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"The Captain," a short film about Maine lobster fisher Sadie Samuels, is among the movies in the Port Townsend Film Festival preview available for streaming this Tuesday through Thursday. photo courtesy Port Townsend Film Festival
"The Captain," a short film about Maine lobster fisher Sadie Samuels, is among the movies in the Port Townsend Film Festival preview available for streaming this Tuesday through Thursday. photo courtesy Port Townsend Film Festival

Final work to resurface Highways 101, 19 scheduled

Starting Monday, crews working for the state Department of Transportation will begin installing the finishing touches on resurfacing portions of U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Four projects get Conservation Futures funding

Money to go toward protecting floodplain, habitat, waterways

Gardiner Community Center will host garage sale

The Gardiner Community Center will host a community garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The sale will be at the… Continue reading

Jefferson County Department of Community Development to take hiatus

The Jefferson County Department of Community Development will be closed this week and will reopen on Sept. 20 for staff development, team… Continue reading

Jefferson County Library to hold Tech Tuesday

The Jefferson County Library will host Tech Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The free class will stream on Zoom… Continue reading

No weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex this week. There are… Continue reading

North Olympic Library System’s monthly book discussion groups scheduled

The North Olympic Library System will continue its book discussion groups online throughout September. Participants must register at www.nols.org to receive the… Continue reading

PA man holed up in ONP said to be ready for revolution

Federal judge detains him until hearing

Port Angeles Friends of the Library to hold Bag of Books sale

The Port Angeles Friends of the Library will host its monthly Bag of Books sale for two weeks this month, beginning Thursday.… Continue reading

Port Townsend Marine Science Center to host lecture on marine microplastics

Andrew Mason will present “Microplastics as Marine Debris” at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The presentation, sponsored by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center,… Continue reading

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Traffic signal maintenance scheduled in Port Townsend

Work crews from the Department of Transportation will replace outdated signal heads in Port Townsend from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday… Continue reading

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Children and parents roam through the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Piort Angeles.

Updated playground celebrated

Community build sparks renewed interest in park

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Children and parents roam through the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Piort Angeles.

A GROWING CONCERN: Make use of the last sighs of summer

WELL, I CAN certainly see that the trees are beginning to change color. Labor day is over and school has started, but hold your horses… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sol Duc, Quillayute fishing closed

The Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers outside of Olympic National Park were closed to all fishing Friday by the Washington Department of Fish… Continue reading

Saturday at 8:46 a.m., East Jefferson Fire & Rescue and Port Townsend Police Department crew members bowed their heads for one minute of silence. A brief ceremony outside the EJFR station at Lawrence and Harrison streets honored the first responders who served at the sites attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
Saturday at 8:46 a.m., East Jefferson Fire & Rescue and Port Townsend Police Department crew members bowed their heads for one minute of silence. A brief ceremony outside the EJFR station at Lawrence and Harrison streets honored the first responders who served at the sites attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

COVID-19 deaths overwhelm Cowlitz County morgue

A recent increase in COVID-19 deaths has overwhelmed a southwest Washington county’s storage capacity, prompting the coroner to ask the… Continue reading

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Dr. Ned Hammar
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Dr. Ned Hammar

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Virtual meetings Tuesdays via Zoom. This week features candidates forum between Heather Jeffers and Karen Rogers for Hospital Commissioner… Continue reading