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Beck unseated, Thompson wins in Port of Port Townsend races

PORT TOWNSEND -- Leif Erickson unseated longtime incumbent Herb Beck while Dave Thompson kept his seat against challenger Bob Schuessler on the Port of Port… Continue reading

Mystery Bay diesel spill averted thanks to residents’ quick response

NORDLAND -- Three Marrowstone Island residents are credited with averting a diesel fuel spill in shellfish-rich Mystery Bay early Monday after they boated out to… Continue reading

‘Opt in’ for state parks drawing mixed results on Peninsula

Fewer than half of Clallam County residents who renewed their auto license tab fees in September allowed an automatic donation of $5 toward the operation… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend candidate says he has corrected lapse that prompted state complaint

PORT TOWNSEND -- Leif Erickson, a candidate for the Port of Port Townsend commssion, said he has corrected a failure to identify a sponsor on… Continue reading

Life on the high seas: Schooner Adventuress gives students taste of ocean, nature

PORT TOWNSEND -- Whether she sets sail or rests moored at Boat Haven marina, the schooner Adventuress serves as a school on water for hundreds… Continue reading

Port Townsend tech company makes national ‘fast-growing’ list

PORT TOWNSEND -- Intellicheck Mobilisa has been ranked among the top 500 fastest growing technology firms in North America and the only Top 10 company… Continue reading

Peninsula health officials frustrated over slow delivery of vaccine for swine flu

While cases of H1N1 virus are on the rise in both Jefferson and Clallam counties, health officials are still frustrated by the slow delivery of… Continue reading

Resident pepper-sprayed during Coyle home invasion robbery

COYLE -- A 72-year-old man was pepper-sprayed during a home-invasion robbery Wednesday night, with at least one assailant making off with several medical marijuana plants,… Continue reading

Chetzemoka advocate ecstatic over ferry naming for Klallam chief

PORT TOWNSEND -- Brinnon resident JoAnn Bussa said Wednesday that she was ecstatic and overwhelmed when she and the great-great grandson of venerable Klallam Chief… Continue reading

Mooring buoy plan floated for Port Townsend waterfront

PORT TOWNSEND -- A city of Port Townsend and Northwest Maritime Center proposal for 10 mooring buoys to tie up visiting boats along downtown's waterfront… Continue reading

New Port Townsend ferry to be named after Klallam Chief Chetzemoka

OLYMPIA -- The first of two 64-car state ferries to be built for the Port Townsend-Keystone route will be named for Chetzemoka, the Klallam chief… Continue reading

Port Townsend uses low-interest loans to bolster historical district

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Main Street Program's Housing and Urban Development low-interest revolving loan fund is helping owners of downtown historic properties ­-- such… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners hear bid for aquaculture development

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Lake Leland veterinarian is lobbying Jefferson County commissioners to allow finfish aquaculture in the county's proposed shoreline master program update, but… Continue reading

Passenger from China attacks two Jefferson Transit drivers

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 21-year-old man visiting from China attacked and injured two Jefferson Transit bus drivers Sunday afternoon at Haines Place Park and Ride… Continue reading

Project aims to plump native oyster population on Discovery Bay, other havens

DISCOVERY BAY -- A project to restore dwindling native Olympia oyster populations has shifted from planting oyster seeds to monitoring what remains of the silver-dollar-size… Continue reading

Small spill ‘horrifies’ builder of giant yacht, prompts port move to tighten reporting rules

PORT TOWNSEND -- Townsend Bay Marine will accept a Port of Port Townsend offer to train the company's staff in oil spill response and recovery… Continue reading

City urges port to slow eco park process at Jefferson County airport

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port of Port Townsend's top executive called for unity among port, city, county and utility district officials to find an agreement… Continue reading

Port Townsend-Keystone route to have two ferries again

PORT TOWNSEND ­ ­-- The Port Townsend-Keystone route, which lost its 80-year-old Steel Electric ferries in late 2007, will have another two-boat run of 64-car… Continue reading

Jefferson County assessor: I-1033 would ‘repeatedly, permanently shrink’ revenue base

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Assessor Jack Westerman III told county Administrator Philip Morley that Initiative 1033 would have far worse county-government consequence than the… Continue reading

State awards contract for two more car ferries

SEATTLE -- The state Department of Transportation's Ferries Division today awarded a contract to Todd Pacific Shipyards to build two additional 64-car ferries -- one… Continue reading