Charlie Bermant

Judi Morris

GOP selections anger outgoing Jefferson County treasurer

PORT TOWNSEND — The names submitted by the Jefferson County Republican Party to fill the open treasurer position have drawn fire from the retiring incumbent… Continue reading

Judi Morris
Singer Aysenur Kolivar

Turkish musicians share culture in Port Townsend; free concert planned Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — A Turkish music troupe is touring Port Townsend this week, bringing its culture to local schools before performing in a free concert… Continue reading

Singer Aysenur Kolivar
Ken Przygocki

Retired member of State Patrol declares for Jefferson County sheriff post

CHIMACUM — It only took one day after incumbent Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez announced he would not seek another term for a candidate to… Continue reading

Ken Przygocki
Port Townsend High School junior Rose Ridder

Science as ‘sport’: Port Townsend robotics team wins laurels, creates learning opportunity

PORT TOWNSEND — As the Port Townsend High School Robotics Team has earned accolades and awards in its first year of existence, it is creating… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School junior Rose Ridder
Port Townsend High School junior Rose Ridder

Meet ‘Buster’ and find out how Port Townsend creates ‘sport’ out of robots

PORT TOWNSEND — As the Port Townsend High School Robotics Team has earned accolades and awards in its first year of existence, it is creating… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School junior Rose Ridder
Ken Przygocki

Retired member of State Patrol declares for Jefferson County sheriff post

CHIMACUM — It only took one day after incumbent Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez announced he would not seek another term for a candidate to… Continue reading

Ken Przygocki

Men to walk a high-heeled mile Wednesday for awareness of sexual violence

PORT TOWNSEND — Organizers of the fifth annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes parade expect Wednesday’s walk to attract scores of limping men. During… Continue reading

Erica Delma

Surveying starts today to weigh possible new YMCA building in East Jefferson

PORT TOWNSEND — Beginning today, several thousand Jefferson County residents will receive survey phone calls to collect opinions about a possible new YMCA facility. The… Continue reading

Erica Delma

In Jefferson County, Quilcene, Port Townsend businesses win retail pot lottery

A log cabin behind the Quilcene store and a medical marijuana dispensary likely will be two of Jefferson County's first four retail marijuana dispensaries. The… Continue reading

Daphne Alexander-Christ

Former Port Townsend woman found dead is mourned by family, friends

PORT TOWNSEND — North Olympic Peninsula friends and family of a woman whose body was found in the Columbia River two weeks ago are mourning… Continue reading

Daphne Alexander-Christ
Sheriff Tony Hernandez

Hernandez says it was a ‘hard decision’ to bow out as Jefferson sheriff

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez will leave office at the end of his current term without seeking re-election and move to his… Continue reading

Sheriff Tony Hernandez
Daphne Alexander-Christ

Former Port Townsend woman found dead is mourned by family, friends

PORT TOWNSEND — North Olympic Peninsula friends and family of a woman whose body was found in the Columbia River two weeks ago are mourning… Continue reading

Daphne Alexander-Christ
Sheriff Tony Hernandez

Jefferson County sheriff won’t seek re-election

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez will leave office at the end of his current term without seeking re-election and move to his… Continue reading

Sheriff Tony Hernandez
Linda LeBrane

Man convicted in vicious attack on Port Townsend woman returns to prison after violating court order

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman who was beaten, stabbed and left for dead with a slashed throat in an Idaho beet field in… Continue reading

Linda LeBrane
Janette Force

Port Townsend Film Festival’s 2014 poster based on painting by Anacortes artist

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival has unveiled its 2014 poster, an unnamed painting by Anacortes artist Anne Schrievogl. Film festival staff is… Continue reading

Janette Force
Week of Share the Bounty programming in Jefferson County aims at childhood hunger; events start Sunday

Week of Share the Bounty programming in Jefferson County aims at childhood hunger; events start Sunday

CHIMACUM — A weeklong series of events aimed at raising awareness of childhood hunger will begin Sunday with a benefit concert and be followed by… Continue reading

Week of Share the Bounty programming in Jefferson County aims at childhood hunger; events start Sunday
Jefferson County Historical Society Executive Director Bill Tennent straightens out a display in the newly configured museum gift shop. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Jefferson Historical Society marks its 135th anniversary Saturday at Port Townsend museum

PORT TOWNSEND — The 135th birthday of the Jefferson County Historical Society is an opportunity to celebrate the past. “It seems like a milestone to… Continue reading

Jefferson County Historical Society Executive Director Bill Tennent straightens out a display in the newly configured museum gift shop. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Linda LeBrane

Man convicted in vicious attack on Port Townsend woman returns to prison after violating court order

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman who was beaten, stabbed and left for dead with a slashed throat in an Idaho beet field in… Continue reading

Linda LeBrane
Brenda Tyner of the Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority receives training on the park’s Atrio reservation system from Atrio’s Nicholas Franklin. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Management change begins today at Port Townsend’s Fort Worden State Park

PORT TOWNSEND — State Parks will transfer management of the campus portion of Fort Worden State Park to the Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority… Continue reading

Brenda Tyner of the Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority receives training on the park’s Atrio reservation system from Atrio’s Nicholas Franklin. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Janette Force

Port Townsend Film Festival’s 2014 poster based on painting by Anacortes artist

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival has unveiled its 2014 poster, an unnamed painting by Anacortes artist Anne Schrievogl. Film festival staff is… Continue reading

Janette Force