Opinion
WEST END NEIGHBOR: Keeping it simple and cool on the West End
A YOUNG BLACK dog named Poncho was lying in the shade created by the underbelly of a dusty…
News
Klahowya Campground closes today for water system upgrades
PORT ANGELES — Klahowya Campground in Olympic National Forest will be closed until next spring beginning early today…
News
Air quality alert issued for Clallam and Jefferson counties tonight
An air quality alert has been issued for Clallam and Jefferson counties.
News
Enhanced burn ban back in Jefferson County; Natural Resources bars fires on its lands
An enhanced burn ban is back in effect in Jefferson County, and the state Department of Natural Resources…
News
Delays to lengthen around Lake Crescent starting Thursday
PORT ANGELES — Come Thursday, it’s going to get a lot harder to travel to and from the…
News
Registration open for the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup
Registration is open now for volunteers who want to participate in the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup on Sept.…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Great Strait Sale starts Saturday … and other items
The annual Great Strait Sale is coming up.
Arts & Entertainment
Preview of films for Port Townsend festival screen on Bainbridge Island
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Looking to curb
your anticipation for
the Port Townsend Film Festival for just a couple…
Arts & Entertainment
Buffalo Ruckus to perform at Fort Worden on Thursday
PORT TOWNSEND — Rainshadow Recording Studio’s bound to raise some ruckus Thursday with its choice of musical act.
Arts & Entertainment
Port Townsend magician competes on national stage
PORT TOWNSEND — Joey Pipia doesn’t buy his props from magic supply stores.
News
Jefferson County Courthouse to get security upgrades
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Courthouse is implementing new security measures that will require visitors to the…
News
Inslee declares state of emergency for wildfire worries; red flag warning issued
PORT ANGELES — As the growing Jolly Mountain Fire in Kittitas County threatens thousands of homes in Ronald…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings usually are held on the first Monday at noon…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Cooke Aquaculture’s flimsy excuse for net pen failure shows lack of competence, integrity
We should not forget that after their fish net pen failed in the San Juans, the owner [Cooke…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: H.L. Mencken predicts America gets what it asked for
The inimitable H.L. Mencken had this to say in a Baltimore Evening Sun editorial published July 26, 1920:
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: We’d do well to remember that walls are ugly, dangerous things
Does anyone remember the Berlin Wall?
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Port Townsend’s beauty, spirit welcomed me with open arms on a recent visit
It seems like only yesterday I was walking up and down Water Street in lovely Port Townsend smelling…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Kingfishers carry their dogfights into yard’s territory
THE YARD HAD gone totally quiet. There wasn’t a breath of air.
Arts & Entertainment
Finnriver fetes Labor Day with Red Wine, fare
CHIMACUM — Finnriver Farm &Cidery will celebrate Labor Day with Red Wine, an Italian bluegrass band; wild king…