Jefferson County

Traffic shift on Highway 20 starts Monday

PORT TOWNSEND – Travelers who use state Highway 20 near Port Townsend will find a traffic shift at Kearney Street, beginning Monday. Westbound travelers on… Continue reading

Law enforcement investigates ‘suspicious’ death in Diamond Point

Multiple law enforcement agencies were seeking more information Friday after finding the body of a deceased woman in a Diamond Point home… Continue reading

Halloween activities offered this weekend

Halloween entertainment is set for this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Haunted Histories and Mysteries of Port Townsend is today through Sunday with… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Understanding, line upon line

ON MAY 15, 1991, I entered the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, to begin my 8-week missionary and language training. I had been… Continue reading

Music, art and lectures offered on Peninsula

Activities are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. For information about this weekend’s Halloween events, see the accompanying story. • Port Townsend Symphony… Continue reading

Quilcene Food Bank volunteers look on as Todd Nickerson, left, Ann Kittredge, center, and Leslie Tippins, right, break ground for a new Quilcene Food Bank at 161 Herbert St. in downtown Quilcene. (Keith Neyer)
Quilcene Food Bank volunteers look on as Todd Nickerson, left, Ann Kittredge, center, and Leslie Tippins, right, break ground for a new Quilcene Food Bank at 161 Herbert St. in downtown Quilcene. (Keith Neyer)
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Service set for Unity in Port Townsend

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “All Hallows” at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith

Free teen art studio set for Friday

Local artists Julie Read and Dana Sullivan will host the Bunker, a free art studio for teenagers, this Friday at Northwind Art… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

Weather or Not closes Sunday

“Weather or Not,” the celebration of plein air painting at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, is open for a few more days.… Continue reading

"The Last of the Hawaiian Chieftain" by Joyce Hester is part of the "Weather or Not" plein air show closing Sunday at Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend.

‘Serenity in sorrow’ set Thursday

The Dying Matters Guild and Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host “Serenity in Sorrow: A Community Ritual for Honoring Loss and Grief”… Continue reading

Archaeology lecture Friday

Gary Wessen will present “The Origins of Maritime Sailing” at 7 p.m. Friday. The lecture is in the Northwest Maritime Center, 431… Continue reading

Jefferson County 4-H gets state competition results

The Washington State Fair presented awards to several Jefferson County 4-H’ers during statewide competition during the first two weekends in September. Paws N’… Continue reading

Ankhasha Amenti.

Haunts, history explored in Port Townsend

Paranormal, histories offered beginning Friday

Ankhasha Amenti.

Outage delays delivery of Jefferson County editions

Tuesday editions of Peninsula Daily News were not delivered in East Jefferson County on Tuesday because of an electrical outage at the… Continue reading

Jean Lenke and her band will play at this month’s Candlelight Concert.

Jean Lenke jazz-folk quartet to play Candlelight Concert series

The Jean Lenke Jazz-Folk Quartet, a jazz-folk fusion artist and her band, will perform at the Candlelight Concert series this week. The… Continue reading

Jean Lenke and her band will play at this month’s Candlelight Concert.

Jefferson Transit buys its second electric bus

First one expected to be in service in November

Cellist Pamela Roberts will play a world premiere of Karl Bach’s Romance for Violincello and orchestra on Sunday at Chimacum High School. (Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra)

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to open season Sunday

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will start a new season on Sunday at Chimacum High School. Maestro Tigran Arakelyan will lead the… Continue reading

Cellist Pamela Roberts will play a world premiere of Karl Bach’s Romance for Violincello and orchestra on Sunday at Chimacum High School. (Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra)