices on Port Townsend City Council

Deborah Stinson will continue to serve as Port Townsend mayor and Catharine Robinson will remain deputy mayor in 2017. The Port Townsend… Continue reading

‘Be a Light’ performed today at Port Townsend’s Key City Playhouse

‘Be a Light’ performed today at Port Townsend’s Key City Playhouse

Key City Public Theatre and the Mandala Center for Change will join forces for “Be a Light: The Art of Taking Action!,”… Continue reading

‘Be a Light’ performed today at Port Townsend’s Key City Playhouse
More roads to travel: Daughters remember father shot to death in Port Angeles

More roads to travel: Daughters remember father shot to death in Port Angeles

Clint Leroy Darrow, a North Dakota native who grew up in Forks, never thought his fusion-tinged Port Angeles restaurant was the end-all… Continue reading

More roads to travel: Daughters remember father shot to death in Port Angeles

Process for bidding to open on Olympic Discovery Trail section

Jefferson County commissioners have authorized the county Department of Public Works to open a bidding process for contractors to work on a… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Thursday’s joint meeting of Clallam Public Utility District, commissioners canceled … and other items

The joint meeting of the Clallam County Public Utility District and Board of County Commissioners originally scheduled for this Thursday has been… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Leave your garbage-bag rain gear at home

THE RECENT MARTIN Luther King Jr. holiday is a three-day weekend that traditionally marks the peak of the winter steelhead season on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Tommy L. Ross Jr.’s murder trial has been moved from late January to late summer to review evidence including 38-year-old DNA samples… Continue reading

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review