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Two finalists, including one from Peninsula, tapped for interim Port Townsend schools chief

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two finalists have been selected as possibilities to lead the Port Townsend School District next school year. No date has been set… Continue reading

Substance abuse costs millions in Jefferson County, says group aiming to raise awareness

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County agencies spent a combined $17.2 million in 2007 on substance abuse-related expenditures, according to a newly published report, and a… Continue reading

Port Townsend graduate heading for West Point

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend senior has received a full four-year scholarship to West Point -- which is thought to be the first in… Continue reading

Port Townsend adventurer comes home from top of Mount Everest

PORT TOWNSEND -- As Leif Whittaker made his Mount Everest ascent, everyone at home speculated as to when -- not if -- he would reach… Continue reading

Survey concludes Port Townsend sophomores feel adults less disapproving of pot than tobacco

PORT TOWNSEND -- A study of student perceptions found that a smaller percentage of Port Townsend sophomores think adults feel marijuana use and binge drinking… Continue reading

Defense gains three rulings before retrial of child molestation case

PORT TOWNSEND -- The defense received three favorable rulings during a hearing before the July 12 retrial of accused child molester Harold Peacock on Friday,… Continue reading

‘We can fix you up’: Walk-in clinic opens in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Healthcare hospital has opened a walk-in clinic to treat minor medical problems. The new facility at 1274 Seventh St. -- half… Continue reading

Wooden boats take to water off Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 27th annual Classic Mariners Regatta will take over the waterfront and downtown this weekend. "These races are a lot of fun… Continue reading

Couple work on sailboat for 27 years, launch it today

PORT TOWNSEND -- It took a whole yard full of folks for this vessel to achieve successful seaworthiness. Greg and Sheryl Kerkof, who plan to… Continue reading

Port Townsend School Board to consider interim chief June 9

PORT TOWNSEND -- Consultant Dennis Ray hopes to provide the Port Townsend School Board with three or four candidates for interim superintendent to consider on… Continue reading

Red, white and blue with skulls becomes one veteran’s memorial

PORT TOWNSEND -- A piece of guerrilla art ­-- a representation of U.S. flags with skulls indicating American deaths in Iraq -- appeared downtown during… Continue reading

Memorial Day attendance larger-than-expected crowd at Port Townsend American Legion post

PORT TOWNSEND -- Monday's commemoration of Memorial Day at the American Legion post drew the largest crowd in several years. Approximately 250 people attended to… Continue reading

Show with Country Joe shows sign language interpreter sings with hand, heart

PORT TOWNSEND -- When Country Joe McDonald performed at the Upstage Theatre and Restaurant last week, he drew a random group of aging hippies --… Continue reading

Baby boomers applaud 1960s icon Country Joe in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 1960s musicians who still are touring often present nostalgia acts, playing a familiar selection of their hits that is designed to… Continue reading

Port Townsend man recovering from potentially deadly fungus; infection is Peninsula’s first case

PORT TOWNSEND -- A man living off Discovery Road in Port Townsend is recovering from Cryptococcus gattii in the first confirmed case of human infection… Continue reading

‘Party at the TOP!’: Son summits Everest, as famous father did

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend native Leif Whittaker reached the summit of Mount Everest and is on his way down, his parents said Tuesday. Whittaker… Continue reading

Blue Heron students to read their writing in Seattle today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two eighth-graders from Blue Heron Middle School will miss a track meet today while they read their original writing in Seattle. Annalise… Continue reading

Port Townsend business owners worry landscaping will hide signs

PORT TOWNSEND -- As construction on the Thomas Street roundabout on Upper Sims Way nears completion, several local merchants believe the planned landscaping will be… Continue reading

Double-murderer hears vitriol from victims’ family before getting 118-year prison sentence

PORT TOWNSEND -- Convicted double-murderer Michael J. Pierce received the maximum sentence of life in prison Monday for killing Pat and Janice Yarr before burning… Continue reading

Search begins in Port Townsend today for interim schools chief

PORT TOWNSEND -- The selection of an interim superintendent for the 2010-2011 school year begins today, when School Board Chairman Bobby DuBois is scheduled to… Continue reading