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Fort Worden Advisory Committee seeks applicants for 2 positions

PORT TOWNSEND – The Fort Worden Advisory Committee is seeking qualified applicants for two at-large positions that are for three-year terms beginning in January. Applications… Continue reading

Port Townsend extends streatery permit program

Move allows restaurants to continue operating in public spaces

Searches continue for missing Jefferson County men

Efforts complicated by shallow waters, shifting weather

School districts seek input to recruit ideal leaders

Surveys open to each community through Oct. 30

Racism declared health crisis

The Jefferson County Board of Health has declared racism “an acute and chronic public health crisis.” Nearly three months after work began… Continue reading

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Renewed searches fail to find missing Jefferson County men

Walter Mead, Sean Pickering presumed dead after not returning from checking on crab pots in Kilisut Harbor

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Port Townsend officials seek input on Discovery Road project

Sidewalks, bike lanes planned for key thoroughfare

Janette Force, executive director of the Port Townsend Film Festival, holds a sample ballot and a state-produced Voters' Pamphlet. Submitted photo

Video explains mail-in voting for seniors, caregivers

Rundown of rules for sending back ballots

Janette Force, executive director of the Port Townsend Film Festival, holds a sample ballot and a state-produced Voters' Pamphlet. Submitted photo
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Search planned for bodies of missing men

Family conducting their own searches for Walter Mead and Sean Pickering

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A plane flies over the Jefferson County International Airport's 3,000-foot runway outside Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. The Port of Port Townsend plans to close the runway from 7:30 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Oct. 23 so it can be resurfaced. That work, intended to correct deficiencies in the pavement, was originally planned for late September but was delayed due to rainy weather. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson airport runway to be resurfaced

A plane flies over the Jefferson County International Airport’s 3,000-foot runway outside Port Townsend on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The Port of… Continue reading

A plane flies over the Jefferson County International Airport's 3,000-foot runway outside Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. The Port of Port Townsend plans to close the runway from 7:30 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Oct. 23 so it can be resurfaced. That work, intended to correct deficiencies in the pavement, was originally planned for late September but was delayed due to rainy weather. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)
Kurt Hardesty, left, and Chris MacDonald of the city of Port Townsend's transportation crew apply yellow tape to the roadway around a mini traffic circle Monday morning in the center of Washington Street at Cass Street next to County Courthouse Park in Port Townsend. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend installs temporary traffic circles on Washington Street

If effective, area residents would pay for permanent fixtures

Kurt Hardesty, left, and Chris MacDonald of the city of Port Townsend's transportation crew apply yellow tape to the roadway around a mini traffic circle Monday morning in the center of Washington Street at Cass Street next to County Courthouse Park in Port Townsend. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Open space, park top alternatives for golf course, survey finds

City staff to vet 3 proposals, present to council Nov. 2

Eisenhour, Smith field questions in forum

Commissioner candidates discuss issues ahead of Nov. 3 election

Holly Jarnagin, left, and 2-year-old Frankie Rezendes of Port Townsend make chalk art in the intersection of Lawrence and Tyler streets Saturday during the farmers market in uptown Port Townsend. City staff set up a booth and distributed chalk during Saturday's market, encouraging people to draw their hopes and dreams for the city's future. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend seeks future visions drawn in chalk

Creative prompt aims for civic engagement

Holly Jarnagin, left, and 2-year-old Frankie Rezendes of Port Townsend make chalk art in the intersection of Lawrence and Tyler streets Saturday during the farmers market in uptown Port Townsend. City staff set up a booth and distributed chalk during Saturday's market, encouraging people to draw their hopes and dreams for the city's future. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County PUD commission adopts 2021 budget

No rate increases now, but study could prompt hike

Mike Loriz, 1st vice commander of American Legion Post 26, is leading an effort to cut the Port Townsend veterans organization's electric bill while also making its 1941 downtown building more energy efficient by installing an array of solar panels on the south-facing side of its roof. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

American Legion looking to install solar panels

Port Townsend post aims to save money by going green

Mike Loriz, 1st vice commander of American Legion Post 26, is leading an effort to cut the Port Townsend veterans organization's electric bill while also making its 1941 downtown building more energy efficient by installing an array of solar panels on the south-facing side of its roof. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

School boards kick off search for leaders

Port Townsend, Chimacum plan focus groups, set timeline to find superintendents

Patrons of The Old Whiskey Mill dine outside in a streatery Sept. 15 in downtown Port Townsend despite the presence of smoke from wildfires in Oregon and California. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

Survey to inform streatery extension in Port Townsend

City to consider pushing Open Streets plan beyond Oct. 31

Patrons of The Old Whiskey Mill dine outside in a streatery Sept. 15 in downtown Port Townsend despite the presence of smoke from wildfires in Oregon and California. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend council votes on refunding bonds

Low rates on long-term debt would save city money

Three friends spend their Monday afternoon playing Irish traditional tunes while sitting socially distanced on a crisp, sunny October day at Point Hudson in Port Townsend. Mark Morris, foreground, of Ashland, Ore., plays the concert flute while Dave Lewicki, left, plays the fiddle and Alex Bradbury plays the concertina. Both Lewicki and Bradbury are Port Townsend residents. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)

Hardly working

Three friends spend their Monday afternoon playing Irish traditional tunes while sitting socially distanced on a crisp, sunny October day at Point Hudson in Port… Continue reading

Three friends spend their Monday afternoon playing Irish traditional tunes while sitting socially distanced on a crisp, sunny October day at Point Hudson in Port Townsend. Mark Morris, foreground, of Ashland, Ore., plays the concert flute while Dave Lewicki, left, plays the fiddle and Alex Bradbury plays the concertina. Both Lewicki and Bradbury are Port Townsend residents. (Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News)