Port Townsend history re-emerges as Victorian cab, fire equipment — even a hearse — return to museum

PORT TOWNSEND - Nobody rode inside - although there were a few offers - as a the glass-sided Victorian hearse glided through the streets of… Continue reading

Chess champ walks the talk in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The game pitted 17 competitors against one. Mike Murray, a Port Townsend resident who is also current Montana open chess tournament champion,… Continue reading

Comment sought on ferry plans

PORT TOWNSEND - Washington State Ferries staffers will host a public hearing Tuesday night on a new fare-increase proposal and on a pilot program to… Continue reading

Jefferson County artist envisions post-dam Elwha River future

KALA POINT - Tucked away in the woods near the mouth of Chimacum Creek, artist Larry Eifert examines detailed pencil sketches. They illustrate the future… Continue reading

Proud parents struggle to be with premature daughter at Seattle hospital

SEATTLE - Caydence Jade Barnett, born on Wednesday to Port Angeles parents Tiffany and Christopher Barnett weighing 2 pounds, 9 ounces, is undergoing surgery today.… Continue reading

Rayonier mill closure, 10 years after: Couple weathers misfortunes of job loss

EDITOR'S NOTE: Rayonier Inc.'s Port Angeles pulp mill closed forever 10 years ago this week. A total of 365 workers lost their jobs, not to… Continue reading

36 Indian Island protesters have charges dropped to infractions

PORT TOWNSEND - A Jefferson County District Court judge on Friday reduced the charges against 36 of those arrested last fall as they blocked the… Continue reading

Ex-workers recall day when Rayonier mill closed 10 years ago

In a lunch pail town in a one-horse way You can live like a king and queen; Let's steal away in the noonday sun, It's… Continue reading

Investigation of allegations against Sequim city worker near completion

SEQUIM - A police investigation of allegations of a city employee using city resources while on the clock is expected to be complete by Wednesday… Continue reading

Joyce community bids farewell to blight

JOYCE - Mike and Nellie Hazlet were robbed on a regular basis, almost every night, they said - scrap pieces of wood from their yard,… Continue reading

Police, prosecuting attorney probing alleged bogus ballot

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County's prosecuting attorney has asked the Port Townsend Police Department to investigate allegations of a voter filling out a ballot for… Continue reading

Rayonier mill cleanup at $24 million — and counting

PORT ANGELES - It's been seven years, and an estimated $24 million, since the cleanup of the Rayonier mill property began, but the actual cleanup… Continue reading

Hospital, physicians still at odds

PORT ANGELES - A way out of a dead end for Olympic Medical Center and its primary care physicians remained undiscovered Thursday. The doctors met… Continue reading

National park fixing storm damage

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - A bridge allowing work crews access to Hoh River Road will get Olympic National Park on its way to opening the… Continue reading

Pair creating Jefferson County library of outdoor gear

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend native Joss Whittaker - inspired by growing up in a famous "climbing family" - wants to make it as easy… Continue reading

The Peninsula’s essence: Native art transcends words

BLYN - Inside this space, you hear voices. They belong to the first people of the North Olympic Peninsula. "I've had people cry, when they… Continue reading

The show will go on in Sequim

SEQUIM - Moviegoers here have a happy ending to look forward to: 10 new screens flanking the town's east edge. For now, however, the film-hungry… Continue reading

Sequim raptor center helps eagles on the mend

SEQUIM - Three bald eagles found this month on the North Olympic Peninsula are being treated at the Northwest Raptor Center in Sequim - and… Continue reading

Election results official in Jefferson County, Port Angeles

PORT TOWNSEND - Final results of the Feb. 6 election released Wednesday showed the same outcome as the first ballot tally more than two weeks… Continue reading

Homeless to be allowed to camp at fairgrounds after Port Townsend shelter closes

PORT TOWNSEND - St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, through an Archdiocese of Seattle grant, has purchased camping gear and campsites at Jefferson… Continue reading