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Jefferson County to get funds for Undie Road

Jefferson County to get funds for Undie Road

Jefferson County will receive more than $1 million in reimbursement for the Undie Road project in West Jefferson County. The money has… Continue reading

Jefferson County to get funds for Undie Road

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles School Board releases agenda for today’s meeting … and other items

The Port Angeles School Board will elect officers for the new year when it meets today. The board will meet in regular… Continue reading

Starbucks to boost number of shops, add more food to menu

Starbucks to boost number of shops, add more food to menu

Starbucks, looking to the future as its longtime CEO moves to other projects, plans to open… Continue reading

Starbucks to boost number of shops, add more food to menu
Port Townsend man in Hawaii for 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Port Townsend man in Hawaii for 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Port Townsend resident Tom Berg remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, as if it had happened yesterday. ‘Very clear… Continue reading

Port Townsend man in Hawaii for 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
Pacific Fleet’s history in Port Angeles a busy one

Pacific Fleet’s history in Port Angeles a busy one

Five of the ships that were in Pearl Harbor the day of the attack had dropped anchor at some point in Port… Continue reading

Pacific Fleet’s history in Port Angeles a busy one
First snow, ice of season hits region

First snow, ice of season hits region

Snow and ice decreased Tuesday after a blanket of snow covered much of the Port Angeles area Monday night, delaying schools, causing… Continue reading

First snow, ice of season hits region

Blackout ordered after attack

Like most of the U.S. mainland on Dec. 7, 1941, Port Angeles was left in the dark by the authorities. Officials wanted… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: OMC to offer groups for cancer help; new employee joins Sequim salon

Olympic Medical Cancer Center will offer several free cancer support groups this month. Here is the schedule: • Today, 10 a.m. to 1… Continue reading

FROM A WRITER’S NOTEBOOK: Celebrating the season post-election

THIS IS HOW the season finds me: determined, ear-to-ear, not to let November disappointment crush my December spirit. I am not going to spend the… Continue reading

LETTER: Regarding recent letter, Obama not devious, just devoted to daughter

Regarding the vitriolic Dec. 2-3 letter in Peninsula Voices, “Obama devious,” concerning Obama somehow influencing the government by remaining in Washington, D.C., after he leaves… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Holiday gift drive going in Port Angeles … and other items

The Port Angeles Citizen Action Network (PA CAN) and Specialty Services II, a substance abuse treatment center, are working together to make… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Defeating Japan in World War II a family fight

a date which will live in infamy …” President Franklin D. Roosevelt said these words many years ago. Today, Dec. 7… Continue reading

Second phase of fisher recovery begins; first phase was in Olympic National park

Second phase of fisher recovery begins; first phase was in Olympic National park

The elusive weasel-like mammal poked its head out of the wooden crate, glanced around… Continue reading

Second phase of fisher recovery begins; first phase was in Olympic National park

Trial begins for Alaska Juris sinking

A Coast Guard hearing is beginning into the sinking of the fishing vessel Alaska Juris. The boat sank off Alaska’s… Continue reading

LETTER: Could cars be leaving Port Townsend because workers can’t afford to live there?

The writer of the Dec. 2 letter in Peninsula Voices, “PT traffic,” asks if anyone has an idea about the lines of traffic coming in… Continue reading

Ski tows open at Hurricane Ridge

Ski tows open at Hurricane Ridge

As the beginner and intermediate rope tows at Hurricane Ridge opened Sunday, snowboarders and skiers flocked to Hurricane Ridge. Tubing is expected… Continue reading

Ski tows open at Hurricane Ridge

Peninsula protesters cheer news that pipeline access denied over Standing Rock land

Determined protesters who were ready to dig in for the winter broke out in celebration Sunday when the news was announced that… Continue reading

Growler open house today in Port Townsend

Additional people will be disturbed by jet noise under any of the alternatives the Navy is considering for its expansion of EA-18G… Continue reading

Bellevue man dies after crash on 104

A 65-year-old Bellevue man is dead after a single-car wreck on state Highway 104, about 8 miles south of Port Hadlock, according… Continue reading

County to consider budget of nearly $55 million

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the county’s proposed 2017 budget of nearly $55 million this morning.… Continue reading