Jeff Chew

Port of Port Townsend race awaits recount; two primary candidates have razor-thin margin

PORT TOWNSEND -- Which challenger will face Port of Port Townsend incumbent Dave Thompson in the Nov. 3 general election should be known after a… Continue reading

Close Port of Port Townsend race gets even closer; recount set Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Which challenger will face Port of Port Townsend incumbent Dave Thompson in the Nov. 3 general election won’t be known until a… Continue reading

Mobilisa acquires its ‘leading competitor’

PORT TOWNSEND -- Intellicheck Mobilisa Inc., a Port Townsend-based company with global reach in access control and wireless security systems, has acquired Minnesota-based Positive Access… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s future ferry on schedule, builder says

Construction of the Port Townsend-Keystone route's $65.5 million ferry of the future is at full throttle, with the vessel's pilot house structures nearing completion on… Continue reading

Dicks hosts health care town hall

PORT TOWNSEND -- An emotional overflow crowd of people from both Jefferson and Clallam counties made for a raucous political mix Monday at Fort Worden… Continue reading

Port Townsend feature goes live

PORT TOWNSEND -- A $30,000 marketing campaign to counter the economic effects of a recession, a five-week Hood Canal Bridge May-June closure, a harsh winter… Continue reading

‘This guy just likes killing and leaving them’ — is this cougar a serial killer?

COYLE -- A large cougar that appears to be indiscriminately killing, but not necessarily eating, domestic animals on the Toandos Peninsula has its tracker encouraging… Continue reading

See the wheels turning: Bikes for everyone

PORT TOWNSEND -- Chauncey Tudhope-Locklear's dream comes on two wheels. It's a vision of putting at least half of Port Townsend's population on bicycles by… Continue reading

No sign of Coyle cougar

COYLE -- An attempt to lure a cougar thought to be roaming the Toandos Peninsula on Wednesday night did not work, but owners of livestock… Continue reading

Transit mulls Port Townsend shuttle cut

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit has proposed service changes such as cutting the downtown shuttle and retaining but paring back Sunday service. Such proposals in… Continue reading

Cougar kills alpacas, goat on Toandos Peninsula

COYLE -- Mark and Ally Stratton lost three alpacas and a milk goat in the past 2 ½ weeks, and a state Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

Cougar tracked after alpacas, goat killed

COYLE — Mark and Ally Stratton lost three alpacas and a milk goat in the past 2 1/2 weeks, and a state Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

Regional plan aims at outbreaks of flu . . . swine and otherwise

North Olympic Peninsula health officials are stepping up efforts to prevent flu outbreaks this fall and winter in schools, and keep local business employees healthy,… Continue reading

Ten Mile fire grows to 628 acres; wind carrying fire away from Brinnon, officials say

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- The 11-week old Ten Mile fire, charring old-growth forest that hasn't felt the bite of flames in a century, ate another… Continue reading

Defense cost of accused double-murderer approaching $10,000

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Superior Court has paid out $9,735 to public defenders, experts and staff hired to assist in the defense of accused… Continue reading

Three Jefferson County chambers will try living together before merging

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend, Tri-Area and Port Ludlow chambers of commerce will unite in 2010 for a trial relationship. "What we propose here… Continue reading

Three Jefferson County chambers will try living together before merging

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend, Tri-Area and Port Ludlow chambers of commerce will unite in 2010 for a trial relationship. "What we propose here… Continue reading

Congressional designation good news for Discovery Trail, say workers

DISCOVERY BAY -- Trail blazers Jeff Selby and Daniel Collins are excited that their Larry Scott Memorial Trail is now a leg of the Pacific… Continue reading

Trail envisioned to link Kitsap, points east with North Olympic Peninsula

SHINE -- A trail connecting Kitsap County with Jefferson County and the westward Olympic Discovery Trail depends upon patience, trail-routing and grant dollars before trekkers… Continue reading

State seeks more input on highways 19, 20 corridor improvements

CHIMACUM -- Those interested in helping to shape transportation improvements on the state Highway 19 and 20 corridor can share their thoughts with state Department… Continue reading