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Jefferson PUD fills vacancy; picks former reporter for Port Townsend Leader

PORT HADLOCK -- Barney Burke has been appointed to the Jefferson County Public Utility District commission. The other two commissioners, Wayne King and Ken McMillen,… Continue reading

Meeting on stream rule, effect on landowners, called in Chimacum

CHIMACUM -- Members of Olympic Stewardship Foundation, a government watchdog group that questions state and county land-use regulations' effects on property owners, will discuss the… Continue reading

UPDATED — Barney Burke picked as a Jefferson County PUD commissioner

PORT HADLOCK — Barney Burke was picked by Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners Wayne King and Ken McMillen today after they interviewed six applicants… Continue reading

Pope Resources hopes for Port Ludlow land exchange this year

PORT LUDLOW -- Pope Resources executives are banking on completing a land exchange with the state Department of Natural Resources this year, said executives with… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend to join council, county leaders in development talks

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners are ready and willing to join talks with the Port Townsend and Jefferson County leaders on growth… Continue reading

Dosewallips Road repair near Brinnon almost finished — but eastern route to Olympic National Park still blocked

BRINNON -- Work on a flood-damaged 20-foot section of Dosewallips Road is nearly done, Jefferson County Road Department officials said. But the 400-foot washout in… Continue reading

Port Townsend council backs off fight over airport rezoning with Jefferson

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hearing loud and impassioned opposition Monday night, the City Council backed away from a proposal to appeal Jefferson County commissioners' approval of… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit negotiating contract for interim manger

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit Authority is negotiating a contract with Mike Pollack, transit service and training supervisor, to serve as the agency's interim general… Continue reading

National Public Radio game show to be taped in Chimacum

CHIMACUM -- Lela Hilton saw an unique way to raise money for the Jefferson County Clemente Course, so she went out on a limb and… Continue reading

Attempted airline attack boosts stature, stock of Port Townsend’s Intellicheck Mobilisa

PORT TOWNSEND -- The federal Transportation Security Administration, which oversees airport security, is testing Port Townsend-based Intellicheck Mobilisa's "Transportation Worker Identity Credential" reader device for… Continue reading

PUD to interview six hopefuls for vacant Jefferson County seat

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners Wayne King and Ken McMillen on Wednesday will interview six applicants for the District 1 commissioner… Continue reading

New E. Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief aims for improvements; plans to suggest levy

PORT TOWNSEND -- A wooden sign that hangs on the wall over East Jefferson Fire-Rescue's new chief's desk bluntly reads: "Make a decision." "It is… Continue reading

Retired logger from Brinnon dies in crash on U.S. Highway 101

BRINNON -- Stanley L. Fickett of Brinnon, a retired logger, died in a rollover car crash Wednesday south of Shelton. He was 53. "He was… Continue reading

Jefferson County reaches out to citizens with night meetings, Internet

PORT TOWNSEND -- The three Jefferson County commissioners have scheduled night meetings in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock, Port Ludlow and Quilcene, and will put their… Continue reading

Port Ludlow Cub Scouts take on a job that’s for the birds

PORT LUDLOW -- It's an annual event for the young boys of Cub Scout Pack 4480, who take the castaway symbol of the season --… Continue reading

Port gives blessing for Port Townsend pool campaign

PORT TOWNSEND -- In a major plunge forward, the citizens group Make Waves! and Port of Port Townsend commissioners agreed Monday to a letter of… Continue reading

Something for everyone, except alcohol, in store at Port Townsend’s First Night celebration

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city's newest tradition, the First Night celebration, rings in 2010 early on Thursday night with entertainment for the entire family. Jefferson… Continue reading

Beck down on farm, but ‘not going away,’ soon-to-be ex-port commissioner says

QUILCENE -- It's mid-morning and Herb Beck anxiously awaits delivery of a load of hay -- 20 tons he said he had to order for… Continue reading

More Hood Canal Bridge delays as draw span testing continues

SHINE -- News that scheduled daytime closures for work on the Hood Canal Bridge's west half will extend into late January came as an unwanted… Continue reading

Budget cuts delay Irondale Beach Park cleanup but state seeks public input on plan

IRONDALE -- Although state budget cuts are likely to delay the planned cleanup of Jefferson County's Irondale Beach Park, the state Department of Ecology has… Continue reading