Jefferson County

Business symposium offers free activities throughout Port Townsend on Thursday, Friday

The fifth annual Collaborative Business Symposium will offer activities Thursday and Friday as part of Global Entrepreneurship Month. The event has grown… Continue reading

FROM A WRITER’S NOTEBOOK: A thank-you to students from long ago

HARDLY ANYONE WRITES thank-you notes anymore. But there are two I’ve been meaning to send. And I’ve learned to identify the feeling inside that knows… Continue reading

LETTER: Recent writers reveal pratings of progressivism

In the PDN’s Nov. 13 Commentary Page, two letters stand out: “Band together” and “Impending storm,” both of which may be relegated to the file… Continue reading

LETTER: Step up with courage, compassion post-election

Post-election, our children and grandchildren contacted us. One, a Hispanic medical student, feels devastated, disillusioned and fearful for our country’s future. My daughters and granddaughters… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Mysterious NW talk Thursday in Port Townsend … and other items

Three authors will discuss the “mysterious Northwest” at the Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St., at 7 p.m. Thursday. Authors Rachel Bukey,… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Luck of the draw in fishing seasons

I DON’T KNOW about you, but I’ve caught the holiday spirit just in time for the most important holiday of the year. No, I am… Continue reading

$300,000 bail set for Forks woman accused in toddler’s death

$300,000 bail set for Forks woman accused in toddler’s death

Bail was set at $300,000 Monday for a Forks woman accused of killing a 2-year-old boy who was in her care. Ramona… Continue reading

$300,000 bail set for Forks woman accused in toddler’s death
Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases

Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases

Hayden Werdal can move his right hand and wiggle his left thumb. He can kick his… Continue reading

Teen struggles to recover amid new polio-like cases
Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

A 23-year-old Port Angeles man who now lives in New Zealand woke early this morning to the powerful earthquake that struck… Continue reading

Port Angeles man experiences powerful New Zealand earthquake

NEWS BRIEFS: Standing Rock rally set today in PA … and other items

The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will host a gathering in support of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its fight against the… Continue reading

Proposed Bellevue homeless shelter draws opposition

A proposal to build a permanent men’s homeless shelter with a day center and 40 to 60 units of transitional… Continue reading

Fifteen nonprofits receive First Federal Foundation grants

Cancer care, a Forks playground and food banks are among the endeavors that have received funding from the First Federal Community Foundation,… Continue reading

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

Washington’s carbon tax initiative was billed as a bipartisan approach to curbing carbon emissions. But voters in… Continue reading

Washington state rejects carbon tax; backers undeterred

LETTER: A new Day of Infamy

Nov. 8, 2016, will go down in history as a Day of Infamy. Did we truly choose to put a Godless, amoral hothead into the… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Storytellerto perform Tuesday in PA … and other items

Seattle and Port Angeles-based storyteller Pat Peterson will share traditional folktales and a World War II love story at the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Operation Christmas Child drop-off begins Monday across Peninsula

Collection will begin Monday for this year’s Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Locations are in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks. Through Nov.… Continue reading

‘He died for love’: Medal of Honor recipient honored at his grave

‘He died for love’: Medal of Honor recipient honored at his grave

Community members, local veterans and members of the United States Army and Navy gathered on Veterans Day to honor the nation’s only Navy… Continue reading

‘He died for love’: Medal of Honor recipient honored at his grave

ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles terminal construction to pave way for water treatment

CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN digging in the dirt around Terminal 3 in Port Angeles for the past couple of weeks. I asked around and determined that… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: ‘News flash’ alerts watchers to snow geese sightings in Sequim area

A FEW DAYS ago, a “news flash” came across my desk. Actually, it was a bird-watcher’s news flash. Reporters in the field Joan and Chuck… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Private practice moves to new location in Port Angeles … and other items

Peninsula WorkFit, the private practice of occupational therapist Nancy J. Johns, is downsizing and changing location. Moving from the office at First… Continue reading

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