Jefferson County

NEWS BRIEFS: Detours expected along Marine Drive in Port Angeles this Sunday … and other items

Drivers will meet with detours from Marine Drive while city street crews repair pavement from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. “Working… Continue reading

LETTER: Let history acknowledge Confederates for the traitors they were

It appears that President Donald Trump and Commentary Page columnist Pat Buchanan (“Who Are We Without Our History,” PDN, Aug. 15) both have the same… Continue reading

LETTER: Who are we without our history, our voice, our language?

Who are we without our history? Which history? The one written by white men who owned slaves? The one written by colonialists? I actually agree… Continue reading

Senate panel plans two hearings on girding health insurance

The Senate health committee will hold two hearings early next month on how the nation’s individual health… Continue reading

Researchers find wreckage of WWII-era ship

Researchers find wreckage of WWII-era ship

Civilian researchers said they have located the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, the World War II… Continue reading

Researchers find wreckage of WWII-era ship

Atlantic salmon escape from Cypress Island net

The public is being asked to help mop up a salmon spill from an imploded net holding 305,000 fish at… Continue reading

LETTER: Strength in unity if we come together

The editorial page of Aug. 15 asks good questions about the identification of “American” and “our values.” Are we content to be a group of… Continue reading

National park awarded Student Conservation Association medal

The Student Conservation Association has awarded Olympic National Park its Founder’s Medal. The park is one of the original partners of the… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Health clinic on Port Angeles School Board agenda Thursday … and other items

The Port Angeles School Board will consider a memorandum of understanding for a school-based health center when it meets at the Lower… Continue reading

Officials eye annual Alaska whaling quotas

Officials eye annual Alaska whaling quotas

Federal officials are reviewing annual catch limits for 11 Alaska Native communities whose subsistence hunters are… Continue reading

Officials eye annual Alaska whaling quotas

PAT NEAL: The Big One between Thunderbird, nemesis

AS AMBASSADORS OF the tourist industry, it is often our duty to answer the many questions visitors have about the recreational wonderland that is our… Continue reading

Port Townsend tells of years of compost sales

The Port Townsend Compost Facility, now in its 24th year, is celebrating its 100th batch of compost. The city of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Man dies, woman hurt in motorcycle wreck near Port Townsend

Man dies, woman hurt in motorcycle wreck near Port Townsend

A man died and a woman was injured in a single motorcycle wreck on Center Road at about 2 p.m. Monday. The… Continue reading

Man dies, woman hurt in motorcycle wreck near Port Townsend

Salal permit sales to begin in September

Permit sales for salal on the Olympic National Forest will begin in September. Salal (Gaultheria shallon) is an understory shrub commonly used in… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend council eyes support for ballot levy on housing

The Port Townsend City Council will consider expressing support for Jefferson County’s Proposition 1, a bond measure to levy an additional property tax to provide… Continue reading

Washington mayors call for removal of Confederate reminders

Washington mayors call for removal of Confederate reminders

Mayors in two Washington cities took action Friday toward removing statues, monuments and signs honoring Confederate soldiers… Continue reading

Washington mayors call for removal of Confederate reminders

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Port Townsend Main Street Program featured by governor; PA producer certified in insurance

Port Townsend members from the state Main Street Program were featured in Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent ResultsWA meeting. The meeting focused on the… Continue reading

Washington state unemployment rate is steady at 4.5 percent

Washington state’s unemployment rate of 4.5 percent held steady for a third consecutive month in July,… Continue reading

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week

PORT ANGELES —Paint the Peninsula artists will paint the beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula’s outdoors this week, including scenes in Olympic National Park. Scheduled… Continue reading

Artists paint Peninsula’s outdoor beauty this week
One-boat service to continue at least through August

One-boat service to continue at least through August

The timeline for repair of the MV Salish ferry is still unknown so the route between Port Townsend and Coupeville will continue… Continue reading

One-boat service to continue at least through August