Jeff Chew

Awww, shoot! Sequim doesn’t mean ‘quiet waters’ but good hunting grounds, Klallam language expert says

SEQUIM -- Tipping Dungeness Valley's history a little bit on its ear, a linguist for the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe concludes that Sequim really doesn't mean… Continue reading

Indian Island personnel load rocket parts for Alaska

INDIAN ISLAND -- Naval Magazine Indian Island loaded and barge-shipped the first of three satellite rocket boosters last week, assisting the U.S. Air Force in… Continue reading

Five finalists drawn from 60 applicants for Sequim police chief

SEQUIM -- City Manager Steve Burkett hopes to hire a new police chief by mid-month. On Friday, Burkett plans to interview five finalists gleaned from… Continue reading

Collision rate down on state highways; troopers cite boosted enforcement

Traffic safety enforcement that targets speeding motorists and those who refuse to wear seat belts are the chief reasons behind a 37 percent reduction in… Continue reading

Sequim civic leader Greathouse honored as he ends decades of service

SEQUIM -- Glenn Greathouse reluctantly but officially walked away from more than 50 years of Sequim public service and community volunteer work this week after… Continue reading

Burglaries, fraud a concern in Sequim, interim chief tells council

SEQUIM -- Police Chief Sheri Crain reports that crime retains "pretty normal trend lines" and "no explosion of calls," though burglary and fraud are concerns.… Continue reading

Sequim City Council backs library levy

SEQUIM -- The City Council has voted, with unchecked enthusiasm, to back the Aug. 17 levy proposal that library supporters said would greatly benefit the… Continue reading

Donations flow for refugees’ farm

PORT TOWNSEND -- Donations from Port Townsend residents to a farm have unfolded like the green leaves of cabbage, and come from as far away… Continue reading

Jefferson County meet today focuses on projected shortfall solutions

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners and staff will meet this morning to discuss budgeting solutions for an anticipated sales tax shortfall of about $297,000… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit tables sales tax election question

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson Transit board last week scheduled a special meeting in August after a divided board tabled a decision to call for… Continue reading

Port Ludlow Bay reopened to swimming; advisory lifted

PORT LUDLOW -- Jefferson County Public Health officials said Friday that Port Ludlow Bay is safe once again after 5,000 gallons of partially treated sewage… Continue reading

Wife stands by admitted bank robber; his sentencing scheduled Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Kateen Fenter, a Jefferson County farming mother of three, is standing by her husband, Michael John Fentor, who is scheduled to be… Continue reading

Ordeal leads to Project Lifesaver fund

SEQUIM -- Linda Gooch recalls the day when her father, the late Ray Guerin, walked into QFC supermarket in winter of 2005 and then went… Continue reading

Sequim author producing old-time radio mystery for public radio station; want to take part?

SEQUIM -- John Grissim wants to take old-time radio drama, give it a contemporary twist and base it near home -- John Wayne Marina, specifically.… Continue reading

Subcommittee OKs federal money for Port Townsend-Seattle passenger ferry

PORT TOWNSEND -- A congressional subcommittee has approved $1 million appropriation for the Port of Port Townsend to finance and establish Port Townsend-Seattle passenger ferry… Continue reading

Woman struck in Sequim crosswalk

SEQUIM -- A Poulsbo woman was injured Wednesday morning when she and her husband, who were in a crosswalk, were struck by a vehicle driven… Continue reading

Chetzemoka sea trials under way

EVERETT -- Now that sea trials of the new Chetzemoka ferry are under way, the 64-car ferry could dock in Port Townsend for the first… Continue reading

Jefferson County department returns to full time

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hearing support from building industry representatives and seeing a seasonal upswing in Jefferson County building permits, the county's drastically cut back Department… Continue reading

Jefferson County agrees to strategy targeting economic improvement

PORT TOWNSEND -- Improving a flagging local economy is a big focus of Jefferson County's strategic plan, which the county commissioners unanimously approved Monday. The… Continue reading

East African refugees get Jefferson agriculturists’ help with replacing stolen gear

PORT TOWNSEND -- Refugees in Burundi, East Africa, have agriculture friends in Port Townsend helping them replace stolen equipment they once used to till a… Continue reading