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Jefferson County, city officials to tour Indian Island

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County and Port Townsend city officials will tour Indian Island Naval Magazine on Tuesday. The tour has been arranged in an… Continue reading

Environmental Council, Jefferson County reach out-of-court settlement over development near riverbeds

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County has reached an agreement with the Washington Environmental Council, settling two petitions against the county's Unified Development Code regulating development… Continue reading

Jefferson County homeless count set for Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County homeless will be counted during a census this week that will eventually determine how much funding will be received locally… Continue reading

Residents, Port Ludlow Associates representatives square off during two-day hearing

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Ludlow Associates' representatives and area residents faced off Tuesday and Wednesday before Jefferson County Hearings Examiner Irv Berteig concerning the Port… Continue reading

Woman accuses Port Townsend police of excessive force

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into possible use of excessive force on a Port Townsend woman during an alleged… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners OK pay raises for elected, exempt county employees

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County elected officials and non-union management and professional employees will receive a pay raise as an effect of the county commissioners… Continue reading

Seattle man with home in Port Ludlow reported missing

PORT LUDLOW -- A 45-year-old man has been missing from the Port Ludlow area since Saturday, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Michael May,… Continue reading

Jefferson: Two-day hearing set for Port Ludlow resort’s plan revision

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two days of public hearings are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday during which Jefferson County Hearing Examiner Irv Berteig will listen to… Continue reading

IRS calls man inundated with 24,000 booklets to apologize

CHIMACUM -- Internal Revenue Service officials have taken responsibility for an ordering mixup that sent Brian Lawson and his wife, Jackie, 24,000 2005 1040 informational… Continue reading

IRS sends Chimacum couple 24,000 copies of instructional booklet

CHIMACUM -- When self-employed market analyst Brian Lawson and his wife, Jackie, ordered over the phone an instructional tax booklet from the Internal Revenue Service,… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners think ‘outside the box’ at retreat

CHIMACUM -- Jefferson County commissioners discussed a possible mineral severance tax on Thursday and agreed that a sewage system would spur more construction in the… Continue reading

Jefferson County seeking to hang up old analog telephone system

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County is seeking to update its 10-year-old analog telephones with a new digital system. The county issued a request for proposals… Continue reading

Courthouse renovation starts by cutting down two century-old trees

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two century-old trees tumbled down Monday, heralding the start of renovating the grounds of the 113-year-old Jefferson County Courthouse. The two large… Continue reading

Gebauer retiring from Gateway Peninsula Visitor Center on Jan. 31

PORT LUDLOW -- After 13 years as manager of the Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitor Center, Jutta Gebauer plans to retire at the end of January.… Continue reading

Jefferson: County, OlyCAP eye 20-bed homeless shelter

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County is turning to Olympic Community Action Programs, or OlyCAP, to build a 20-bed men's homeless shelter by 2008 to complement a… Continue reading

Marrowstone: 120 jump into new year — the hard way

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- About 120 thrill-seekers braved 42-degree water to join the annual Marrowstone Island Polar Bear Dip on Sunday at noon. The prevailing question… Continue reading

Port Ludlow fire agency reorganizes administration

PORT LUDLOW -- Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue commissioners have appointed Arlene Obtinario to the newly created position of administrative chief. New Fire Chief Ed… Continue reading

Boiler Room percolates back into action on Christmas Eve

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Boiler Room is back in action and once again bustling with youthful activity, only in a new downtown location at 711… Continue reading

Work resumes to save Surf restaurant building

PORT TOWNSEND --Work resumed Thursday to shore up the storm-damaged waterfront building containing The Surf restaurant after rising tide waters halted efforts on Monday. Thursday's… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Merchants report positive holiday sales

PORT TOWNSEND -- The sound of cash registers cha-chinging has come to represent the Christmas season almost as much as sleigh bells ringing. With holiday… Continue reading