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Jefferson commissioners speed jail food service contract
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners have approved a resolution declaring an emergency in order to fast-track a…
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North Olympic Peninsula pilots at work on earthquake aid plan
PORT ANGELES — A team of North Olympic Peninsula pilots plan to take to the skies when a…
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Orcas Island man becomes first ever to finish R2AK on paddle board
KETCHIKAN — After just over two weeks of paddling, Karl Kruger has become the first person to complete…
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NEWS BRIEFS: Fire forces three from PA home … and other items
PORT ANGELES — Three adults living at 210 North Jones St. have been displaced by a kitchen fire.
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Expansion eyed for Commons: EPA assistance to help add uses of Mountain View complex
PORT TOWNSEND — The goal is to build on present plans for Mountain View Commons. And assistance from…
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NEWS BRIEFS: State Highway 20 reopens early … and other items
PORT TOWNSEND — State Highway 20 in Jefferson County has reopened to traffic ahead of schedule.
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Let’s stay a cut above the rest by living up to our commitment to planet
On our street, almost all our neighbors keep their lawn cut.
Business
EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings
• Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and…
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Property tax levy proposed to tackle lack of affordable housing in Jefferson County
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners will be briefed Monday about a property tax levy proposed to tackle…
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How bad would it be? Partial state shutdown looms unless budget passed by Friday
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers have less than a week to avert a partial government shutdown that would close…
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NEWS BRIEFS: Field carrier landing practice in Coupeville this week … and other items
COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…
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Biotoxin rise leads to closure of beaches to shellfish harvest
The window for recreational harvesting of shellfish was short on several beaches in Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Life
HORSEPLAY: Opportunity to support Olympic Peninsula Equine Network is coming
TERMINAL CANCER, ALZHEIMER’S disease, a car accident, sudden unemployment or a death in the family are all unexpected…
Life
HELP LINE: Don’t lack the courage to ask for help
MOST OF US aren’t really looking to live forever, and that’s good because the odds are against it.
Life
PENINSULA KITCHEN: A salad for all dietary needs
AS THE YOUNGEST of my offspring prepares to fly off into adulthood, there have been a lot of…
Life
A GROWING CONCERN: Here’s how to tend to your roses with care
FOR THE PAST two weeks, I have been pushing flowers and their prolific production, so let me tell…
Business
ON THE WATERFRONT: Livestock carrier slips anchor into Port Angeles
EARLIER LAST WEEK, Angus Express came into the Port Angeles port to be refueled by Tesoro Petroleum.
Life
BIRD WATCH: A history of the bothersome house sparrow
“OH, THAT’S A pretty little bird! I wonder what it is.”