Jefferson County

Musical trio to take the spotlight Saturday in Chimacum

Musical trio to take the spotlight Saturday in Chimacum

Violinist Kristin Smith, cellist Diane Vaux and harpist Janeen Kelm will take the spotlight during a special performance Saturday evening by the Port… Continue reading

Musical trio to take the spotlight Saturday in Chimacum

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Townsend parks commission to meet next week … and other items

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hear about Fort Worden and the Fort Worden Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority… Continue reading

Peninsula-wide holiday bazaars offer unique items for gifts

With just three weeks left to finish holiday shopping, a variety of North Olympic Peninsula bazaars and fairs offer everything from stocking-stuffers to larger gifts… Continue reading

Port Townsend arts school delighted with Giving Tuesday response

Port Townsend arts school delighted with Giving Tuesday response

The Port Townsend School of the Arts surpassed all expectations during its first-ever Giving Tuesday campaign. The school received a challenge from… Continue reading

Port Townsend arts school delighted with Giving Tuesday response

Jefferson County’s voter turnout second highest in state

Jefferson County had the second highest voter participation of any county in the state in the Nov. 8 general election. High voter… Continue reading

Washington presidential elector joins anti-Trump movement

Washington presidential elector joins anti-Trump movement

A Democratic presidential elector from Washington state said Wednesday she is joining a national effort to try… Continue reading

Washington presidential elector joins anti-Trump movement
Window display winners announced in Port Townsend contest

Window display winners announced in Port Townsend contest

Winners have been announced in the Port Townsend Main Street Program holiday display contest. Dozens of businesses designed windows to celebrate the… Continue reading

Window display winners announced in Port Townsend contest

LETTER: So I’m a deplorable racist, sexist facist because I didn’t vote for Clinton

Let’s see if I understand what I’m reading in the newspaper and on social media, and hear on TV and the radio, regarding the outcome… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles police investigate break-in … and other items

Port Angeles police are asking for help identifying suspects after a failed burglary. A resident on the 1500 block of South Pine… Continue reading

Still wary after racial attack in Port Angeles; four months later, police still investigating

Still wary after racial attack in Port Angeles; four months later, police still investigating

More than four months after being assaulted in a suspected hate crime, 22-year-old… Continue reading

Still wary after racial attack in Port Angeles; four months later, police still investigating
Port Townsend dresses up for weekend tree lighting

Port Townsend dresses up for weekend tree lighting

For the ninth consecutive year, volunteer Michael Rosser conquered his fear of heights to help string lights and ornaments on the community… Continue reading

Port Townsend dresses up for weekend tree lighting

State estimates nearly $1.7 million in Jefferson County timber revenue for 2016

Timber harvesting in Jefferson County is expected to generate $1,689,000 for the county during 2016, according to the state Department of Natural… Continue reading

Dozens arrested during US protests for higher minimum wages

Dozens arrested during US protests for higher minimum wages

Dozens of people were arrested Tuesday as they participated in protests nationwide for a $15-per-hour minimum wage. Fast-food restaurant workers… Continue reading

Dozens arrested during US protests for higher minimum wages

NEWS BRIEFS: Delays expected at Elwha River bridge this Thursday … and other items

Drivers are expected to encounter delays at the Elwha River bridge on U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday. The state Department of Transportation… Continue reading

Seattle area home prices surge — biggest growth in US

The Seattle area has the hottest housing market in the country — the first time in nine years that Seattle… Continue reading

Forest Service favors Navy permits for warfare rangeDraft decision expected today

The National Forest Service intends to grant a five-year special use permit that would allow Navy jet pilots to engage in electromagnetic… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson, left, measures a Nordmann fir tree cut by Mike Deese of Port Angeles on Saturday on the farm east of Port Angeles.

Choosing the perfect Christmas treeU-cut trees available on Peninsula

Those looking for a more personal Christmas tree experience, or to continue a long-standing family tradition, can forego pre-cut trees and pick… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson, left, measures a Nordmann fir tree cut by Mike Deese of Port Angeles on Saturday on the farm east of Port Angeles.
Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR’S NOTE: For 28 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have… Continue reading

Townsend in Port Townsend: Homeless veteran gets a hand up, makes plans

NEWS BRIEFS: Veterans Giving Tree ready for gifts … and other items

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 1024 has its annual Veterans Giving Tree set up at the Eagles Aerie at 2843 Myrtle… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Finding light in the gray of La Push

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Finding light in the gray of La Push

THE WAVES WERE stacked, one upon the other, like fans rushing a concert stage. Last Saturday, the Pacific Ocean was utterly pounding First Beach in… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Finding light in the gray of La Push