PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council members will create an advisory committee to offer suggestions about future decisions involving community television via cable channel PTTV. The… Continue reading
There were no major surprises -- and no Democratic candidate for county commissioner in District 1 -- as Jefferson County election filing began on Monday.… Continue reading
Jefferson County road department employees were mourning a fellow worker Monday after James B. Halvorson died in a Seattle hospital Friday. "We're hurting around here,"… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- People parking downtown could soon be faced with different time limits, at least for an interim period, if the City Council approves… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Retired Port Townsend firefighter James A. "Bonzo" DeLeo wasn't very happy Friday as he stood on Harrison Street. A bucket was taking… Continue reading
Months of speculation about who might be running for offices in Jefferson County ends next week as official candidate filing takes place Monday through Friday.… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Poet Sam Hamill's absence from Centrum's 2004 Writers' Conference is casting a shadow across the nine-day event stretching across two weekends until… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- After meeting for five hours Monday night, the City Council agreed to postpone discussion of the future of the public access cable… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council members have rejected another request from Friends of the Scout House to ease the purchase of the Boy Scout House… Continue reading
The state Attorney General's Office has declined to file criminal charges against two high-ranking Jefferson County officials for allegedly double-billing the county and state for… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Mayor Catharine Robinson found disbelief in the audience at Monday night's City Council meeting when she promised that the city isn't planning… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Directors of two upcoming Centrum Foundation workshops at Fort Worden State Park say they're miffed over having been abruptly given their walking… Continue reading
The Fourth of July weekend promises many events --from chili feeds and voter registration to music at Centrum, a beach bonanza and a fireworks display.… Continue reading
SHINE -- A controversial, 690-acre mineral land resource overlay land use designation was unanimously approved Wednesday by Jefferson County commissioners, reaffirming a decision made in… Continue reading
Jefferson County commissioners say they'll decide the fate today of a highly debated application by Fred Hill Materials for a mineral resource land overlay zone… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Finding something that stands out as a notable achievement is difficult to do after only one day on the job, but Jefferson… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The success of efforts to preserve timbered property at the entrance to the city was assured Monday when Jefferson County commissioners kicked… Continue reading
DISCOVERY BAY -- Wednesday was moving day for thousands of small coho salmon and stickleback living in Salmon Creek. About 15 volunteers helped relocate the… Continue reading
The unemployment rate in Jefferson County dropped to its lowest point since 1990 during May, according to figures from the state Employment Security Department. May's… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Although his last day isn't until Monday and he'll have some projects to finish beyond that, county Administrator David Goldsmith's 29 years… Continue reading
