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Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today

Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today

Taste of Port Townsend, an annual event celebrating area food and drink, is coming up Thursday and this year, the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today
Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade

Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade

The surgical units at Jefferson Healthcare hospital have received an upgrade from a new air-handling unit that kills viruses and bacteria using… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade

Jefferson County commissioners award bid for Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail

The Jefferson County commissioners have approved an agreement and awarded a bid for construction on the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail. The non-motorized… Continue reading

Human power wins: French rowers first to cross R2AK’s first finish line

Human power wins: French rowers first to cross R2AK’s first finish line

For the first time ever, a craft operating on human power was the first to arrive in Victoria for the third annual… Continue reading

Human power wins: French rowers first to cross R2AK’s first finish line
Bodgers create strange objects for steampunk festival

Bodgers create strange objects for steampunk festival

Homemade creations big and small will be on display at this year’s Bodgers Hall for the annual Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival.… Continue reading

Bodgers create strange objects for steampunk festival
Culvert replacement to completely close section of Highway 20 for seven days

Culvert replacement to completely close section of Highway 20 for seven days

Traffic delays on state Highway 20 — including a full closure — are expected this month while the state Department of Transportation… Continue reading

Culvert replacement to completely close section of Highway 20 for seven days

Port of Port Townsend: Point Hudson development strategy needed for jetty replacement

The city council heard of the need to quickly come up with a development strategy for Point Hudson to pay for the… Continue reading

Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival to open in Port Townsend this weekend

Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival to open in Port Townsend this weekend

This weekend, downtown Port Townsend will be a place for people-watching as costume-clad steampunkers take over during the sixth annual Brass Screw… Continue reading

Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival to open in Port Townsend this weekend
Port Townsend public works director finalists introduced to public

Port Townsend public works director finalists introduced to public

City officials are seeking a new public works director and have narrowed the field to five candidates. The city expects to announce… Continue reading

Port Townsend public works director finalists introduced to public
Fair weather caps Classic Mariners’ Regatta in Port Townsend

Fair weather caps Classic Mariners’ Regatta in Port Townsend

The 34th annual Classic Mariners’ Regatta ended on a high note with sunny skies and consistent winds for Sunday’s final race. “It… Continue reading

Fair weather caps Classic Mariners’ Regatta in Port Townsend
Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

The Port Townsend School Board approved a maximum cost of $28.1 million for the new Salish Coast Elementary School, which is on… Continue reading

Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million

Five file during extended Jefferson filing period, leaving some positions without candidates

Five candidates filed for election for two open offices during the extended filing period for Jefferson County, which leaves 14 positions without… Continue reading

Race to Alaska ruckus to preview third annual adventure

Race to Alaska ruckus to preview third annual adventure

PORT TOWNSEND —The Race to Alaska festivities will kick off in Port Townsend on Wednesday with the annual ruckus, which includes food, beer, informational talks… Continue reading

Race to Alaska ruckus to preview third annual adventure

Former Chimacum student charged with assault after knife brought to school

A former Chimacum student was charged with multiple counts of assault after he was arrested for investigation of bringing a knife onto the… Continue reading

Port Townsend man hurt in wreck remains in serious condition

A Port Townsend man injured in a motorcycle wreck as he allegedly fled from sheriff’s deputies remained in serious condition in a… Continue reading

NANDA to flip for hometown audiences in Port Townsend

NANDA to flip for hometown audiences in Port Townsend

NANDA, an acrobatics and comedy group made up of four men from Port Townsend, will perform its inaugural full-length solo show in… Continue reading

NANDA to flip for hometown audiences in Port Townsend

Superintendent: Former Chimacum student detained after bringing knife to campus

A former Chimacum student is being held at the Kitsap Youth Detention Center after bringing a knife to campus, the Chimacum superintendent said.… Continue reading

Maritime Discovery Initiative projects on display today

Students and teachers from the Port Townsend School District today will share examples of just a few of the 70 place-based and… Continue reading

Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail

Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail

Construction has begun on a long-awaited Discovery Bay section of the Olympic Discovery Trail, which will bring the trail one step closer… Continue reading

Construction underway on Discovery Bay section of Olympic Discovery Trail
Oracle Holms of Port Hadlock places flags at the gravestones of veterans in the cemetery at Fort Worden on Monday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Hundreds join American Legion members for Memorial Day in Port Townsend

Members of American Legion Post 26 were joined by hundreds of community members Monday as they honored their departed comrades on Memorial… Continue reading

Oracle Holms of Port Hadlock places flags at the gravestones of veterans in the cemetery at Fort Worden on Monday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)