PORT HADLOCK -- Planning Commission members approved a sewer plan for the Tri-Area urban growth area Wednesday night, eliminating a proposed wetland disposal site near… Continue reading
Alleviating citizen concern that designating a mineral overlay zone at Fred Hill Materials' Shine gravel pit largely approves the company's "pit-to-pier" project weighed heavily on… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council members agreed Monday night to keep alive a proposal to consolidate the city Fire Department with Jefferson County Fire District… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- For an unprecedented second straight year, the Jefferson County Courthouse has been named to the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's most endangered… Continue reading
Jefferson County commissioners on Monday will decide when they will deliberate on a mineral overlay zone for Fred Hill Materials' Shine gravel pit in the… Continue reading
BRINNON -- Unless the state Legislature finds funding, it is unlikely that passing lanes will be built on U.S. Highway 101 at Mount Walker to… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Recruiting efforts to find an executive director for the Economic Development Council of Jefferson County are beginning again after the original appointee… Continue reading
CHIMACUM -- Opponents of Fred Hill Materials' proposed "pit-to-pier" project linking the company's Shine gravel pit to a barge-loading pier on Hood Canal dominated a… Continue reading
Like millions of other Americans, Jefferson County Commissioner Pat Rodgers mourned former President Reagan. Rodgers was director of planning and analysis for the U.S. General… Continue reading
A Jefferson County commissioner thinks county officials should try for mitigation money to pay for repair and/or reconstruction of Center Road following the 2007 closure… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Contentiousness ruled the hour Monday night as City Council members worked on various aspects of the Historic Preservation Code. In the end,… Continue reading
The search for an executive director of the Jefferson County Economic Development Council begins again today after the Wisconsin man who accepted the job backed… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- If the Marrowstone Island public water system is built, residents of the East Jefferson County area could pay a little less on… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- A community foundation, getting wide loads across the Hood Canal Bridge and the Quilcene water system were discussed Tuesday as elected representatives… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Historical Society has received a $200,000 challenge grant that will help pay for part of its costs during the… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- Port Townsend's twice-weekly farmers market not only provides an outlet for east Jefferson County growers but is proving the need for more… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- A public hearing on the environmental-impact statement for a mineral overlay designation at Fred Hill Materials' Shine pit was delayed Tuesday when… Continue reading
BRINNON -- A 44-year-old Quilcene man was killed when his motorcycle slammed into a guardrail on U.S. Highway 101 at Mount Walker. State troopers identified… Continue reading
The offer to combine Port Townsend city and Jefferson County building departments became official Monday in a letter authored by county commissioners. The city and… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council members unanimously decided Monday night to revamp the Building and Community Development and Public Works departments of City Hall. The… Continue reading
