Jeff Chew

32nd Wooden Boat Festival launches in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A near nautical mile of wooden boats and a 94-year-old woman who once canoed from Anacortes to Ketchikan, Alaska, are among the… Continue reading

Sluggish economy blamed for $1.5 million Jefferson County budget hole

PORT TOWNSEND — A soft, slow economy has left Jefferson County with a general fund budget nearly $1.5 million in the hole. That, combined with… Continue reading

State considering Port Townsend-Edmonds freight ferry during Hood Canal Bridge closure

PORT TOWNSEND — A letter from the Washington State Ferries chief assures Jefferson County leaders that an Edmonds-Port Townsend commercial ferry run during the Hood… Continue reading

Fred Hill Materials threatens legal action against Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — Saying that the Jefferson County commissioners violated the company's civil right, and its Jefferson County work contract for the Shine pit-to-pier project,… Continue reading

Tribute to flight ready to open in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Aero Museum will get off the ground with an official opening at Jefferson County International Airport on Saturday. Founders… Continue reading

Public looks at highway trouble spot

CHIMACUM — State Highways 19 and 20 in East Jefferson County had 411 crashes in four years, said a traffic analysis released at the first… Continue reading

Jefferson County asks its workers to cut hours in light of impending ‘budget challenge’

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County's 320 employees are being offered the option of voluntarily cutting four hours from their work week because of a "budget… Continue reading

Lake Leland upgraded, but Anderson remains closed

PORT TOWNSEND — The water-quality warning on Lake Leland north of Quilcene has been upgraded to a "caution" status — which allows recreational use. Andrew… Continue reading

Two boats run aground near Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW — South Bay resident Gary Kaysinger was happy to hear that two commercial boats grounded Wednesday near Port Ludlow Marina left no pollution.… Continue reading

Proposed horse park would have covered arena, other world-class facilities

PORT TOWNSEND — Nearly two years in the making, Jefferson Equestrian Association members are taking big strides toward building a world-class horse park in Jefferson… Continue reading

Quilcene music man Mackie plays farewell tune at namesake festival in Port Townsend this weeknd

PORT TOWNSEND — Teaching music to children has been Andy Mackie's gift to the world. But deteriorating health has the septuagenarian saying he will perform… Continue reading

Ruling on Brinnon mega-resort expected in three weeks

PORT TOWNSEND — A decision from the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board on the future of a mega-resort south of Brinnon will come in… Continue reading

$300 million planned Brinnon resort stirs passion over change

BRINNON — The Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort would change the character of this small rural community on the Hood Canal, supporters and detractors… Continue reading

Open house begins state safety corridor study of Highways 19 and 20 in Jefferson County

PORT HADLOCK – Jefferson County residents will get a chance to learn about the number, type and severity of vehicle collisions on state Highways 19… Continue reading

Boats on waiting list for September Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND — Wooden Boat Festival boat exhibit reservations have sailed in faster than ever, officials with the popular Port Townsend event based at Point… Continue reading

More pilings being yanked from Port Townsend Bay

PORT TOWNSEND — Aberdeen-based Quigg Bros. towed into Port Townsend Bay on Wednesday a crane barge that, with another barge, will remove about 1,200 creosote-tainted… Continue reading

Independent candidate on November ballot in Jefferson County, too

PORT TOWNSEND — Incumbent Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan and Port Hadlock businesswoman Sandy Hershelman are headed toward a Nov. 4 general election showdown after… Continue reading

Eleventh hour for repairs to Dosewallips Road’s missing link; comment period ends today

BRINNON — Six years after floodwaters gouged out a stretch of Dosewallips Road, U.S. Forest Service officials are one step closer to deciding if Jefferson… Continue reading

Big Jefferson County airport hangar project under way

PORT TOWNSEND — The first airplane hangar construction project in three years has lifted off at Jefferson County International Airport. More hangars are on the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce narrows field of executive director candidates

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chamber of Commerce board is expected to offer a chamber executive director position to one of four finalists Thursday after the… Continue reading