Jeff Chew

State Transportation Commission drops ferry RSVP idea in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The state Transportation Commission on Thursday rejected an unpopular $10 and $20 fee proposal for a Port Townsend-Keystone ferry reservation pilot program.… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council woos School Board over acquiring Mountain View site

PORT TOWNSEND - City leaders told Port Townsend School Board members that they were willing to consider acquiring the Mountain View Elementary School's Blaine Street… Continue reading

Port Townsend public-access TV station manager signs off

PORT TOWNSEND - PTTV Station Manager Gary Lemons feels he's leaving the community broadcast outlet in good hands. "The station has been nationally recognized as… Continue reading

Advisory committee to steer Port Townsend Boat Haven future

PORT TOWNSEND - Port of Port Townsend officials have selected a public advisory committee to help guide renovation of about half of Port Townsend Boat… Continue reading

Jefferson County activists plan to join Port Angeles protests — but one going East

PORT TOWNSEND - Some anti-war activists in Jefferson County plan to join protests in Port Angeles this weekend, while at least one Port Townsend resident… Continue reading

Quick work keeps oil spill from sunken boat out of Hood Canal

COYLE - Divers and other cleanup responders contained a diesel fuel spill Thursday in Fisherman Harbor at the southern tip of the Toandos Peninsula before… Continue reading

Port Townsend city councilman’s resignation effective today

PORT TOWNSEND - Scott Walker has resigned from the City Council, effective today. He cited personal and business reasons, but said he planned to stay… Continue reading

Quick fix for Port Townsend ferry puts drivers, riders back on the water

PORT TOWNSEND - For truck drivers such as Jason Turner and Dean Youngquist, the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run means avoiding the traffic turmoil of Interstate… Continue reading

Hull crack idles Port Townsend-Whidbey Island ferry service indefinitely

PORT TOWNSEND - The North Olympic Peninsula's ferry link to the northern Interstate 5 corridor was severed Monday afternoon by a crack discovered in the… Continue reading

Second marina revamp coming in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - While one Port of Port Townsend marina renovation project nears completion, another is about to be launched, at least in its design… Continue reading

PTTV likely to go off air in April for retooling

PORT TOWNSEND - PTTV would "reboot" come April 1 under the present plan for the public access station that serves Jefferson County. Mayor Mark Welch… Continue reading

She’s out of the car and into an apartment

PORT TOWNSEND - Gudrun Jensen, once homeless in the City of Dreams, has had a dream come true. Jensen, 78, has moved into subsidized housing… Continue reading

Homeless in Port Townsend brave cold, wet weather

PORT TOWNSEND - Shane Lyles and Shaun Nimrichter stood among five tents, eating cold hot dogs on Saturday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Port… Continue reading

Snows melt, but woes don’t in Port Ludlow area

PORT LUDLOW - More than six inches of snow fell on the Port Ludlow-Paradise Bay area Wednesday night and early Thursday. In contrast, Clallam County… Continue reading

State Ferries RSVP fee system changes minds, stirs applause

PORT TOWNSEND - A $10 or $20 ferry reservation fee, proposed on top of a 4 percent fare increase, for the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run… Continue reading

Centrum to show off new artists’ residences revamped by more than 200 volunteers

PORT TOWNSEND - Centrum artists residences, once an embarrassment to the arts and creative education organization, are today a matter of pride, said Kendra Golden,… Continue reading

Man killed in head-on crash on U.S. 101 near Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY - A 42-year-old Silverdale man was killed Monday when the car he was driving on U.S. Highway 101 reportedly veered across the centerline… Continue reading

Jefferson County artist envisions post-dam Elwha River future

KALA POINT - Tucked away in the woods near the mouth of Chimacum Creek, artist Larry Eifert examines detailed pencil sketches. They illustrate the future… Continue reading

36 Indian Island protesters have charges dropped to infractions

PORT TOWNSEND - A Jefferson County District Court judge on Friday reduced the charges against 36 of those arrested last fall as they blocked the… Continue reading

Police, prosecuting attorney probing alleged bogus ballot

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County's prosecuting attorney has asked the Port Townsend Police Department to investigate allegations of a voter filling out a ballot for… Continue reading