Philip Watness

PORT TOWNSEND: April 24, 1851, considered the founding day — so happy 150th birthday!

PORT TOWNSEND -- Queen Victoria was anticipating the opening of the Grand Exhibition of 1851 in London as Alfred A. Plummer staked the first land… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: YMCA planners hopeful for support

PORT TOWNSEND -- YMCA planners put the finishing touches on a proposal for a Jefferson County branch Friday as they readied to present it to… Continue reading

QUILCENE: Selected schools leader expects to sign contract in coming weeks

QUILCENE -- The ink hasn't been inscribed on the contract yet, but Quilcene Principal Judi Mackey said she will take over as school district superintendent… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Sustainable tourism topic of symposium

PORT TOWNSEND --Tourism means different things to different people, but throw in "sustainable and responsible"' and even more varied opinions might arise. But organizers of… Continue reading

PORT HADLOCK: Methamphetamine caused inmate’s death, lab test show

PORT HADLOCK -- A man who died at the Jefferson County Jail on March 24 had more than twice the lethal amount of methamphetamine in… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: Osprey crew recognized for role in drug bust

PORT TOWNSEND --Shiny new bolts on a rusted hatch caught the attention of U.S. Coast Guardsmen boarding the Western Wind. They had been mustered to… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: Port Townsend, county push toward zoning for more industry

PORT TOWNSEND -- How to handle a factory or large business that wants to locate in Jefferson County took a step forward Thursday. But this… Continue reading

Ferry could link Port Townsend, Seattle during winter

PORT TOWNSEND -- Peter Hanke hopes to rekindle a dream he's had for a decade -- to have a passenger ferry run between Port Townsend… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: Students plan hike for young cancer victim

PORT TOWNSEND -- Four Port Townsend High School seniors never bargained for what they"ve learned after befriending 11-year-old cancer patient Mike Morrow of Port Townsend.… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: Board may have to vote again

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Planning Commission stumbled upon a conundrum when it voted last week to recommend that Black Point should be rezoned… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: Mill burning oil to generate power

PORT TOWNSEND -- Reconditioned motor oil burned in steam generators at the Port Townsend Paper Corp. is powering customers of the Clallam County Public Utility… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: Week of tall ship seminars planned for September

PORT TOWNSEND -- Designers, architects and boat builders who stand tall in the Tall Ships regatta will present a symposium on building and operating the… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: City to take control of carousel this week

PORT TOWNSEND -- The saga of the Sausalito Carousel continues this week. City officials plan to take possession of the carousel from Sausalito, Calif., purchased… Continue reading

CHIMACUM: Three runaways still on the lam after a week

Three 15-year-old Chimacum Middle School girls are still on the lam a week after they ran away from home. Port Townsend police Sgt. Robin Biffle… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: Remodeled Marine Science Center opens Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- The new digs are going fast but some "rooms"' are still available as the Port Townsend Marine Science Center prepares to open… Continue reading

Port Townsend students visit nation’s capital

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Chinese spy plane furor and campaign finance reform are just two national issues being witnessed first hand by seven Port Townsend… Continue reading

State Senate gives nod to derelict vessel bill

PORT TOWNSEND -- A legislative bill prompted by the 1999 saga of the derelict abandoned vessel Palisades cruised through the Washington state Senate on Tuesday.… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: Hearings examiner to review some land-use plans

PORT TOWNSEND -- An impartial third-party hearings examiner will take the place of the Port Townsend City Council and Planning Commission to review more land-use… Continue reading

CHIMACUM: Land swap decision due today

CENTER VALLEY -- Sharon Hall hopes she'll hear today that 320 acres of state forest land near her home along Egg & I Road won't… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: City, county hope to attract major development

PORT TOWNSEND -- The dream is that some high-technology company would choose rural Jefferson County to build a multimillion-dollar campus. The reality is few companies… Continue reading