News
Wednesday picnic in Port Townsend celebrates 25 years of World Breastfeeding Week
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health will celebrate 25 years of World Breastfeeding Week with a picnic…
Developing News:
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Business
Taylor Shellfish paying $160,000 in racial harassment case
SEATTLE — One of the nation’s largest producers of shellfish has agreed to settle allegations of racial harassment…
News
Hood Canal Bridge closures planned
SHINE — A five-hour closure — interrupted several times to ease congestion— is planned for the Hood Canal…
News
Smoke from Canadian fires descends upon Peninsula
Smoke apparently originating from Canadian wildfires blankets the hills northeast of Lake Pleasant on Tuesday afternoon. The smoky…
Politics
Jefferson Primary: Van Hoover-McComas in contest for Jefferson Healthcare commission
PORT TOWNSEND — Cheri Van Hoover and Bruce J. McComas appear headed for a general election showdown for…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Trump’s revision to Lincoln quote proves he’s better than everyone else
Everyone acknowledges — including the current president — that our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, had a subtle feel…
News
Maritime center hopes to help find solution to Point Hudson Marina’s woes
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center hopes to propose a partnership with the Port of Port Townsend…
News
Clallam health board backs drug return program
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Board of Health will develop an ordinance to require pharmaceutical companies to…
News
Teams to return to Sol Duc River in search for Jacob Gray
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Officials plan to more thoroughly search three areas of the Sol Duc River in…
Arts & Entertainment
Free outdoor concerts to make music next week
SEQUIM — Free outdoor concerts will reverberate across the North Olympic Peninsula this week.
News
Forest Service approves special-use permit for Navy electronic warfare training
PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service signed a special-use permit Monday allowing the Navy to begin the…
News
Victoria women swim Strait from Dungeness Spit to Victoria
VICTORIA — Two Victoria women became the 12th and 13th people known to swim across the Strait of…
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Forks Chamber of Commerce — Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar &Grill, 1222 S.…
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Cheri Van Hoover has the right stuff for Jefferson Hospital District 2
Cheri Van Hoover is exceptionally well-qualified to serve on the Jefferson County Hospital District 2 board of commissioners.
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: For eye appeal, you can’t go wrong with going native
ONCE AGAIN, I’VE embarked on another trip and so will yet again use this travel plan as a…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Bumper crop of luscious plums prompts orgy-like antics
BEFORE REFERRING TO something taking place in my garden, I thought it prudent to see Webster’s definition of…
News
Port Townsend Stand Down to offer services to those who served
PORT TOWNSEND — Like those who served, Voices for Veterans seeks to provide a trusted service year after…
News
Port Ludlow Associates seeks $3.5 million for golf course
PORT LUDLOW — Port Ludlow’s 18-hole golf course overlooking Ludlow Bay is on the market for $3.5 million.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Dialing local just got more complicated … and other items
OLYMPIA — Required 10-digit dialing arrived in Western Washington state Saturday.
Politics
Voter turnout at more than 23 percent in Jefferson as Election Day looms
PORT TOWNSEND — Voters have three days left to return their ballots in Tuesday’s primary election.