Jefferson County

Indigent defense caseloads may decrease

Local stakeholders express opposed perspectives on potential implications

PAT NEAL: A friend of the salmon

BEING A GUIDE on the rivers of the Olympic Peninsula calls for more than just a big hat, a rubber boat and a can of… Continue reading

Jennifer Gold.

‘Polite Calamities’ novel to launch Saturday

Author to provide reading, discussion at Imprint Books

Jennifer Gold.

Art Around Town program to highlight artists’ work

The Port Ludlow Art League has partnered with local businesses to display the artists’ work from August through October. The Art Around… Continue reading

Chip sealing, striping on highways this week

Drivers on opposite ends of the North Olympic Peninsula will encounter highway resurfacing work beginning this week. Contractors working for the state… Continue reading

Jefferson County increases fire danger from ‘high’ to ‘very high’

Fire marshal cites months of drought conditions, increased risk of lightning

Poetry readings to feature Pulitzer Prize winners

Poetry on the Salish Sea will present its second Summer Sunday Readings from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The free annual… Continue reading

Port Townsend Summer Band to perform Sunday

The Port Townsend Summer Band will present “Wings in Motion” at 1 p.m. Sunday. The free family-friendly concert will be outdoors at… Continue reading

Jim Nyby, a singer and pianist, will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday in Port Townsend.

Singer, pianist to perform at Candlelight Concerts series

Jim Nyby will perform at the Candlelight Concerts series at 7 p.m. Thursday. The series, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor… Continue reading

Jim Nyby, a singer and pianist, will perform at Candlelight Concerts on Thursday in Port Townsend.

Summertime Singers to perform this weekend

The Summertime Singers will perform concerts at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Both performances will be at Grace Lutheran Church,… Continue reading

Weekly flight operations scheduled

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

A GROWING CONCERN: Master the art of watering

MY DEAR, DEAR friend Edna asked me to do an article on watering, due to the hot, sunny dry weather we now find ourselves in.… Continue reading

From left, Leland Gibson, Tucker Piontek and Jeff Matthews are lowered into the water aboard Fern, a Nordic folk boat commissioned by Michigan resident Charles Jahn, who was present to see his boat in the water for the first time on Friday at Port Townsend’s Boat Haven Marina. Fern was built over three years by three separate classes of students at The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

Boat launched in Port Townsend

From left, Leland Gibson, Tucker Piontek and Jeff Matthews are lowered into the water aboard Fern, a Nordic folk boat commissioned by Michigan resident Charles… Continue reading

From left, Leland Gibson, Tucker Piontek and Jeff Matthews are lowered into the water aboard Fern, a Nordic folk boat commissioned by Michigan resident Charles Jahn, who was present to see his boat in the water for the first time on Friday at Port Townsend’s Boat Haven Marina. Fern was built over three years by three separate classes of students at The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

Road work set next week on state Highway 20

Maintenance crews from the state Department of Transportation will make repairs to the road surface on state Highway 20 between 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Abbot Construction’s crew responsible for crane lifting the two-story concrete walls pack up as new crew members move in for steel reinforcement on Monday. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)
Abbot Construction’s crew responsible for crane lifting the two-story concrete walls pack up as new crew members move in for steel reinforcement on Monday. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Hurry there on foot! Get healed!

MARK 6:30-34, 53-56 is the Gospel Reading for this Sunday, and one I’ve found particularly rich: It’s a story of how things just don’t go… Continue reading

Port Townsend to host planning event

The city of Port Townsend and SCJ Alliance will host an interactive planning studio Monday through Wednesday. The studio will be conducted… Continue reading