PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners declared a financial emergency and decided to use banked capacity for the 2009 county general fund to dodge an… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- The newly remodeled Olympic Community Action Programs' thrift store no longer suffers from an identity crisis. The store at 10632 Rhody Drive,… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- An assortment of groups opposed to a Fred Hill Materials gravel mining proposal has taken its case to the state Court of… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Thursday sailed by with wind gusts and choppy seas, taking the 50-car Steilacoom II ferry out of commission for two hours and… Continue reading
CHIMACUM -- With voter-granted authority in hand, Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners were strongly urged to take the fast track in obtaining wholesale electrical… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Ferry Advisory Committee's chairman sees a golden opportunity if Washington State Ferries decides to build just one car ferry… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Al Scalf, Jefferson County Department of Community director, is taking a 10 percent pay cut with a four-day week, but he said… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Stopping short of saying Jefferson County could be laying off employees in the near or distant future, new County Administrator Philip Morley… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- Workers worried about the May-June Hood Canal Bridge closure blocking their travel to off-Peninsula workplaces can take the telework test-drive at Washington… Continue reading
CHIMACUM -- A land swap of more than 4,000 acres of forest between the state Department of Natural Resources and timber titan Pope Resources is… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Disappointed community leaders and state Rep. Lynn Kessler vowed Thursday to work with Gov. Chris Gregoire and ferries officials to seek options… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- East Jefferson Fire-Rescue and Port of Port Townsend officials are one step closer to building a new fire station at Jefferson County… Continue reading
SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries opened a bid of $124.4 million today from Todd Pacific Shipyards of Seattle for two 64-car Island Home-style ferries to… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The Pierce County ferry Steilacoom II will serve the Port Townsend-Keystone route through Jan. 4 before it is dry-docked for three weeks… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- For the first time since 2002, an uncertain economy has led Jefferson County commissioners to call for a hiring freeze, requiring prior… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Perhaps only in Port Townsend could a yellow submarine floating around in Point Hudson Marina turn out to be a true story.… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Alison Capener wishes that the East Jefferson County homeless shelter were open year-round. "I wish it was open now, given the mess… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Citizens for Local Power supporters hoisted their glasses in victory Friday night after updated Jefferson County election results showed that voters soundly… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries has delayed for a week the opening of contract bids on two Island Home-model ferries for the Port Townsend-Keystone… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- If voters pass Proposition 1, Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners expect to begin serious talks and more in-depth study on providing… Continue reading
