Jeff Chew

State Ecology officials candid during meeting on Port Townsend Paper mill

PORT TOWNSEND -- State Department of Ecology officials vowed Wednesday to better handle complaints from residents regarding paper mill air quality issues in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

Plans clarify on exactly where Sequim elk herd would be moved

DISCOVERY BAY -- An option intended to put far more distance between humans and hungry 1,200-pound elk would relocate the Sequim herd to the Snow… Continue reading

Group set to steer economic development for Jefferson County

PORT HADLOCK -- Diversified Resources team members are quick to make it clear: Their approach to economic development is unlike anything seen before in Jefferson… Continue reading

Jefferson County EDC still optimistic it has a role in economic development

PORT TOWNSEND -- Left to go its own way by the county and facing the loss of state funds, the Jefferson County Economic Development Council… Continue reading

Shrimp ‘sucked outta here in nothing flat’ at annual festival

BRINNON -- Off-and-on rainfall Saturday failed to dilute the fun and food at the 10th annual Brinnon Shrimp Festival, which continues today. If how fast… Continue reading

Shrimpfest to celebrate Hood Canal delicacy in Brinnon this weekend

BRINNON -- It's all about shrimp, but the festival that celebrates the funny-looking spotted sea creatures from the depths of Hood Canal is anything but… Continue reading

Mats Mats falls off list of pontoon bridge building sites

MATS MATS BAY -- A Mats Mats Bay Coalition leader expressed quiet elation Wednesday upon hearing that the nearby Glacier Northwest rock quarry was unlikely… Continue reading

Port Townsend council frets over increased traffic from expanded ferry service

PORT TOWNSEND -- With state officials planning for 67 percent growth in total projected ferry ridership to Port Townsend during afternoons, traffic flow and safety… Continue reading

Progress floats for Port Townsend electronic ferry ticket test

PORT TOWNSEND -- The proving ground for electronic ferry system ticketing -- Port Townsend's ferry terminal -- made some technological advances late last week when… Continue reading

2006 Rhododendron Festival swings into full gear this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Catch serious bed racing tonight, a good old-fashioned parade Saturday, a Rhody Run on Sunday and all the colorful festivities in between… Continue reading

Proposed gay proclamation splits Jefferson County commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND -- A gay-rights proclamation scheduled to go before the Jefferson County commissioners on Monday has one commissioner calling the proposal "divisive" and saying… Continue reading

Renovation of Point Hudson building nearly complete

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners are scheduled to meet at new Port administration offices Wednesday night as a $1.4 restoration of the… Continue reading

Friends, foes of Marrowstone water pipeline get final chance to testify

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Jefferson County deputy hearing examiner took final public testimony Tuesday for and against a long-debated water system proposed for Marrowstone Island.… Continue reading

City Council does an about-face on bicycle helmet law repeal

PORT TOWNSEND -- With Mayor Mark Welch swinging the City Council vote 4-3 Monday night against rescinding a controversial bicycle helmet requirement, the council instead… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper executives optimistic during company conference call

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s president voiced optimism in the company's future Monday, with virtually all of the company's boxmaking product lines "trending… Continue reading

200 turn out for meeting on cleaner waterways

PORT TOWNSEND -- With threats to Hood Canal, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound mounting like waves on several fronts, the Puget… Continue reading

Driver’s pay dispute curtails Brinnon school busing

BRINNON -- A substitute teacher who doubles as a backup bus driver has walked off the job in a pay dispute with Brinnon School District,… Continue reading

Navy brass says no to bid for forum on Indian Island

PORT TOWNSEND -- A top Navy official has rejected a proposal by two Democratic Jefferson County commissioners to conduct a public forum over operations at… Continue reading

State Ecology official backs water pipeline for Marrowstone Island

NORDLAND -- Jefferson County Public Utility District leaders were heartened Wednesday by one high-ranking Department of Ecology official who voiced support for the PUD's effort… Continue reading

County, city agree over jail services

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County and Port Townsend city leaders have struck agreements for jail and animal services, which the county provides. The county commissioners… Continue reading