Jefferson County

Cool jazz set for Peninsula College ensemble’s winter concert

The winter quarter Jazz Ensemble concert in Peninsula College’s Maier Hall will feature music played and sung by 18 North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Hood Canal bridge suicide attempt stopped by passerby … and other items

Traffic was reduced to a single lane for 18 minutes on the Hood Canal bridge Friday for a pedestrian in the roadway, the… Continue reading

Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Start of Highway 101 work around Lake Crescent delayed until April

The start of construction for the U.S. Highway 101 rehabilitation project around Lake Crescent has been delayed until April as the… Continue reading

Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins

East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins

The East Jefferson Little League is preparing to kick off the baseball season despite the league’s clubhouse still being under repair after… Continue reading

East Jefferson Little League on course for baseball season despite break-ins

NEWS BRIEFS: Economic development meetings planned in Clallam County this Monday … and other items

Officials from three state economic development organizations will visit Clallam County on Monday. State Department of Commerce, state Workforce Training Board and Impact Washington representatives… Continue reading

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service awards

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service awards

The deadline is coming up to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service awards
Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge

Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge

It might make sense to leave the car at home when heading to Seattle come June. Clallam Transit has proposed daily bus… Continue reading

Clallam Transit eyes service to Bainbridge
A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’

A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’

HAVING BEEN BORN near a 17-acre “greenhouse” to parents who both had a master’s degree in floriculture from Cornell College, it is easy to understand… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Flower show gives attendees ‘Taste of Spring’

Applications due March 10 for scholarships for East Jefferson County women

The University Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County, the philanthropic affiliate of AAUW Port Townsend, will offer approximately $45,000 in scholarships to women… Continue reading

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

The Jefferson Healthcare building has a new addition, a bench placed near the entrance in honor of the late Lynn Gressley a… Continue reading

Bench memorial outside Jefferson Healthcare to advocate for disabled

BIRD WATCH: Swallows wing their way to Peninsula too early

THE SWALLOWS ARE supposed to return in March and April. Birds don’t always do what we expect them to do. Reports of swallow sightings began… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the second-floor… Continue reading

Grant to light up Makah museum

Grant to light up Makah museum

The Makah Cultural and Research Center will become brighter now that it has received a $232,000 grant to improve its lighting system.… Continue reading

Grant to light up Makah museum

HELP LINE: Tax question answers provided

ARE WE SETTLING into the idea that it’s 2017? Have we stopped writing checks dated 2016? Good. That’s progress. Now, several of you have been… Continue reading

LETTER: I’ve self-identified as many things; now, liberal want to pigeonhole me

My first cultural identity was in 1948. I was born a baby boomer. My first self-identity was in the mid-1950s. I wanted to be like… Continue reading

LETTER: Republicans have manufactured Social Security crisis to avoid repayment of debt

There is no Social Security crisis. Republicans are simply manufacturing a crisis to avoid repayment of $2.8 trillion in U.S. government bonds held by Social… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump’s ‘promises’ don’t seem to be leading to a greater tomorrow

How is Donald Trump keeping his promises to a middle class furious at an economy rigged against them? After promising to repeal and replace the… Continue reading

LETTER: What will new order mean when Port Angeles votes on second-class-city status?

Americans are witnessing a fundamental shift in how our government governs. From successful use of the general election process, a small group of conservative idealists… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port of Port Townsend to consider halibut season

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will consider calling for a longer halibut season when they meet Wednesday. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at… Continue reading

Department of Transportation designing new Elwha River bridge for Highway 101

Department of Transportation designing new Elwha River bridge for Highway 101

The state Department of Transportation has started designing a new Elwha River bridge for U.S. Highway 101 along a new alignment after hundreds… Continue reading

Department of Transportation designing new Elwha River bridge for Highway 101