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Indian Island command changes hands

INDIAN ISLAND -- Command of Naval Magazine Indian Island changed Friday during an official ceremony on the island. Capt. Jonathan Kurtz, commanding officer since July… Continue reading

Business, property rights and environment topics at candidate forum

PORT HADLOCK -- Three candidates running for the Jefferson County District 3 commissioner seat talked about economic development and environmental protection Wednesday. The three candidates,… Continue reading

Deputies seize sheriff candidate’s computer hardware

PORT LUDLOW -- Jefferson County sheriff candidate Richard Brees waited outside his home Saturday evening as sheriff's deputies with drawn guns searched his home and… Continue reading

Arson probed on U.S. Highway 101

DISCOVERY BAY -- After three roadside fires erupted within a couple miles of each other on U.S. Highway 101 on Monday afternoon, fire officials are… Continue reading

Munitions disposal not routine on Indian Island, skipper says in taped interview

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Navy does not routinely dispose of munitions on Indian Island, said Capt. Jonathan Kurtz during a taped interview for PTTV that… Continue reading

Deadly bacteria sickening oyster businesses

NORDLAND -- Carl Johnson has been in the clam and oyster business on Marrowstone Island for 61 years and has survived it all -- from… Continue reading

Fort Flagler celebrates 50th anniversary as a state park with Saturday celebration

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- Fort Flagler State Park's 50th anniversary celebration will be held Saturday. Park staff and volunteer organizers say they are excited to see… Continue reading

Port Townsend plans safety package behind future helmet law

PORT TOWNSEND -- With enforcement of a bicycle helmet law in Port Townsend about a year off, a proposed comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian safety program… Continue reading

Plane sputters, makes forced landing in field near Jefferson County Fair

PORT TOWNSEND -- An airplane towing a campaign sign above thousands of people attending the Jefferson County Fair on Saturday had to make an emergency… Continue reading

Visitors pack Jefferson County Fair for a rootin’ tootin’ good time

PORT TOWNSEND -- Organizers of the Jefferson County Fair were pleased with the turnout as of late Saturday and believe this year's fair attendance may… Continue reading

Four plans for washed-out Dosewallips Road aired to Quilcene audience

QUILCENE -- Four alternatives to repair Dosewallips Road are being examined and a preliminary Environmental Impact Statement has nearly been drafted, Dean Yoshina, U.S. Forest… Continue reading

Growing Port of Port Townsend study adding staff

QUILCENE -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners and staff discussed a need for more staff at a 2007 budget workshop on Wednesday. For the past… Continue reading

Two bids come in for Point Hudson Marina project

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend officials on Tuesday opened two bids for an estimated $3.4 million project to rebuild the Point Hudson Marina… Continue reading

‘Go green,’ Port Townsend chamber urged

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Environmental Health Department is encouraging local businesses to "go green" with the Green Business Program that began last month.… Continue reading

Meth continues to dominate Jefferson County drug cases

PORT TOWNSEND -- Like much of the nation, Jefferson County is riddled with a drug problem that doesn't seem to be going away. "Ninety percent… Continue reading

Port Angeles logger killed in logging accident on Mount Walker

QUILCENE -- A logging accident that sent a large log tumbling down a mountain resulted in the death of a Port Angeles man Friday morning.… Continue reading

Newly formed panel to take hard look at proposed critical areas ordinance

PORT HADLOCK -- A committee has been formed by the Jefferson County Planning Commission to take a hard, close look at the county's proposed critical… Continue reading

Candidate for sheriff faces trial in District Court on assault charge

PORT TOWNSEND -- Richard Brees, a Port Ludlow Republican running for Jefferson County sheriff in the November election, faces charges in District Court amounting to… Continue reading

Car kills bear in road near Chimacum

BEAVER VALLEY -- A black bear was hit and killed Monday by a motorist on state Highway 19 just north of Egg & I Road,… Continue reading

Port Townsend-based bank sold to Kitsap Bank for $16.2 million

PORT TOWNSEND -- Locally owned MarinerBank announced Monday it is merging with Kitsap Bank after just 3½ years in business. During a news conference in… Continue reading