Jefferson County

The No. 14 Kingston Express bus departs Port Townsend in the morning and afternoon Monday through Saturday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

Free rides added from Port Townsend to Kingston ferry dock

Jefferson Transit’s Kingston Express, also known as the No. 14 bus, is a free ride for all to the Kingston ferry dock,… Continue reading

The No. 14 Kingston Express bus departs Port Townsend in the morning and afternoon Monday through Saturday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for weekend services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “The Power of Oneness and The Christ Within” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Wrecks, cars in ditches on North Olympic Peninsula

‘Stay off roads,’ advises State Patrol trooper

Clallam County Road Department maintenance worker Jeremy Reeves loads a set of tire chains onto a county sand truck on Wednesday at the county shop in Port Angeles in preparation for potential snow on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Road Department maintenance worker Jeremy Reeves loads a set of tire chains onto a county sand truck on Wednesday at the county shop in Port Angeles in preparation for potential snow on the North Olympic Peninsula. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A car picks its way through a field of rocks and other debris pushed by wind-driven waves and high tides over Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Tuesday. The city Public Works Department has closed the road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Winter storm blows its way onto Peninsula

Gusts cause outages, close Ediz Hook, but snow predicted for Hurricane Ridge

A car picks its way through a field of rocks and other debris pushed by wind-driven waves and high tides over Ediz Hook Road in Port Angeles on Tuesday. The city Public Works Department has closed the road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Firm racing toward deadline on Port Townsend jetty

Underwater work must be done by Jan. 31

Northwind Art seeks new executive director

Northwind Art, a nonprofit visual arts organization with deep roots in Port Townsend, is hiring a new executive director to guide its… Continue reading

Republican party caucuses to be conducted Saturday

The Republican parties of Clallam and Jefferson counties will conduct precinct-level caucuses at 10 a.m. Saturday. The caucuses allow for grassroots input into the party’s… Continue reading

Wind, cold weather coming to Peninsula

Blizzard conditions expected in mountains

Guide answers some questions on 60-day state legislative session

How does a bill become a law? How long is a legislative session? What is a legislative session anyway? A host of issues… Continue reading

Short’s Farm tour set this month

Series of meetings scheduled in spring

Guitarist to play at downtown Port Townsend gallery

The Beatles classic “Till There Was You,” Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Girl from Ipanema” — these tunes are part of guitarist Scott Braman’s… Continue reading

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BACK WHEN: The dangers of starting a new life in the pioneer age

LAST MONTH I wrote about Daniel Webster Pullen and his family. By 1870, Pullen had bought a trading post in La Push and was prospering.… Continue reading

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Addiction treatment services available

Clallam County offers a range of services to people willing to seek treatment, and the county jail has one of the state’s… Continue reading

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Photographed this last Monday,  a witchhazel is seen in full bloom at my oldest and dear client’s yard. Normally Karen would not see this beautiful winter blooming shrub in color until mid-February, but our record-breaking warm temperatures of late have all our yards sprouting early this year.

A GROWING CONCERN: Hit the snooze button on too-early plants

AS PROMISED, HERE is my warning and worry about our way too warm seasonal weather of late! Witch hazel (the must have, spider like blooming… Continue reading

Andrew  May/For Peninsula Daily News       
Photographed this last Monday,  a witchhazel is seen in full bloom at my oldest and dear client’s yard. Normally Karen would not see this beautiful winter blooming shrub in color until mid-February, but our record-breaking warm temperatures of late have all our yards sprouting early this year.

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

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Nora Eastman of Port Angeles displays a photo of her son, Ted Eastman, 33, who died of an overdose of fentanyl, at their home on the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation.

Family grieves after fentanyl deaths

Clallam County looking at more overdose deaths than previous years

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Nora Eastman of Port Angeles displays a photo of her son, Ted Eastman, 33, who died of an overdose of fentanyl, at their home on the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation.
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State sees rise in overdose deaths

Overdose deaths are rising nationally, in Washington state and on the North Olympic Peninsula. According to the University of Washington’s Addiction, Drugs and Alcohol Institute,… 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