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Brothers Wilderness fire poses no danger to Brinnon-area homes, community meeting told

BRINNON — A forest fire that has burned some 500 acres southwest of Brinnon poses no danger to people or property now, and safeguards are… Continue reading

Quilt ship-shape for Wooden Boat Festival [**Video**]

Video interview with Kaci Cronkhite, Wooden Boat Festival director, by multimedia journalist Nina Jurczynski at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVNkrdvtLRY PORT TOWNSEND — An Advent quilt with a maritime… Continue reading

Top Jefferson County planning officer to retire

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Director of Community Development Al Scalf will retire Nov. 30 after 26 years with the county, the past 16 as… Continue reading

Free program for tracking public disclosure requests to get a deeper look

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County has expressed interest in acquiring a free software program to track public disclosure requests but first must resolve a licensing… Continue reading

Longtime East Jefferson Fire-Rescue commissioner Jess Bondurant Jr. dies at 70

PORT TOWNSEND— East Jefferson Fire-Rescue Commissioner Jess Bondurant Jr. died of complications after heart surgery Tuesday. He was 70. “Jess had a heart as big… Continue reading

Peninsula on alert — fire danger high this week

Firefighters on the North Olympic Peninsula are on high alert this week because of temperatures expected to be in the 80s for several days and… Continue reading

Port Townsend tribute to be aired on 75th anniversary of rock icon Buddy Holly’s birth

PORT TOWNSEND — Buddy Holly would be 75 on Wednesday, an event that Barney Burke thinks is worth commemorating. On Friday, Burke, a host on… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good spooks for Halloween — but they’ll have to audition

PORT TOWNSEND — Hauntownsend, the annual scarefest held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, is holding auditions Saturday for people who want to participate in the… Continue reading

Smouldering fire in woods near homeless camp doused

PORT TOWNSEND — A fire in the woods near Rosecrans and 35th streets was quickly brought under control by East Jefferson Fire-Rescue firefighters Sunday afternoon.… Continue reading

Adventuress back home for fundraising for educational events

PORT TOWNSEND — After a busy season of conducting educational programs around Puget Sound, the schooner Adventuress is back in Port Townsend this weekend to… Continue reading

Old street trees in Port Townsend to be feted, then felled next week

PORT TOWNSEND — Four poplar trees on Walker Street that neighbors thought provided a potential windstorm hazard will be removed next week, ending a 12-year… Continue reading

Quimper Mercantile seeks consultants, aims to open next June

PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Mercantile Co. is seeking two consultants to pave the way to opening a new general store in Port Townsend by… Continue reading

Court functions while judge undergoing chemotherapy

PORT TOWNSEND — With Judge Craddock Verser on sick leave for the foreseeable future, Jefferson County Superior Court is functioning smoothly with a combination of… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s business community youth movement: Young Professional Network off and running

PORT TOWNSEND — A second mixer for a group dedicated to cultivating younger people’s entrepreneurial skills is planned tonight following the kickoff of the Jefferson… Continue reading

Fort Worden faces more tough budget cuts, but good still happening, manager tells chamber

PORT TOWNSEND— Fort Worden State Park has enjoyed a busy summer but still faces a budget shortage and continued cutbacks, according to material presented to… Continue reading

Port Ludlow Fire Board nominees sought to fill vacancy

PORT LUDLOW­­­­— Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue is seeking to replace Commissioner David Wheeler, who resigned this month with two years left on an unexpired… Continue reading

Rescuers carry injured hiker out of forest

BRINNON— A 21-year-old woman was carried nearly a mile through woods to safety after injuring her leg in Olympic National Forest. Tanida Chongvilaiwan of Tigard,… Continue reading

Beyond The Band: Garth Hudson’s river of sound comes to Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Several weeks ago Upstage Restaurant and Bistro owner Mark Cole found a used copy of “Cahoots,” The Band’s 1971 album on a… Continue reading

Permanent burn ban for Port Hadlock, Irondale urban growth area residents

PORT HADLOCK — Residents of Port Hadlock and Irondale who live inside a designated urban growth area will no longer be allowed to burn yard… Continue reading

Chetzemoka out of dry dock, due back on Port Townsend route today

PORT TOWNSEND — Two-boat service will resume today on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route when the 64-car MV Chetzemoka returns for the noon sailing from Port… Continue reading