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Chef Troy Murrell with Bayside Housing and Services, left, hands a hot meal to Janna Hall on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds campground in Port Townsend. Hall, who has bipolar disorder, said she has been homeless in Port Townsend for eight years and currently lives in a tent at the fairgrounds. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

Nonprofits ramp up outreach

Homeless camped at fairgrounds since summer

 

Permanent solution elusive

After months of camping, inevitable eviction looms. In May, Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) temporarily secured 25 campsites at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

 

Fort Worden PDA moves to cover debt, shortfall

Pandemic cut revenues by 85 percent

 

Smoke billows from the Nordland General Store as firefighters respond to a fire inside the building in the early morning hours Thursday. The building also houses a U.S. Post Office with about 215 Post Office boxes. Courtesy Leah Speser

Nordland store’s future unclear after ‘devastating’ fire

Early morning blaze causes extensive damage to interior

Smoke billows from the Nordland General Store as firefighters respond to a fire inside the building in the early morning hours Thursday. The building also houses a U.S. Post Office with about 215 Post Office boxes. Courtesy Leah Speser
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Despite lead, Chapman stops short of declaring victory

Forde awaits more ballot counts

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Port Townsend close to deal with Uber

Change in code would allow rides

The Port Townsend City Council is considering the future of the golf club. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend to sign 3-year golf course lease

Move buys city time to weigh future uses for property

The Port Townsend City Council is considering the future of the golf club. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
Cackling all the way, seven witches celebrate Halloween by paddling through Port Townsend Bay under a setting sun Saturday evening, with the ferry terminal, the paper mill and the Olympic Mountains in the background. This coven includes Juanita Maples, Shannon Murock, Heather Sessions, Karyn Stillwell, Adrian Olson, Amy Pacifera and Lily Murock. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
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Bewitching day on bay

Cackling all the way, seven witches celebrate Halloween by paddling through Port Townsend Bay under a setting sun Saturday evening, with the ferry terminal, the… Continue reading

Cackling all the way, seven witches celebrate Halloween by paddling through Port Townsend Bay under a setting sun Saturday evening, with the ferry terminal, the paper mill and the Olympic Mountains in the background. This coven includes Juanita Maples, Shannon Murock, Heather Sessions, Karyn Stillwell, Adrian Olson, Amy Pacifera and Lily Murock. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
Judy Alexander of Port Townsend installs interior siding with Peter Bonyun while working on an emergency shelter. Alexander and Bonyun are two of the three people who started the Community Build Project, which aims to provide temporary-use shelters for the homeless during the coming winter months. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
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Emergency shelters are taking shape

Project to serve homeless in winter

Judy Alexander of Port Townsend installs interior siding with Peter Bonyun while working on an emergency shelter. Alexander and Bonyun are two of the three people who started the Community Build Project, which aims to provide temporary-use shelters for the homeless during the coming winter months. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
This screenshot of the Jefferson County Public Utility District's online outage map shows the area affected by Friday morning's electrical power outage, which most severely affected customers in the Port Townsend area.

Wind knocks out power for thousands in Port Townsend area

About 6,700 electrical customers in East Jefferson County lost power for several minutes Friday morning when strong winds caused tree branches to… Continue reading

This screenshot of the Jefferson County Public Utility District's online outage map shows the area affected by Friday morning's electrical power outage, which most severely affected customers in the Port Townsend area.
This map shows the Port Townsend Creative District in orange along with plans for walking, biking and driving tour routes. Kris Nelson, chair of the Port Townsend Creative District subcommittee, said this route plan was based on an initial project budget of $80,000 and will have to be scaled back to fit within the current $49,000 budget.

Port Townsend Creative District finding its way

Art markers, signs to put city artists, makers on map

This map shows the Port Townsend Creative District in orange along with plans for walking, biking and driving tour routes. Kris Nelson, chair of the Port Townsend Creative District subcommittee, said this route plan was based on an initial project budget of $80,000 and will have to be scaled back to fit within the current $49,000 budget.

Port Townsend police rarely use force, chief says

City sits well below national average

East Jefferson Fire Rescue Chief Bret Black.

East Jefferson Fire Rescue hires chief

Bret Black to start with district Dec. 1

East Jefferson Fire Rescue Chief Bret Black.
Organizers for the Quimper Grange, a Port Townsend nonprofit, are seeking a $5,000 grant from the Jefferson Community Foundation to pay for a ventilationsystem that will allow it to reopen at 30 percent capacity, or 45people. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Ventilation system would allow Quimper Grange to reopen

Nonprofit seeks grant, hopes to reopen at 30 percent capacity by end of year

Organizers for the Quimper Grange, a Port Townsend nonprofit, are seeking a $5,000 grant from the Jefferson Community Foundation to pay for a ventilationsystem that will allow it to reopen at 30 percent capacity, or 45people. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
Lauren Ehnebuske, left, and Bob Wallace stand next to the food pantry that Ehnebuske designed and Wallace built outside the Port Townsend Food Bank. The pantry offers free non-perishable food items any time of day or night. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Free food pantries open around the clock

Structures are filled with non-perishable goods and toiletries

Lauren Ehnebuske, left, and Bob Wallace stand next to the food pantry that Ehnebuske designed and Wallace built outside the Port Townsend Food Bank. The pantry offers free non-perishable food items any time of day or night. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Forks man gets 14 years for second-degree rape

Dickinson pleaded guilty in September to March 2019 offense

(4013): Deirdre Morrison takes in the bustling energy of the PortTownsend Farmers Market on Saturday in uptown Port Townsend. The39-year-old is the new market manager for the Jefferson County FarmersMarkets. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend Farmers Market finds new manager with deep roots

After 10 years away, Morrison returns to take reins from Milholland

(4013): Deirdre Morrison takes in the bustling energy of the PortTownsend Farmers Market on Saturday in uptown Port Townsend. The39-year-old is the new market manager for the Jefferson County FarmersMarkets. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News
Vehicles travel in both directions Thursday evening along therecently completed state Highway 116 bridge between Indian andMarrowstone islands. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

Two-way traffic flows between Indian, Marrowstone islands

Highway 116 bridge spanning Kilisut Harbor completed

Vehicles travel in both directions Thursday evening along therecently completed state Highway 116 bridge between Indian andMarrowstone islands. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News
Aiming to observe fish as part of her marine biology studies, an eighth-grade student in Port Townsend's OCEAN alternative learning program walks through waves off North Beach County Park on a crisp, sunny October afternoon Wednesday. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
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Lesson in the waves

Aiming to observe fish as part of her marine biology studies, an eighth-grade student in Port Townsend’s OCEAN alternative learning program walks through waves off… Continue reading

Aiming to observe fish as part of her marine biology studies, an eighth-grade student in Port Townsend's OCEAN alternative learning program walks through waves off North Beach County Park on a crisp, sunny October afternoon Wednesday. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
Vehicles are loaded onto the MV Salish ferry boat at the terminal in Port Townsend earlier this month. Cost-saving options floated by the state Department of Transportation for the 2021-23 budget include pulling the Salish from service, which would leave the Port Townsend-Coupeville route with one boat. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Leaders unite to prevent ferry cuts

Agencies team up on impact study to aid lobbying

Vehicles are loaded onto the MV Salish ferry boat at the terminal in Port Townsend earlier this month. Cost-saving options floated by the state Department of Transportation for the 2021-23 budget include pulling the Salish from service, which would leave the Port Townsend-Coupeville route with one boat. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)