Jefferson County

Boy killed in wreck at Lake Crescent; four others injured when tree strikes SUV

Boy killed in wreck at Lake Crescent; four others injured when tree strikes SUV

A 5-year-old boy died New Year’s Day and four other people believed to be from the same Federal Way family were seriously… Continue reading

Boy killed in wreck at Lake Crescent; four others injured when tree strikes SUV
Port Angeles parents welcome Peninsula’s first baby of 2017

Port Angeles parents welcome Peninsula’s first baby of 2017

All 20 inches of Jason Michael Rutherford Jr. rang in the new year early Sunday morning as the first baby born in… Continue reading

Port Angeles parents welcome Peninsula’s first baby of 2017
Artist to demonstrate technique during Saturday Gallery Walk

Artist to demonstrate technique during Saturday Gallery Walk

Theresa Stirling will demonstrate her painting style that uses beeswax and blow torches during Saturday’s Gallery Walk in Port Townsend. Stirling has… Continue reading

Artist to demonstrate technique during Saturday Gallery Walk

Chimacum schools chief outlines proposed levy to hospital board

Chimacum Schools Superintendent Rick Thompson outlined a proposed replacement levy to the Jefferson Healthcare commissioners, the first of 12 community presentations he… Continue reading

Olympic National Park sets use fee hikes, free days for 2017

Users of Olympic National Park can expect fee increases this year. The hikes are part of a three-year phased rise in… Continue reading

Mountain guide to lead adventure writing workshop

Mountain guide to lead adventure writing workshop

It might seem an adventure in irony or at least an interesting juxtaposition: Writer, editor and mountain guide Charlotte Austin will host… Continue reading

Mountain guide to lead adventure writing workshop
Port Townsend Gallery Walk begins new year with series of shows

Port Townsend Gallery Walk begins new year with series of shows

The fine art of illustration, jewelry and watercolors are among the attractions during the Port Townsend Gallery Walk. During the free event,… Continue reading

Port Townsend Gallery Walk begins new year with series of shows

Arctic seabird researcher to present Sunday lecture

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will host a lecture at 3 p.m. Sunday by George Divoky on “40 Years of Change:… Continue reading

Crab boats tied up as strike extends up and down West Coast

Crab boats tied up as strike extends up and down West Coast

Dungeness crab could be harder to come by if hundreds of fishing boats remain tied up at… Continue reading

Crab boats tied up as strike extends up and down West Coast
Education money: Battle for billions begins in Legislature

Education money: Battle for billions begins in Legislature

The battle over finding billions of additional dollars to pay for K-12 education in Washington pits Democrats… Continue reading

Education money: Battle for billions begins in Legislature

Engineering behind artwork to be discussed at Northwind Book Arts Group meeting

The order in which things are done matters. Shane Miller and Peter Newland will lead a discussion on creating complex art works… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Volunteers sought for Ludlow play; ‘Cinderella’ opens

An orientation meeting for production team volunteers for the Ludlow Village Players’s spring play is set today. The meeting will be at… Continue reading

Films, tree-planting on the Peninsula

Family films at the Sequim library and tree planting in Port Townsend are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. For more about… Continue reading

Gypsy jazz to be performed in Coyle

Ranger & the Re-Arrangers will perform Gypsy jazz at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center on Sunday. The performance will be at 3… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Hurricane Ridge Road … and other items

Hurricane Ridge Road is closed today but will be open Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. Today’s closure is because of unforeseen… Continue reading

Port Townsend Shorts to feature prize-winning author

Prize-winning author Joan Leegant will read one of her new stories as a guest of honor at Port Townsend Shorts on Saturday.… Continue reading

Snowpack measurement topic of talk

The challenges of measuring snow in the remote Olympic wilderness will be the topic of this Tuesday’s presentation in the Olympic National… Continue reading

Volunteers make big gains on Habitat for Humanity homes; more volunteers sought

Volunteers make big gains on Habitat for Humanity homes; more volunteers sought

Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County received some extra help over the holidays — and is seeking more volunteers for this… Continue reading

Volunteers make big gains on Habitat for Humanity homes; more volunteers sought

Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker near Allyn

The Coast Guard suspended a search Wednesday afternoon for a kayaker missing since Tuesday night. Port Angeles Coast Guard crews were among those… Continue reading

Letter urges DACA continuation

Peninsula College President Luke Robins joined other Washington community and technical college leaders in sending President-elect Donald Trump a letter asking him… Continue reading