Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Mysterious NW talk Thursday in Port Townsend … and other items

Three authors will discuss the “mysterious Northwest” at the Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St., at 7 p.m. Thursday. Authors Rachel Bukey,… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Luck of the draw in fishing seasons

I DON’T KNOW about you, but I’ve caught the holiday spirit just in time for the most important holiday of the year. No, I am… Continue reading

$300,000 bail set for Forks woman accused in toddler’s death

$300,000 bail set for Forks woman accused in toddler’s death

Bail was set at $300,000 Monday for a Forks woman accused of killing a 2-year-old boy who was in her care. Ramona… Continue reading

$300,000 bail set for Forks woman accused in toddler’s death
Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases

Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases

Hayden Werdal can move his right hand and wiggle his left thumb. He can kick his… Continue reading

Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases
Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

A 23-year-old Port Angeles man who now lives in New Zealand woke early this morning to the powerful earthquake that struck… Continue reading

Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

NEWS BRIEFS: Standing Rock rally set today in PA … and other items

The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will host a gathering in support of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its fight against the… Continue reading

Proposed Bellevue homeless shelter draws opposition

A proposal to build a permanent men’s homeless shelter with a day center and 40 to 60 units of transitional… Continue reading

Fifteen nonprofits receive First Federal Foundation grants

Cancer care, a Forks playground and food banks are among the endeavors that have received funding from the First Federal Community Foundation,… Continue reading

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

Washington’s carbon tax initiative was billed as a bipartisan approach to curbing carbon emissions. But voters in… Continue reading

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

LETTER: A new Day of Infamy

Nov. 8, 2016, will go down in history as a Day of Infamy. Did we truly choose to put a Godless, amoral hothead into the… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Storytellerto perform Tuesday in PA … and other items

Seattle and Port Angeles-based storyteller Pat Peterson will share traditional folktales and a World War II love story at the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Operation Christmas Child drop-off begins Monday across Peninsula

Collection will begin Monday for this year’s Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Locations are in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks. Through Nov.… Continue reading

‘He died for love’: Medal of Honor recipient honored at his grave

‘He died for love’: Medal of Honor recipient honored at his grave

Community members, local veterans and members of the United States Army and Navy gathered on Veterans Day to honor the nation’s only Navy… Continue reading

‘He died for love’: Medal of Honor recipient honored at his grave

ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles terminal construction to pave way for water treatment

CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN digging in the dirt around Terminal 3 in Port Angeles for the past couple of weeks. I asked around and determined that… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: ‘News flash’ alerts watchers to snow geese sightings in Sequim area

A FEW DAYS ago, a “news flash” came across my desk. Actually, it was a bird-watcher’s news flash. Reporters in the field Joan and Chuck… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Private practice moves to new location in Port Angeles … and other items

Peninsula WorkFit, the private practice of occupational therapist Nancy J. Johns, is downsizing and changing location. Moving from the office at First… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County panel to consider lodging tax grants

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider lodging tax allocations when they meet Monday. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in commissioners’ chambers at… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Don’t allow loneliness to become your life

LAST WEEK, I went on about loneliness. I talked about how lethal loneliness can be, and I wasn’t kidding. Then, I urged those of us… Continue reading

LETTER: ‘Faithless elector’ puts his own narrow interests above the electorate’s

Satiacum critic I am outraged by the decision of a Democratic elector, Robert Satiacum, to refuse to vote for Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College.… Continue reading

LETTER: Reach out and rise above the rancor of this election year

Please, good people everywhere, reach out in kindness and reconciliation to all who are in peril from such hard and dangerous politicizing during this election… Continue reading