Jefferson County

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Take comfort in homemade stew

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Take comfort in homemade stew

SEPTEMBER WAS A whirlwind month for my sweet family. We all felt a little stunned and disconnected from so much activity and new routines. In… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Take comfort in homemade stew

Collison blocks Highway 101

A collision on U.S. Highway 101 at Diamond Point Road has blocked all lanes of the highway, the state Department of Transportation said. The wreck… Continue reading

Leads narrow but outcomes unchanged after second count of ballots in Jefferson County

Leads narrowed in contested races for the Jefferson Healthcare hospital and the Port of Port Townsend commissions after a second count of… Continue reading

Harvest Wine Tour features 10 wineries/cideries

Harvest Wine Tour features 10 wineries/cideries

Winter arrived earlier than expected on the North Olympic Peninsula, but this weekend backstops to savor the flavors of fall. Such bounty’s best enjoyed in… Continue reading

Harvest Wine Tour features 10 wineries/cideries
Report: Bonner can stand trial in beating death of Sequim-area woman

Report: Bonner can stand trial in beating death of Sequim-area woman

A medicated Benjamin George Bonner has the capacity to understand the murder charge against him and the ability to assist in his… Continue reading

Report: Bonner can stand trial in beating death of Sequim-area woman
Quileute Tribe gaining ground on facilities’ move to higher elevation

Quileute Tribe gaining ground on facilities’ move to higher elevation

A yellow bus sits outside the Quileute Tribal School as a constant reminder of the danger lurking in the ocean. The school… Continue reading

Quileute Tribe gaining ground on facilities’ move to higher elevation
Veterans Day ceremonies planned across Peninsula

Veterans Day ceremonies planned across Peninsula

The largest Veterans Day observance on the North Olympic Peninsula will be at the Port Angeles Coast Guard station on Ediz Hook. The ceremony, presented… Continue reading

Veterans Day ceremonies planned across Peninsula

‘The Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ opens tonight

Port Townsend High School students will perform an Italian satire, “The Accidental Death of an Anarchist,” throughout November. The show opens tonight… Continue reading

Award-winning songwriter takes the stage today in Port Townsend

Award-winning songwriter takes the stage today in Port Townsend

Folk singer and award-winning songwriter Larry Murante will perform at Rainshadow Recording Studio tonight. Murante will take the stage in Building 315… Continue reading

Award-winning songwriter takes the stage today in Port Townsend

Brazilian duo, jazz saxophonist to perform in Port Townsend

Brazilian duo Amilton Godoy and Léa Freire and jazz saxophonist Harvey Wainapel will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight at First Baptist… Continue reading

Dwindling fish runs topic of Port Townsend lecture

Salmon smolt and juvenile steelhead survival will be the subject of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s lecture Sunday afternoon. “Sharing the… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Find true peace as children of God

IT IS ALWAYS nice to find out about something that improves your day or your life. It might be a particular author that suddenly grabs… Continue reading

Levy for housing goes down; both advocates, foes say some solution to housing crunch is needed

Voters in Jefferson County rejected Proposition 1, which would levy property tax to establish a fund for affordable housing, with a vote… Continue reading

McComas ahead in Jefferson Healthcare board race; Van Hoover awaits next count

McComas ahead in Jefferson Healthcare board race; Van Hoover awaits next count

Bruce McComas holds a narrow lead over Cheri Van Hoover in the contest for a Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission seat after the… Continue reading

McComas ahead in Jefferson Healthcare board race; Van Hoover awaits next count

Discovery Bay, Oak Bay opened to shellfish harvesting

Discovery Bay in Jefferson and Clallam counties is now open for all harvesting of shellfish except for butter clams and varnish clams,… Continue reading

Brad Clinefelter

One incumbent in, the other teeters in port races

Incumbent Pete Hanke apparently will keep his seat as a commissioner for the Port of Port Townsend after winning 62 percent of… Continue reading

Brad Clinefelter
Jefferson County commissioners clear changes to Chimacum Creek no-shooting area

Jefferson County commissioners clear changes to Chimacum Creek no-shooting area

The Jefferson County commissioners approved changes to a no-shooting ordinance already in place around lower Chimacum Creek in Irondale in an effort to… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners clear changes to Chimacum Creek no-shooting area

Discovery Bay fire department levy vote close

The initial count of ballots Tuesday saw a maintenance and operations levy for Discovery Bay Volunteer Fire and Rescue being rejected by… Continue reading

Britni Duncan

Fire district elections show some clear winners

Clallam-Jefferson Fire Protection District 3 appointee Steven Chinn apparently was elected against Sean Ryan for the short- and full-term, six-year Position 2 seat after the… Continue reading

Britni Duncan