Jefferson County

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly breakfast meetings usually are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at… Continue reading

HELP LINE: Look for things to be grateful for

ARE WE READY? What do you mean, “For what?” Thanksgiving, obviously. It’s this coming Thursday. So, are we ready? And that little exchange just evoked… Continue reading

LETTER: Drivers need to be more cautious at crosswalks

On Nov. 9, I saw two schoolchildren almost hit trying to cross the street in Bremerton. It was on a four-lane arterial. A car in… Continue reading

LETTER: Halloween costumes demeans honorable hobos

Consider the following response to “What was the most interesting Halloween costume you ever saw?” in “Speaking Out,” Peninsula Daily News, Oct. 29: “A hobo.… Continue reading

LETTER: Oil being consumed at gluttonous rates with few options

In reference to the [Nov. 1] letter to the editor titled “Oil challenges.” The letter writer makes a number of valid points regarding energy challenges… Continue reading

LETTER: Time to rescind or enforce state law about mufflers

I am sure a lot of people locally do not know about or just ignore the following Revised Code of Washington law. It is apparent… Continue reading

LETTER: True 20 percent corporate tax rate worth supporting

President Donald Trump keeps insisting that industry is taxed at the highest rate of any industrialized country, in fact almost every country in the whole… Continue reading

LETTER: Worthington Mansion upgrade in the works for Quilcene

If you’re passing through Quilcene, we would recommend that you take a slight detour on Columbia Street, just as you enter the town traveling south… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Monday ribbon-cutting to fete Carrie Blake Park access road … and other items

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will celebrate the opening of a new access road to Carrie Blake Park at noon Monday. The road to the… Continue reading

Bill Peach

State sets preferred alternative for marbled murrelet protection

The state Board of Natural Resources has selected a preferred alternative for the long-term conservation of the marbled murrelet. The board voted 5-1… Continue reading

Bill Peach

Washington state delays Dungeness crab season

Officials in Washington state say they’re delaying the start of Dungeness crab season by two weeks because of harmful algae.… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners plan hearing on ad valorem taxes

Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on 2018 ad valorem taxes at 10 a.m. Monday. The commissioners’ meeting will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied

Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied

The Jefferson County hearing examiner has denied an application for a recreational marijuana business that proposed a 10,000-square-foot growing and processing facility on… Continue reading

Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied

Entrepreneurs win awards in Washington Coast Works Sustainable Small Business Competition

Budding businesses in Port Angeles, Forks and Westport won cash awards in the third annual Washington Coast Works Sustainable Small Business Competition. Entrepreneurs… Continue reading

Free community Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula

Free community Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula

Community feasts will celebrate Thanksgiving across the North Olympic Peninsula this week. Some will be a little early. The earliest feast on the Peninsula will… Continue reading

Free community Thanksgiving feasts set on Peninsula
Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December

Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, Rep. Steve Tharinger and Rep. Mike Chapman will host a town hall tour of the northern 24th District in… Continue reading

Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December
Forks chamber honors outstanding community members

Forks chamber honors outstanding community members

Lonnie Archibald was recognized for almost 50 years of photographing youth sporting events as he received the Citizen of the Year Award at… Continue reading

Forks chamber honors outstanding community members
Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted

Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted

More than 100 community members, local veterans and members of the Army and Navy stationed in the Puget Sound gathered at the Gardiner… Continue reading

Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted
Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history

Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history

The annual regional Veterans Day ceremony in a Port Angeles Coast Guard hangar rarely coaxes crowd interjections. But on Saturday, mumbles of… Continue reading

Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history
Rebecca Benjamin

AAUW Port Townsend to host forum on aquatic stewardship

Three women working to improve the area’s aquatic environment will speak at the AAUW Port Townsend branch meeting Saturday. The meeting of… Continue reading

Rebecca Benjamin