News

Forum set on name for school; Port Townsend board delays decision so it can hear from public

PORT TOWNSEND — The public will have a chance to weigh in on a name for the new…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Recent letter displays ignorance of Obama’s achievements

A Jan. 15 letter to Peninsula Voices (“Obama ‘pathetic’”) demands a response.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Trump’s magnificent inauguration a harbinger of great things to come

In spite of threats made by the post-election malcontents including the entitlement crowd, “snowflakes” and professional agitators determined…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: North Olympic Library System board to consider budget Thursday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System Board of Trustees will consider approval of the 2017 capital…

U.S. fights Microsoft’s bid to tell users when feds take data

Business

U.S. fights Microsoft’s bid to tell users when feds take data

By Martha Bellisle

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Steelhead fishing’s last bastion gasping

I KNEW IT was the end when a low-holing, fly-flogging fishing guide floated past on the river and…

Bill would give students control of school-sponsored media

Politics

Bill would give students control of school-sponsored media

By Alexis Myers

Politics

State aims to fix paid leave law dormant since 2007

By Rachel La Corte

News

Man killed in wreck identified by State Patrol

PORT LUDLOW — A Freeland man who died in a three-car wreck on state Highway 19 between Chimacum…

Young Peninsula musicians earn cash prizes in symphony’s competitions

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Young Peninsula musicians earn cash prizes in symphony’s competitions

PORT ANGELES — Young musicians from Clallam and Jefferson counties have emerged as the winners in the Port…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Prediabetes presentation Wednesday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will host a community presentation on recognizing the signs of prediabetes on…

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

News

Seattle author’s book selected for Community Read in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Public Library has announced that “Before the Wind” by Seattle author Jim…

Discovery Bay eatery pulls $26,000 donation off its walls

News

Discovery Bay eatery pulls $26,000 donation off its walls

DISCOVERY BAY — It added up to $26,582.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: ‘Twitter president’ makes promises he can’t deliver on, including job creation

In stoking the fears and anger of U.S. manufacturing workers, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to…

News

Clallam, Jefferson push to see populations get flu vaccinations

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson and Clallam counties have struggled in recent years to get their populations vaccinated against…

Plane goes down in Discovery Bay; pilot unharmed, reports say

News

Plane goes down in Discovery Bay; pilot unharmed, reports say

DISCOVERY BAY — A Port Ludlow man emerged apparently unscathed from a small plane crash in Discovery Bay…

Flu outbreak on Peninsula called worst in recent memory as season enters full swing

News

Flu outbreak on Peninsula called worst in recent memory as season enters full swing

If you’ve had the flu this winter you’re not alone.

Politics

All eyes on funding in state legislative debates

OLYMPIA — Legislators in the 24th District are busy with committee meetings and votes on many issues, but…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Magnitude 3.7 quake hits near Quinault … and other items

QUINAULT — The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.7 occurred in the…

Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

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Port Townsend board to consider name for new school in meeting tonight

PORT TOWNSEND — What will be the name of the new elementary school in Port Townsend — Chetzemoka,…